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# QA Technician

- **Company:** Prima Cheese
- **Location:** Seaham, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Office, Information Technology
- **Published:** June 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c293da25a4162423

## About the Role

Do you have a valid Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate certification?, Do you have experience in Microsoft Office?, Are you passionate about quality and doing things the right way? We're hiring a QA Technician who brings ambition, precision, and integrity to every task. You'll be dependable, organised, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication is essential-you'll speak up when standards aren't met and work closely with the team to maintain exceptional levels of food safety and hygiene.

We are looking for a QA Technician who shares our ambition for excellence, our motivation to grow, and our integrity in everything we do., * Level 2 or 3 Food Safety & Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to achieve it)

 * Basic Health & Safety training (e.g., COSHH, manual handling)
 * GCSEs or equivalent, ideally including English, Maths, and Science
 * Relevant experience in food production, QA, or technical roles is a plus, even if informal
 * Competency with Microsoft Office or similar IT systems for basic reporting and data entry

## Description

As part of our friendly and experienced quality team, you'll help ensure the highest product standards for our customers. As a QA Technician, your core responsibility is to conduct quality assurance checks during production, supporting continuous compliance and improvement. Duties include but are not limited to:

 * Conducting line, metal detection, gas, seal, and blend checks during production
 * Monitoring and controlling export production
 * Conducting temperature checks
 * Controlling plasters, knives, and PPE
 * Support in control of chemicals, metal and foreign body in production area
 * Overseeing of personal hygiene and general policing of production hygiene standards
 * Supporting clean down procedures and hygiene verifications
 * Conducting ATP and microbiological swabbing and product sample collection
 * Supporting traceability and daily/weekly calibrations
 * Managing rework and shift handover reports
 * Taking first action on incidents related to food safety, quality, authenticity, and legality, We are proud of our inclusive and diverse workforce, people are the key to our success, we are committed to providing employees with the necessary support to excel during their career with Prima.


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