Overview

At Ryvita, we’re all about living well and eating well, with a little room for ish. We’re on an exciting journey to strengthen our products and our team, creating the perfect balance between tradition and innovation. Whether you’re topping, dipping, or snacking, we believe in making life a little more fun, a little more delicious, and a lot more enjoyable. We’re passionate about building a future where everyone can thrive—both in the workplace and through the products we create. Join us as we grow, innovate, and bring more ish to everything we do!

We have an excellent opportunity for a QA Technician to join our Dorset Cereals team based at Ryvita, Poole. The main focus of the role is to have a consumer first approach at all times. This role supports our production teams to ensure the food that we are producing is safe, legal and to a high standard. 

This a permanent and full-time position, working 39 hours per on the following shift pattern 

Monday     Tuesday     Wednesday     Thursday     Friday 
14:00 – 22:00     14:00 – 22:00     14:00 – 22:00     14:00 – 22:00     12:00 – 19:00 
06:00 – 14:00     06:00 – 14:00     06:00 – 14:00     06:00 – 14:00     06:00 – 13:00 

Key Accountabilities

Our Quality and Compliance Manager is looking for a team member to... 
 
•    To support the Quality & Compliance Manager in all aspects of Technical and Quality with regard to the day-to-day shift operation, ensuring food safety is adhered to at all times. 
•    To ensure basic food safety principles, HACCP and critical control points (CCP’s) are complied with as well as customer requirements 
•    To actively drive hygiene and housekeeping standards within the factory  
•    To administer the weights and measures system, Yield, and all aspects of Technical document archiving 
•    To conduct routine line inspections to ensure compliance to Dorset Cereals and Customer requirements 
•    To report any food safety, quality or health and safety issues to the Technical Team to ensure a high standard of inter-department communication 
•    Proactively address issues to positively promote best practice and Good Manufacturing Practice 
•    To work on thorough investigation of consumer complaints and feedback to the consumer care team 

The right person

If you share our values... 

Integrity, Passion for Results, Superior Quality, Initiative, Recognition & Teamwork 

And you have the following skills and experiences.... 

•    Experience in a quality role preferably in a manufacturing environment  
•    Ability to prioritise and able to demonstrate workplace examples 
•    Good standard of written and spoken English 
•    Good computer skills especially Excel and Word 
•    Able to coach and influence those around you to build upon hygiene and housekeeping standards, addressing issues as they arise 
•    Good computer skills 
•    Time management skills
•    Health and Safety Champion 
•    Knowledge of Food Safety legislation would be an advantage 

We can offer.... 
 
•    Bonus Scheme (up to 5%) 
•    Pension Scheme – up to 10% employer contributions
•    Buy holiday scheme    
•    Discounted products 
•    Health Cash Plan 
•    Career opportunities - ABF group employs 128,000 employees worldwide. 
•    Discounts on over 900 retailers on our discount platform  
•    Generous family leave policy  
•    Leadership development  
•    Group Cycle to work scheme 
•    Free Parking 

At Ryvita, we believe in inspiring better wellbeing, both at work and beyond. We’re committed to creating a positive, inclusive environment where diversity thrives, opportunities are fair, and everyone has the freedom to be themselves. Whether you’re at your best when you’re brainstorming ideas, collaborating with colleagues, or bringing fresh perspectives, we want you to feel like you truly belong. Here, we celebrate what makes each of us unique, and together, we make Ryvita a place where everyone can grow, contribute, and thrive.

We want to ensure the recruitment process works for everyone. If you require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please email peopleteam@ryvita.com to discuss these adjustments. 

Apply now and let's see what we can do together! 

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