Cranswick Country Foods PLC
Quality Assurance Operative
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Quality Assurance Operative
Company Description
Cranswick Country Foods PLC is a FTSE 250 British food company known for sustained growth and significant investment in modern facilities, with over £125m invested in the last five years. The business supplies the UK’s leading retailers, restaurants, and food-to-go chains with a broad range of products, including fresh pork, gourmet sausages, cooked meats, air-dried bacon, sandwiches, savoury pastries, continental meats, cheese, olives, and antipasti. Cranswick works in close partnership with customers while also offering its own brand ranges. The company focuses on developing a multi-skilled, motivated, and empowered workforce, supported by structured development programs, placements, and graduate opportunities across functions such as Technical, New Product Development, Sales, Marketing, Procurement, and Production. Team members are encouraged to grow their careers and contribute to the long-term success of the business.
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Role Description
The Quality Assurance Operative is a full-time, on-site role based in York, responsible for supporting product quality and food safety across production operations. Day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Carrying out quality checks on raw materials and finished products
- Monitoring adherence to specifications
- Recording inspection results
- Promptly reporting non-conformances
- Auditing production areas for hygiene, process controls, and labelling accuracy
- Assisting with corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives
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The Quality Assurance Operative works closely with technical and production teams to ensure compliance with customer standards, internal procedures, and relevant legislation, and contributes to maintaining a safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing environment.
Qualifications
- Strong attention to detail, good observational skills, and the ability to follow structured quality and food safety procedures.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to liaise confidently with technical, production, and management colleagues.
- Basic data recording, reporting, and IT skills to document checks, maintain records, and support audits.
- An understanding of food safety, hygiene, and HACCP principles, or be willing to undertake training in these areas.
- Preferably have experience in food manufacturing, quality assurance, or a related operational environment.
- Ideally hold a relevant qualification in food science, quality management, or a related discipline, or demonstrate equivalent practical experience.
- Ability to work to agreed schedules, adapt to changing priorities, and remain calm and professional in a fast-paced production setting.
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