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Quality Assurance Officer

Job Posted: a day ago

Salary: £ 27,000 - 30,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Chessington

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Quality Assurance Officer

Chessington, Surrey (KT9)
  £27,000 – £30,000 per annum
  12-hour shifts, 7am – 7pm | 42.5 hours per week

About the Company

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading UK seafood supplier with a reputation for excellence, sustainability, and innovation. Established over 30 years ago, the business has grown from a small family operation into a £100 million enterprise, supplying premium fresh, frozen, and value-added fish products to major UK retailers and food service customers.

With over 700 employees across multiple UK sites, the company is proud of its ethical sourcing practices, long-term partnerships with international fishing communities, and its commitment to quality and responsible growth.

The Role

As a Quality Assurance Officer, you’ll be instrumental in maintaining and improving the company’s technical quality and food safety standards. Working closely with Technical and Operations teams, you’ll ensure compliance, conduct audits, analyse data, and support continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain and verify food safety and technical standards in line with customer and regulatory requirements.

Conduct GMP audits and ensure Good Manufacturing Practices are consistently followed.

Deliver environmental, product, and personnel monitoring programs, analysing results for trends.

Support HACCP validations, traceability exercises, and mock recalls.

Approve and verify production documentation, including temperature logs and calibration checks.

Lead root cause analyses and investigations into non-conformances.

Collaborate with New Product Development teams to ensure quality controls for new raw materials.

About You

Experience in a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) or food manufacturing environment.

Strong knowledge of technical management systems and food safety compliance.

Excellent attention to detail, organisational, and analytical skills.

Confident communicator with the ability to coach and influence cross-functional teams.

What’s on Offer

Salary: £27,000 – £30,000 (depending on experience)

Company pension

Cycle to Work scheme

Sick pay (after one year)

Bonus (varied and not guaranteed)

20 days’ holiday, increasing by 1 day each year up to 25 days

Clear progression opportunities into management roles

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