Quality assurance technician Work, Jobs in Seaham, Dur (with Salaries)

QA Technician
Prima Cheese —Seaham
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Maths
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Life insurance
3d
Quality Assurance Technician
J Barbour and Sons —South Shields
- Full-time
- ERP systems
- Free parking
- Store discount
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6d
Laboratory Technician
Viswa Lab Singapore Pte Ltd —Wilton
- £24,420 - £27,000 a year
- Full-time
- Laboratory experience
- Analysis skills
- Quality control
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Quality Control Technician 1
Schawk UK Limited —Gateshead
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3d
Quality & Process Technician
Bekaert NV —Willington Quay
- Rotating shift
- Microsoft Office
- Communication skills
7d
Laboratory Technician
SGS —Middlesbrough
- £25,000 - £27,000 a year
- Full-time
- Laboratory experience
- Quality control
- IT
- Annual leave
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8d
Quality Technician
Senstronics Ltd —Newton Aycliffe
- £32,032.54 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office
- Analysis skills
- Free parking
- Employee discount
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QA Officer
Thermo Fisher Scientific —Cramlington
- Full-time
- Oracle
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office
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Gates Corporation —Cramlington
- Windows
- No degree
- Organisational skills

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QA Technician
Prima Cheese —Seaham
As part of our friendly and experienced quality team, you'll help ensure the highest product standards for our customers. Controlling plasters, knives, and PPE.
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QA Technician

Prima Cheese -
Seaham

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Job details

Full-time
3 days ago

Benefits

Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Life insurance

Qualifications

Food production
Microsoft Office
Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate
Maths
Food Hygiene Certificate
Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate
Communication skills

Full job description

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.

Shift Times

Only apply if you can commit to a permanent backs/nights shift pattern

Backshift

Monday-Thursday – 14:20-22:30
Friday – 14:10-22:30

Nightshift

Monday-Thursday - 22:20-06:30
Friday – 23:10-07:30

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 [email protected]

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

Closing date: 16th June 2026

To apply for this role please fill out the application form below.
To find out more about the role please direct any queries to [email protected]

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