Food Quality Technologist 12 month FTC

Food Quality Technologist- 12 Month FTC- Maidstone, Kent- Up to £35,000 DOE

Are you an experienced Quality professional looking to join a growing food manufacturing business? We are recruiting for a Quality Technologist to support a busy production site in the Maidstone area. This is an excellent opportunity to join an established quality team, working closely with Production, Planning, and Technical teams to ensure products consistently meet customer, regulatory, and food safety requirements.
As Quality Technologist, you will play a key role in the day-to-day quality function, carrying out product testing, supporting audits, managing quality documentation, and investigating non-conformances. You will work across multiple departments to help maintain the highest standards of food safety, compliance, and product quality while supporting continuous improvement initiatives on site.

Day to day responsibilities:

• Conduct quality sampling, testing, reporting, and product release activities for raw materials and finished goods
• Escalate out-of-specification (OOS) results and support quality investigations and corrective actions
• Perform GMP, hygiene, allergen, and environmental monitoring audits across the production facility
• Support validation activities including allergen control, cleaning validation, homogeneity, and shelf-life studies
• Review batch documentation and product labels prior to production and release
• Coordinate laboratory testing with internal and external partners and collate analysis results
• Support supplier approval activities, document control processes, and internal compliance audits
• Work closely with Production and Planning teams to resolve quality and operational issues

What makes a successful candidate:

• Minimum 2 years' experience within a Quality, Technical, or Food Safety role in food manufacturing, food ingredients, supplements, or a related industry
• Good understanding of food safety, quality systems, and industry standards such as BRCGS, GFSI, HACCP, or equivalent
• Experience investigating non-conformances, quality incidents, or customer complaints would be advantageous
• Confident communicator able to build relationships across Quality, Operations, and Production teams
• Strong attention to detail, excellent documentation and admin skills, able to work in a fast paced manufacturing environment