Job Description

Graduate Food Quality Technician

Salary: 26-28k

Location: Lisburn (with possible travel across sites)

Inclusion IQ is thrilled to partner with our multi award winning client, a market leader currently expanding its service offerings to international partners. We are seeking to appoint a competent Graduate Food Quality Technician to join their dynamic team, based in their warehouse environment at their headquarters in Lisburn.

This is an opportunity to join a financially robust organisation that has been operational for over 50 years and is forecast to experience significant international growth over the next three years, offering exceptional career progression opportunities for the successful applicant.

The Role

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate in a relevant scientific discipline to gain hands-on commercial experience within a busy warehouse setting, checking the quality of food products and ensuring strict adherence to temperature compliance and regulatory standards. The successful candidate will be a vital support function to the Quality Assurance department, ensuring product integrity from goods-in through to dispatch.

You will be required to undertake the following day-to-day responsibilities:

• Quality Inspections: Conduct routine quality and food safety inspections (e.g., hygiene, pest control, and foreign-body checks) directly across the warehouse areas, continuously checking the quality of incoming and stored food products.

• Temperature Monitoring and Control: Perform critical temperature checks across all chilled, frozen, and ambient storage areas within the warehouse, as well as on inbound and outbound distribution vehicles.

• Goods-In/Out QA: Perform quality checks on incoming goods and outgoing customer orders to verify product quality, labelling compliance, and physical condition.

• Compliance Verification: Ensure all warehouse processes, documentation, and operational procedures strictly follow internal specifications and external regulatory requirements.

• Documentation Management: Keep accurate, auditable quality assurance records, including temperature logs, non-conformance reports, and corrective action documentation.

• Audit & Multi-Site Support: Assist the QA Manager during internal and external audits, ensuring operational evidence is readily available. Travel to other operational sites may be required periodically to support quality assessments and standards.

The Person

• Education: A Degree (or equivalent) in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, or a closely related scientific discipline is essential.

• Knowledge: A foundational understanding of HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) principles and Food Safety Management Systems. Familiarity with specific UK and Ireland food standards (e.g., BRCGS, FSA) is highly advantageous.

• Skills: Strong analytical and report-writing skills. Excellent attention to detail and ability to work methodically under pressure. Proficient in MS Office applications.

• Attributes: Highly organised, proactive, and possessing excellent communication skills to liaise effectively with warehouse operations, logistics, and management. Flexibility for occasional travel across sites is required.

Why this role?

• Exceptional progression opportunity as this company expands internationally

• Continual professional development

• Staff discounts

• Free gym membership

• Discounted sea travel

• Plus many more