Quality & Food Safety Lab Technician

Nestle; Girvan; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An international food company in Girvan is seeking a Laboratory Technician to support analytical, food safety, and quality testing for their team. This full-time role involves maintaining compliance, implementing procedures, and evaluating test results while fostering an inclusive environment. Ideal candidates will have laboratory experience, a strong understanding of food production, and necessary qualifications like a GCSE in mathematics. The position offers competitive benefits including a generous pension and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution

12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday

2 paid volunteering days

Focus on personal development

Potential discretionary annual bonus

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in an analytical lab environment.
• Understanding of a food manufacturing environment.
• GCSE pass in mathematics or equivalent.
• Intermediate literacy in Excel, Microsoft Suite, and SAP.

Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with the Laboratory Internal Control Plan.
• Ensure compliance to the Pathogen Monitoring Sampling Plan.
• Implement and develop methods and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Contribute to factory Food Safety, Quality, and Hygiene compliance.
• Support identification and closure of Food Safety and Quality incidents.
• Maintain and calibrate offline analytical instruments.
• Evaluate results and communicate non-conformances.

Skills

Experience in an analytical lab environment

Understanding of a food manufacturing environment

Intermediate literacy in Excel

Intermediate literacy in Microsoft Suite

Experience with SAP

Education

GCSE pass in mathematics or equivalent

Job description

An international food company in Girvan is seeking a Laboratory Technician to support analytical, food safety, and quality testing for their team. This full-time role involves maintaining compliance, implementing procedures, and evaluating test results while fostering an inclusive environment. Ideal candidates will have laboratory experience, a strong understanding of food production, and necessary qualifications like a GCSE in mathematics. The position offers competitive benefits including a generous pension and development opportunities.