Quality Assistant

Quality Assurance Assistant
3 Shift pattern: Morning, Afternoon, Night
Pay Rate: £13.43 per hour
Location: Abercynon

A great opportunity has arisen for a Quality Assurance Assistant to join a well established manufacturing operation.

About the Role:
This role is essential in ensuring that all products consistently meet strict quality, safety, and compliance standards. Working within a fast paced production environment, you will carry out routine testing, audits, and checks to support the site’s quality management systems. You will be responsible for identifying issues, raising non conformances, and ensuring corrective actions are completed. The position requires accuracy, confidence in decision making, and the ability to work independently during night operations while maintaining strong communication with the wider quality and production teams.

What We’re Looking For

• Previous experience as a QA or QC in food manufacturing is essential.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confidence in identifying issues and making informed decisions.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues across departments.
• Proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Solid understanding of hygiene, safety, and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Completing and closing out GMP audits in line with schedules, including follow up on NCR actions.
• Raising, investigating, and documenting non conformances.
• Ensuring ATP swabbing and data logger checks are completed at required intervals.

• Daily calibration of scales (once per shift).
• Conducting pH, Brix, and other required product testing.
• Calibrating probes in accordance with planned schedules.
• Completing Glass & Plastic Audits and actioning any findings.
• Carrying out quality checks on all products and verifying associated paperwork.
• Reviewing and validating pre and post hygiene swabbing.
• Supporting the effective implementation of BRC and IMS Management Systems.

If you are experienced QA and looking for new role, please submit your CV !