Background

ABP Food Group is a food business that specialises in the supply and development, producing award-winning British and Irish beef and lamb products for retail, foodservice and wholesale. Our core business – ABP Beef – is supported by its renewable, pet food and protein divisions, which combine to ensure the value of by-products is maximized and the environmental impact of our business and customers is minimized. At every stage of the process, from farm to fork, we pride ourselves in upholding the highest standards of animal welfare, safety and hygiene, as well as ensuring full traceability in our final product.​ Our company was founded over 60 years ago. Since then, through years of consistent commercial success, we’ve developed a worldwide reputation for quality and innovation. ABP Langport is part of the ABP UK division within the ABP Food Group aiming to provide quality beef to thousands of customers across the world.

Here at ABP Langport, located in Southwest Somerset (TA10 9HG), we are currently recruiting for the ideal candidate to join our Boning Hall Team as a Quality Controller.

Transport required due to our rural location. Please check your travel options before applying.

Role definition:

• Ensure product complies with customer specifications and quality standards.
• Maintaining hygiene and food safety standards at all times.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspect and identify carcasses for contamination and removal of contamination
• Check product against customer specification
• Check labelling and packaging of products is correct against customer specification
• Check crate composition, contents and product numbers against customer specification
• Contribute to maintain a clean, tidy, safe and food safe working environment
• Ensure all final products are checked for all quality and hygiene attributes
• Reject any product which does not meet specifications, reporting quality defects and issues to line supervisor or production manager and retaining product for further inspection
• Cover for other QCs as required
• Carry out CCP checks on products that are identified as a risk

Knowledge and Experience:

Essential

The ideal candidate will have experience within a food production environment; however, the role can be learnt by an individual with an attention to detail and the confidence to challenge. They must be able to understand and carry out instruction and practices, a self-starter who can be relied on to use their initiative, and someone who can maintain good communication skills and awareness throughout their shift. They must be reliable and have personal integrity to maintain quality standards in the face of possible production challenges.

No formal qualifications are required for this role

The role requires a moderate to high degree of physical activity

Schedule:

Day Shift Schedule

Working Days: 4 days per week

Shift Hours: 06:00 – 18:00

Rolling Rest Day: One weekday off, rotating Monday through Friday

Example Rotation:

• Week 1: Monday – Rest Day
• Week 2: Tuesday – Rest Day
• Week 3: Wednesday – Rest Day
• Week 4: Thursday – Rest Day
• Week 5: Friday – Rest Day

Reporting to:

Boning Hall Production Manager

Benefits:

• Permanent Roles
• Subsidised Canteen
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Pension
• Employee of the Month Reward Scheme
• Summer and Christmas Parties
• On site Occupation Health Nurse
• Additional Employee Incentive, Welfare Support

The ABP Values

Trust & Respect: We take care of each other by creating an inclusive working environment. We listen actively and respect the views of others. We maintain the highest safety standards possible.

Know the Purpose: We know our role in the business and how it helps us and others to succeed.

Own It: Taking ownership for all we do, think and say is vital to creating an environment of honesty, openness and transparency: Particularly when it comes to delivering great service

Passion for Excellence: We have a “can-do” attitude. We champion continuous improvement for ourselves and the business.

Inspire Others: We support others wherever we can by creating opportunities for people.

• Inspect and identify carcasses for contamination and removal of contamination
• Check product against customer specification
• Check labelling and packaging of products is correct against customer specification
• Check crate composition, contents and product numbers against customer specification
• Contribute to maintain a clean, tidy, safe and food safe working environment
• Ensure all final products are checked for all quality and hygiene attributes
• Reject any product which does not meet specifications, reporting quality defects and issues to line supervisor or production manager and retaining product for further inspection
• Cover for other QCs as required
• Carry out CCP checks on products that are identified as a risk

• Attention to detail
• Confidence to challenge
• Ability to understand and carry out instructions and practices
• Self-starter with initiative
• Good communication skills
• Awareness throughout shift
• Reliability
• Personal integrity

• Experience within a food production environment (preferred but not essential)
• No formal qualifications required