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Quality Assurance Technologist

Posted 25 March 2026
Salary £30,000 - £35,000 per year
LocationSunderland
Job type Permanent
Industry Sector TechnicalManufacturing
ReferenceJ140285
Job FunctionProduction

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 are representing our industry leading manufacturing client based in the heart of South Tyneside. The business is a well-established company and are looking to expand their talented quality team by recruiting a full time and permanent QA Technologist.

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

The Job you will do:

  • Drive continuous improvement across quality, cost control, waste reduction, and efficiency

  • Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and safe working practices

  • Complete customer questionnaires and prepare product specifications

  • Support communication with suppliers, customers, and certification bodies on quality matters

  • Coordinate audits and maintain accreditation standards

  • Perform stock checks on quarantined materials

  • Inspect retained samples and approve product release where required

  • Conduct in-process quality checks across production

  • Prepare compliance and analysis certificates

  • Carry out laboratory testing (e.g., yield, seal strength, friction, solvent levels)

  • Prepare and dispatch customer samples

  • Produce internal and customer reports

  • Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions

  • Manage customer complaints and response processes

  • Hold quality review meetings and analyse trends in issues

  • Conduct hygiene inspections and glass audits

  • Maintain housekeeping and hygiene standards

  • Deliver training on quality and hygiene procedures and keep records

  • Support quality management systems, including traceability, recalls, supplier issues, and internal audits

About you:

  • Good organisational and time management skills

  • High standards of personal conduct and professional performance

  • Effective written and verbal communication skills

  • Good team player; ability to work as part of a team and alone on own initiative

  • Ability to think and plan ahead

  • Reliable and flexible to manage changing priorities

  • Accurate with good attention to detail

  • A positive, proactive and constructive approach to problem solving