Hain is currently recruiting for a QA Technician at our Clitheroe site. Here, we manufacture traditional hot puddings under our Farmhouse Fare brand, alongside private-label puddings.
Why Join Us?
This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, ensuring that our high standards of food safety, hygiene, and quality are maintained. If you're looking for a role where you can develop your technical skills, contribute to continuous improvement, and be part of a passionate team, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
Key Responsibilities:
✔ Safety & Quality: Conduct HACCP audits, verify cleaning processes, calibrate weighing and temperature measurement equipment, and collect product samples for external analysis.
✔ Hygiene & Housekeeping: Perform hygiene and GMP audits, report findings, and collaborate with teams to implement corrective actions.
✔ Quality Management: Maintain and update the Quality Management System, ensuring accurate records and compliance with standards.
✔ Production Evaluation: Assess raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished products against specifications, ensuring quality control.
✔ Project Work: Support continuous improvement by working on technical and quality-related projects as required.
What You'll Need:
✅ Food Safety Level 2 & HACCP Level 2
✅ Minimum 1 year of experience in an FMCG manufacturing environment
✅ Strong attention to detail, ability to work independently, and a keen interest in quality assurance
✅ Good understanding of English and Maths
✅ Willingness to work in a chilled/frozen environment and handle physical tasks (lifting >20kg)
What We Offer You:
💰 Competitive salary
🌴 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
🎗 A day off to support our charity partners
🏥 Pension & medical benefits
🛍 Access to our discount hub, offering deals from a range of retailers
About The Hain Celestial Group
Hain Celestial Group is a leading health and wellness company whose purpose is to inspire healthier living for people, communities and the planet through better-for-you brands. For more than 30 years, our portfolio of beloved brands has intentionally focused on delivering nutrition and well-being that positively impacts today and tomorrow. Headquartered in Hoboken, N.J., Hain Celestial’s products across snacks, baby/kids, beverages, meal preparation, and personal care, are marketed and sold in over 75 countries around the world. Our leading brands include Garden Veggie™ snacks, Terra® chips, Garden of Eatin’® snacks, Earth’s Best® and Ella’s Kitchen® baby and kids foods, Celestial Seasonings® teas, Joya® and Natumi® plant-based beverages, Greek Gods® yogurt, Cully & Sully®, Imagine® and New Covent Garden® soups, Yves® and Linda McCartney’s® (under license) meat-free, and Alba Botanica® natural sun care, among others.
Hain Celestial UK
In the UK, Hain is one of the UK's leading food companies. We create food and drink products with natural goodness at their core. We're the business behind a host of household brands - Hartley's jams and jellies, Sun-Pat peanut butters, New Covent Garden Soup Co., Linda McCartney's meat free food, and Yorkshire Provender to name a few. Nearly half of our business is private label - we create quality freshly prepared fruit and juices, desserts, soups, sweet spreads and meat free products for our retail partners.
Over our sites up and down the UK, we employ circa 1,200 people in roles within Production, Supply Chain, Product Development, Sales and Marketing, and through to our Finance, HR, IT and beyond. Each of our colleagues is vital to our continued success. That's why we target the best talent, and help to develop them through the ranks.
Our Values
Own It – I am empowered and accountable for improving Hain’s business results and impact
Win Together – I collaborate with others to grow, deliver and celebrate success.
Foster Inclusion – I create an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued for their uniqueness.
Be Curious – I explore ideas & insights with a growth mindset.
Our Purpose
To inspire healthier living for people, communities & the planet through better-for-you brands
Our Mission
To build purpose-driven brands that make healthier living more attainable by empowering our people, engaging our partners, and living our lives.
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If Hain sounds like the company you'd like to contribute your energy and enthusiasm towards, and come on an exciting journey with us, then we can't wait to hear from you!