QA Technician

• Company contribution pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Holiday Club – discounted breaks
• Employee benefits platform
• Employee Assistance Programme & 24/7 GP access

About Prima

Prima is one of the UK’s largest suppliers of cheese to the foodservice and food manufacturing sectors.

With nearly 30 years of heritage, we export to over 55 countries and employ colleagues representing more than 20 nationalities across two sites. Prima North in Seaham is our core production facility and operational heartbeat. Prima South in Islington, London drives our commercial growth and brand presence.

The Opportunity

Are you passionate about quality and doing things the right way? We’re hiring a QA Technician who brings ambition, precision, and integrity to every task. You’ll be dependable, organised, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication is essential—you’ll speak up when standards aren’t met and work closely with the team to maintain exceptional levels of food safety and hygiene.

We are looking for a QA Technician who shares our ambition for excellence, our motivation to grow, and our integrity in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

As part of our friendly and experienced quality team, you'll help ensure the highest product standards for our customers. As a QA Technician, your core responsibility is to conduct quality assurance checks during production, supporting continuous compliance and improvement. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Conducting line, metal detection, gas, seal, and blend checks during production
• Monitoring and controlling export production
• Conducting temperature checks
• Controlling plasters, knives, and PPE
• Support in control of chemicals, metal and foreign body in production area
• Overseeing of personal hygiene and general policing of production hygiene standards
• Supporting clean down procedures and hygiene verifications
• Conducting ATP and microbiological swabbing and product sample collection
• Supporting traceability and daily/weekly calibrations
• Managing rework and shift handover reports
• Taking first action on incidents related to food safety, quality, authenticity, and legality

What We’re Looking For

• Level 2 or 3 Food Safety & Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to achieve it)
• Basic Health & Safety training (e.g., COSHH, manual handling)
• GCSEs or equivalent, ideally including English, Maths, and Science
• Relevant experience in food production, QA, or technical roles is a plus, even if informal
• Competency with Microsoft Office or similar IT systems for basic reporting and data entry

Why Join Prima?

We believe that our people are our most valuable ingredient. We foster an environment of mutual respect, offer ongoing support, and encourage career development through training and internal progression. At Prima, your voice matters, your ideas are welcome, and your ambition is celebrated.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are proud of our inclusive and diverse workforce, people are the key to our success, we are committed to providing employees with the necessary support to excel during their career with Prima.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact peopleandculture@primacheese.com 

👉 Apply via: https://www.primacheese.com/careers

Closing date: 6^th May 2026