Quality Assurance - Quality Assurer
VitacressQuality Assurer – Vitacress Herbs (Full Time)
Runcton
4 on / 3 off rotation
Salary: Up to £30,030
Are you passionate about food quality, safety and doing things the right way? Do you love digging into the detail and helping teams deliver their best?
If so, Vitacress Herbs is looking for a Quality Auditor to join our Technical team!
Why join us?
At Vitacress Herbs, we’re proud of what we grow, pack and deliver. As a Quality Auditor, you’ll play a key role in making sure our products are safe, legal and consistently excellent — from field to fork.
This role is perfect for someone with experience in food quality who enjoys variety, teamwork and taking ownership.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll be the eyes and ears of quality on site, ensuring that customer expectations, legislation and industry standards are met every day. You will:
- Carry out audits including hygiene, GMP, glass and hard plastics
- Follow up on non-conformances using root cause analysis
- Verify all food safety, legality and quality records
- Support internal and external audits, working closely with your line manager
- Analyse product samples and complete quality checks at start and end of each run
- Place non-conforming products on hold and investigate root causes
- Collect micro and water samples, calibrate equipment and support line checks
- Monitor production lines for safety, quality and compliance
- Support complaint investigations and corrective actions
- Communicate key quality findings across growing, procurement and technical teams
- Keep systems up to date, including labelling and weighing software
- Help train production teams and drive a culture of continuous improvement
Working environment
- Factory & office-based
- Chilled environment (PPE provided)
- 4 on / 3 off shift pattern, starting 6:15am
- Wednesdays alternate between early and late shift (every 3 months)
- Extra hours during peak periods such as Christmas and Easter
What we’re looking for
Essential:
- At least 1 year’s QA experience in fresh produce or similar
- Computer literate (MS Office)
- Strong numeracy & attention to detail
- Knowledge of HACCP
- Clear communicator who works well alone and as part of a team
- Able to keep accurate records and stay calm under pressure
- Able to follow customer specifications confidently
Desirable:
- Food Hygiene Level 2
- HACCP Level 2
- Internal Auditor experience
- IFS or Greenlight QC knowledge
Personal attributes
We’d love to meet someone who is:
- Calm, logical and confident in decision-making
- Positive about Health & Safety
- Able to work to strict deadlines
- Professional when managing challenging situations
Ready to grow your career with us?
If you’re dedicated to quality and enjoy working in a fast-paced food environment, we’d love to hear from you!
Vitacress Herbs, based just outside historic Chichester, West Sussex, is a primary supplier of Herb and horticulture products in the UK. With our 23-acre site covered in specialist glass houses, we take immense pride in our work ensuring our consumers have a fresh, quality product to enhance their home cooking or enhance their garden environment. We take pleasure in ensuring the best possible standards and we will empower you to do the same. From the way we grow our products, to the relationships we maintain with customers, everyone knows exactly what is going on. We are authentic and grounded. At the centre of everything is a trust that you can feel every day at work. From the herbs that are grown on site; to the investment in facilities and the growth of the business; to growing and nurturing out talented employees, growing is truly at the heart of what we do. Join us and become a trusted partner in our business.