Quality Technologist

Other
Midlothian
July 26, 2026
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

The Rewards and Benefits on offer:

  • A full time and permanent role from day one!

  • A competitive basic salary!

  • Excellent company culture

  • Generous holiday allowance

  • An opportunity within a growing and successful business

  • Immediate starts available

  • Fantastic work culture

MTrec’s new client opportunities:

MTrec Recruitment is representing our industry-leading manufacturing client based in the heart of Midlothian. The business is a well-established company and is looking to expand their talented quality team by recruiting a full-time and permanent Quality Assurance Technologist.

If you meet the person specification below, apply now for an immediate response!

The Job You Will Do:

  • Strive for continual improvement in the company’s Quality, Health and Safety and Environment performance

  • Maintain compliance with the company’s Quality Assurance Accreditations.

  • Hold routine quality focus meetings with designated department(s); conduct trending on internal rejections and customer complaints and communicate findings; encourage operator input in identifying improvement actions

  • Collection and retention of product quality samples

  • Development of customer technical specifications.

  • Liaise with suppliers, customers and site auditors; provide support on quality-related issues

  • Raise root cause investigations for customer complaints and internal non-compliance issues

  • Conduct checks throughout all stages of production for quality and compliance with customer specifications; conduct positive release for specific customers

  • Conduct laboratory tests and prepare certificates of conformity and analysis

  • Raise root cause investigations for customer complaints and internal non-compliance issues

  • Active involvement in company Hazard and Risk Analysis programme

  • Active involvement in internal audit process.

  • Monitor and maintain the site hygiene and housekeeping programme

  • Monitor and maintain site pest control programme

  • Monitor and maintain instrument calibration programme

  • Provide cover for general Health & Safety and Environment duties, e.g. incident recording/investigation, action tracking, risk assessments

About you:

  • Experience coordinating quality activities within a manufacturing environment.

  • Experience maintaining compliance with quality management systems.

  • Understanding of quality, hygiene, and compliance requirements.

  • Experience working within a regulated or process-driven environment.

  • Experience coordinating quality activities within a manufacturing environment.

  • Knowledge or experience of HACCP and food safety principles.

  • Experience working within a food manufacturing or similar regulated industry.

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