Job Title:  Quality Assurance Technician

Overview of role

Company: Allied Bakeries

Location: Belfast

Annual Salary: £28,000

There are plenty of reasons why this is a great place to work, and here are just a few of the benefits for you: 

• 25 days leave plus 8 Bank Hols
• Onsite parking
• Pension - matched employer pension contributions of up to 10% & Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme a free and confidential support service for employees including counselling, financial guidance, relationship and legal advice
• Cycle to work scheme
• Extra Slice company discount scheme which provides great savings at more than 500 businesses/outlets, including Asda, Tesco, Currys & Argos

Closing Date:  Friday 15th August 2025

The key purpose os the role is to co-ordinate and undertake all testing and assessment activities. To collate, sample, analyse and monitor the manufacturing processes and quality data within the manufacturing environment. To generate technical reports and provide qualitative and quantitative analysis of the processes and food environment. To generate and report quality data, to enable site to control and continuously improve product quality, food safety, and process control.

Key Accountabilities

•    The role holder will be part of the Technical team, reporting to the Technical Manager.  

•    A combination of laboratory, desktop and manufacturing based audit and sampling activity 

•    Primarily responsible for the collation, trending, interpretation and timely communication of quality and audit data. 

•    Generation of reports and action plans for quality and complaints to enable the technical and manufacturing teams to maintain and continuously improve product quality and safety.
 

The Right Person

• Prior experience in a food manufacturing quality assurance role
• Degree/diploma level in a food or science discipline
• Understanding of the importance of food safety
• Ability to analyse data, trend it and effectively communicate findings to the management
• Competent user of Microsoft Office
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise workload
• The ability to build effective working relationships with the wider site team
• A positive and enthusiastic approach, with the ability to maintain focus and drive tasks through to completion.