Quality Assurance Technician - Nights
| Posting date: | 14 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,000 to £33,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 August 2025 |
| Location: | Leek, Staffordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ornua Foods UK LTD |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | QALEEK |
Summary
Job Title: Quality Assurance Technician Nights
Location: Ornua Foods UK - Leek (ST13)
Hours: Sunday to Thursday 10pm – 6am
Salary: up to £33,000 per year (depending on experience).
Company Background
Ornua is a dairy co-operative which sells dairy products on behalf of its members, Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers. It is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, exporting to 110 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, Ornua has annualised sales of over €3.5 billion and a global team of 3,000 employees.
Ornua is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients. We operate from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and have sales and marketing teams working in-market across the globe in Africa, Asia, Germany, Ireland, the Middle East, Spain, the UK, and the US.
You may know us by our brands Kerrygold, Dubliner, Pilgrim’s Choice, Avantage, Forto, and BEO.
Ornua’s Values
At Ornua, our Values lie at the core of everything that we do and how we behave both individually and as a business. Our five values, and their underlying behaviors, encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care and Achieve Great Things Together.
Ornua’s Growth
At Ornua, our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business. We care passionately about driving sustainable, profitable growth, underpinned by our ambitious ‘Path to Prosper’ strategy. We have delivered significant growth in our core business, and we have ambitious plans for continued growth over the next five years.
WHY THIS ROLE IS VALUABLE
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring factory standards are consistently achieved, it is these high standards which support us in producing a safe product for our end consumer.
You will be responsible for completing the Technical KPIs which support the site with good manufacturing practices (GMP) and ensure we are always ready for our customers and third-party audits.
KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Auditing people, products, systems, procedures, and documentation to identify areas of (possible) non-compliance and ensure the necessary corrective action is taken.
Completing scheduled KPIs on time and in full, including T2 checks, GMP audits, GHP audits and swabbing.
Maintaining calibration of all critical site equipment.
Maintain quality related records in an orderly manner to allow efficient filing, retrieval, and archiving.
Answering the radio and supporting at line side when required.
Identification and isolation of potential non-conforming stock, pending decision based on risk assessment.
Reading laboratory results and escalating as appropriate.
Maintenance of the retained sample database, and organization of saved samples.
Support with key information for shift handover.
Ensure the site meets legal compliance in relation to weight legislation.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
Must have experience working in a food production environment and be confident in handling numerical information.
Must be computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft applications.
Have a basic understanding of microbiology.
Have a basic understanding of HACCP.
Have a basic understanding of weigh legislation.
Audit quality procedures against factory processes to ensure compliance.
Location: Ornua Foods UK - Leek (ST13)
Hours: Sunday to Thursday 10pm – 6am
Salary: up to £33,000 per year (depending on experience).
Company Background
Ornua is a dairy co-operative which sells dairy products on behalf of its members, Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers. It is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, exporting to 110 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, Ornua has annualised sales of over €3.5 billion and a global team of 3,000 employees.
Ornua is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients. We operate from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and have sales and marketing teams working in-market across the globe in Africa, Asia, Germany, Ireland, the Middle East, Spain, the UK, and the US.
You may know us by our brands Kerrygold, Dubliner, Pilgrim’s Choice, Avantage, Forto, and BEO.
Ornua’s Values
At Ornua, our Values lie at the core of everything that we do and how we behave both individually and as a business. Our five values, and their underlying behaviors, encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care and Achieve Great Things Together.
Ornua’s Growth
At Ornua, our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business. We care passionately about driving sustainable, profitable growth, underpinned by our ambitious ‘Path to Prosper’ strategy. We have delivered significant growth in our core business, and we have ambitious plans for continued growth over the next five years.
WHY THIS ROLE IS VALUABLE
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring factory standards are consistently achieved, it is these high standards which support us in producing a safe product for our end consumer.
You will be responsible for completing the Technical KPIs which support the site with good manufacturing practices (GMP) and ensure we are always ready for our customers and third-party audits.
KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Auditing people, products, systems, procedures, and documentation to identify areas of (possible) non-compliance and ensure the necessary corrective action is taken.
Completing scheduled KPIs on time and in full, including T2 checks, GMP audits, GHP audits and swabbing.
Maintaining calibration of all critical site equipment.
Maintain quality related records in an orderly manner to allow efficient filing, retrieval, and archiving.
Answering the radio and supporting at line side when required.
Identification and isolation of potential non-conforming stock, pending decision based on risk assessment.
Reading laboratory results and escalating as appropriate.
Maintenance of the retained sample database, and organization of saved samples.
Support with key information for shift handover.
Ensure the site meets legal compliance in relation to weight legislation.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
Must have experience working in a food production environment and be confident in handling numerical information.
Must be computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft applications.
Have a basic understanding of microbiology.
Have a basic understanding of HACCP.
Have a basic understanding of weigh legislation.
Audit quality procedures against factory processes to ensure compliance.