Hilton Foods UK
QA Laboratory Technician
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Role title: QA Laboratory Technician
Shift: 4 on 4 off (6am-6-pm), shift A
Salary: £16.75
Location: Huntingdon
Hilton Foods are looking for a QA Laboratory Technician to coordinate and complete the site laboratory, environmental monitoring, product testing, shelf-life and organoleptic assessment activities. The role ensures samples are correctly collected, prepared, submitted, tracked and reviewed; testing schedules remain current; failures are escalated; and records are complete, traceable and audit-ready.
As a QA Laboratory Technician, your responsibilities will be to:
- Coordinate environmental, hand, allergen, species, air-plate, water and ice sampling programmes.
- Prepare and submit product samples for microbiological, nutritional, chemistry, shelf-life and other specified testing.
- Maintain testing schedules, trackers, certificates, photographs and supporting communications.
- Organise shelf-life trials, organoleptic calendars and taste-panel activities.
- Review results, arrange retests or re-swabs, and support non-conformance and escalation processes.
- Liaise with QA, Production, Hygiene, Engineering, Planning, Logistics, NPD, Technical and external laboratories.
- Control laboratory consumables, sample storage, equipment condition, housekeeping and shift handovers.
- Provide accurate evidence for audits, investigations, customer requirements and continuous improvement.
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To succeed as a QA Laboratory Technician, we ask that you have the following experience/expertise:
- Have the ability to liaise directly with all levels internally and externally on a daily basis.
- Have knowledge of bespoke computer/labelling systems and be able to trouble-shoot accordingly.
- Be able to multitask and prioritise own workload.
- Ensure effective lines of communication are in place within the Technical Department.
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What you get in return:
On top of working for a fantastic organisation with a family feel and state of the art facilities you will receive a great package with competitive holiday allowance, paid overtime, life assurance of minimum two times yearly salary, opportunities for development and internal promotion, Cycle to work scheme, Share save scheme, variety of discounts at well-known retailers as well as gyms and free car parking on site along a subsidised canteen.
About us:
We are a company that takes pride in their people as it is our people who are at the centre of everything that we do, if you want to find out more please follow the link below.
Hilton Food Group - Home (hiltonfoodgroupplc.com)
We value our inclusivity as we believe diversity should be embraced and celebrated. We live and work by these values and that's what makes Hilton Foods a great place to work.
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