Nestle UK & Ireland
Location: Nestle Quality Assurance Centre, York
Salary: £26,000 - £28,000 per annum depending upon experience
12 Months Fixed Term Contract
Hours: 37 hours per week across 5 days
Working days: Tuesday – Saturday (Monday – Friday during initial period of training)
Some of our fantastic benefits
We’re looking for an experienced Microbiology Analyst to join the Nestle Quality Assurance Centre (NQAC) team in York.
At Nestlé we are proud to produce some of Britain’s best loved brands such as Kit Kat, Nescafé, Smarties, Buxton, Go Cat and Shreddies. Around 95% of UK households consume our brands, and more than two billion Nestlé products are sold in the UK every year. The Microbiology team ensure that our products are free from pathogens and safe to consume before they go out to our customers.
Your Impact
As a Microbiology Analyst you will support the completion of microbiology testing and services, to provide a safe, accurate, reliable and efficient testing service to the Nestle Quality Assurance Centre, York Customers. You will be required to work in a laboratory environment, routinely applying Good Laboratory Practices.
Other responsibilities will include:
Your Ingredients For Success
We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Microbiology Analyst who has worked within a laboratory testing environment.
Other attributes would include:
What you need to know
Closing date: Friday 31/07/2026.
We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect, and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process.
To find out more about Nestle’s commitment to DEI: Nestlé's Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
To find out more about your recruitment journey with Nestle: Recruitment Journey | Nestlé UK & Ireland
As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. To deliver on this, we serve with passion, with a spirit of excellence, offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families. Our culture is based on our values rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for the future.
We can trace our origin back to 1866, when the first European condensed milk factory was opened in Cham, Switzerland, by the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company. One year later, Henri Nestlé, a trained pharmacist, launched one of the world’s first prepared infant cereals ‘Farine lactée’ in Vevey, Switzerland.
Today, we employ around 273,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world. With our headquarters still based in the Swiss town of Vevey, we had sales of CHF 84.3 billion in 2020.
Our portfolio covers almost every food and beverage category – offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families.
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