via indeed · 22 June 2026 ·4 days ago

Quality Assurance Assistant

Haywood & Padgett
Barnsley Full-time
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Haywood \& Padgett are a well\-established, family\-run food manufacturer based in Barnsley. We pride ourselves on a friendly, open culture where people are valued, supported, and encouraged to grow. Many of our team have been with us for years, and our modern, clean, well\-organised site reflects our commitment to quality and innovation.

About the Role

We are looking for a confident, friendly, and highly organised individual to join our Technical Team. This role is central to maintaining our quality, safety, and compliance standards across the bakery. You will work closely with the Technical Manager and wider team, supporting daily technical tasks and helping ensure our products meet customer, legal, and BRCGS requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Checking, collating, and filing bakery quality inspection records

  • Issuing non\-conformances and closing corrective actions

  • Completing finished product traceability and mass balance exercises

  • Carrying out weekly and monthly glass and hard plastic audits

  • Arranging samples for micro and nutritional analysis

  • Conducting GMP audits

  • Supporting BRCGS and customer audits

  • Checking packaging and deliveries against approved samples

  • Requesting and filing supplier certificates

  • Calibrating monitoring equipment

  • Conducting personnel and environmental swabbing

  • Running customer taste panels and quality checks

  • Logging, investigating, and responding to customer complaints

Qualifications \& Experience
  • Experience in a technical, quality, or compliance role within food manufacturing – essential

  • Knowledge of traceability and mass balance – essential

  • Level 2 Food Safety – preferred

  • HACCP knowledge – preferred

  • Understanding of BRCGS and retailer standards – essential

  • Confident using Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel

Skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • Strong organisation and attention to detail

  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

  • Motivated, enthusiastic, and able to work independently or as part of a team

  • Practical, common\-sense approach

Benefits
  • Pension

  • 264 holiday hours per year (pro rata for part\-time)

  • Enhanced sick pay

  • Medical insurance

  • Bike to Work scheme

  • Discounted gym membership

  • Company Shop membership

If you’re passionate about quality and want to grow your career within a supportive technical team, we’d love to hear from you.

Pay: £32,000\.00\-£34,000\.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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