Quality Technologist

Quality Technologist
Location: Hyde
Shift: 3 week shift rotation days/earlies and lates

We're looking for a Quality Technologist to join our team and help champion food safety, quality, and compliance across a fast-paced food manufacturing site.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Quality Technologist, you'll be at the heart of our operation, working closely with production teams to ensure products meet the highest standards while supporting a culture of continuous improvement.

You'll:

? Drive food safety and quality standards across the factory
? Support customer, BRC, and third-party audits
? Investigate quality issues and lead root cause analysis activities
? Manage supplier complaints and non-conformances
? Lead validation projects including hygiene, allergen, and product claim verification
? Conduct factory inspections, line walks, and compliance checks
? Coordinate mock recalls and traceability exercises
? Support key suppliers, including pest control and chemical providers
? Promote a positive food safety and quality culture across site
? Help deliver our "Go for Zero" safety agenda

What We're Looking For

• Experience in a Quality or Technical role within food manufacturing
• Good knowledge of BRC standards and food industry regulations
• HACCP and Food Safety Level 3 qualification
• Food Science, Food Technology, or a related qualification
• Experience supporting customer or third-party audits
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• Confident using Microsoft Office and technical reporting systems

Why Join Us?

At Pilgrim's Europe, quality is at the centre of everything we do. You'll join a supportive team where your ideas are valued, your development is encouraged, and your work has a direct impact on product quality, food safety, and customer satisfaction.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to develop their technical career within a leading food manufacturing business while gaining exposure to customers, suppliers, audits, and continuous improvement projects.

Pilgrim’s Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.

Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.

Across Pilgrim’s Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim’s Europe team are based in our Pilgrim’s UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim’s Food Masters and Pilgrim’s Shared Services businesses.

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