Nutreco
Junior Quality Control Officer
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Junior Quality Control Officer
Job Description: Why join us
At Nutreco, our purpose is Feeding the Future through sustainable and innovative practices. As part of the SHV family, Nutreco operates globally through its two business lines, Trouw Nutrition and Skretting, helping customers produce food responsibly and sustainably.
We are looking for a Junior Quality Control Officer to join our Companion Animal Quality team in Ashbourne. This is a great opportunity for someone at the start of their career who is interested in quality, manufacturing, food, feed or pet food production.
In this role, you will support day-to-day quality control activities across raw material intake, production, finished products, packing, storage, and dispatch. You will work closely with Quality, Production, Warehouse, Engineering, and Laboratory colleagues to help ensure that products meet the required quality, hygiene, and safety standards.
You do not need extensive previous quality experience. We are looking for someone who is detail-oriented, proactive, comfortable working on site, and eager to learn and develop within a Quality function.
What you’ll do
No two days will be exactly the same. You will spend much of your time on the production floor, carrying out checks, sampling materials, completing documentation, and supporting the wider Quality team. In practice, that means you will:
- Carry out routine quality control checks across raw material intake, production, and finished products
- Complete sampling, inspections, records, and quality documentation accurately
- Review certificates of analysis and support batch-related checks
- Help with manufacturing trials, investigations, and corrective actions
- Raise and escalate quality or food/feed safety concerns where needed
- Support internal and external audits, hygiene checks, and site quality controls
- Work closely with Production, Warehouse, Engineering, and Laboratory teams
- Contribute to continuous improvement activities and provide cover within the Quality team
This is a practical, site-based role with strong learning opportunities. You will receive training on our systems, site processes, and quality standards.
Who we’re looking for
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We are looking for someone with a genuine interest in quality and manufacturing, who enjoys working accurately, following processes, and contributing to a safe and high-quality production environment.
You may be a recent graduate, an early-career professional, or someone with some initial experience in quality, manufacturing, food, feed, pet food, FMCG, laboratory, or warehouse environments. You’ll also need:
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to work accurately
- Good communication skills and confidence working with operational colleagues
- A proactive and reliable approach
- Good organisation and time-management skills
- Basic Excel and IT skills
- Comfort working in a practical, site-based manufacturing environment
- Willingness to learn and develop within Quality
- Ability to complete documentation carefully and consistently
- Confidence to raise concerns when something does not meet the expected standard
Experience in food, feed, pet food, FMCG, or another regulated manufacturing environment would be beneficial but is not essential. Previous exposure to sampling, inspection, audits, GMP, hygiene, traceability, or quality documentation would also be an advantage.
Location & Details
- Location: Ashbourne, UK
- Work model: Site-based
- Contract: Permanent, full-time
- Working hours: Standard working hours, no shift pattern currently expected
What you’ll receive
- 25 days of holiday per year, plus 8 UK bank holidays
- Training and development opportunities
- The opportunity to build a long-term career in Quality
- Exposure to a global organisation and a site-based manufacturing environment
- The chance to contribute to safe, high-quality, and sustainable animal nutrition
How and why to find out more
We offer a practical and developmental role where you can build your experience in quality control while contributing to the safety and quality of our products. If you are detail-oriented, eager to learn, and interested in starting or developing your career in Quality, we would love to hear from you. We aim to review applications promptly and will get back to you as soon as possible.
For more information, please contact Luisa Ligabo at luisa.ligabo@nutreco.com
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Our organisation:
Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes, and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry. Trouw Nutrition provides species-specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products, and nutritional know-how. The unique combination of products, models, and services Trouw Nutrition offers boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind. Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home-mixers, feed producers, integrators, and distributors. Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5000 employees. Our mission is Feeding the Future.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status, or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.
Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Its two global company brands Skretting (aqua feed) and Trouw Nutrition (animal nutrition) have sales in over 90 countries. Our purpose Feeding the Future captures a big challenge: feeding 9 billion people in 2050. Our responsibility is twofold: we need to make a significant contribution to meeting the rapid increase in worldwide demand for food; on the other hand, we need to find the right balance in order that we can realize growth while making also responsible choices for people and planet.
To know more about us, please visit our website https://www.nutreco.com.
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