Quality Assistant – Food Production

Quality Assistant – Food Production

For one of our clients in the seafood industry, DB Partner is looking for a Quality Assistant to join the production team.

This is a practical, hands-on role combining work in a modern food-production environment with daily quality and food-safety controls. You do not need to be an experienced quality specialist, but you should be accurate, responsible, comfortable using digital systems, and able to understand why food-safety procedures are important.

For the right person, this is a great opportunity to gain experience within quality and food safety in the seafood industry.

What will you do?

As a Quality Assistant, you will work closely with both the production and quality teams. A large part of the job takes place directly in the production environment.

Your tasks may include:

Performing routine quality checks during productionTaking product, water and environmental samplesChecking and recording temperaturesCarrying out simple tests and inspectionsChecking product quality, weight, packaging and labellingPerforming routine checks of equipment such as metal detectors, X-ray systems and scalesRecording results in spreadsheets, electronic forms and quality systemsRegistering and reporting deviations when something does not meet the required standardFollowing hygiene, food-safety and quality proceduresSupporting the Quality team with other operational tasks when required

You will receive training in the procedures and systems used at the factory.

Who are we looking for?

We are primarily looking for someone who is reliable, observant and able to think independently.

You should:

Be able to communicate well in EnglishBe comfortable using computers and learning different software systemsBe accurate and structured when recording informationUnderstand the importance of hygiene and food safetyBe able to follow procedures while also noticing when something does not look rightBe comfortable working in a production environmentBe willing to learn and take responsibility for the controls you performBe able to cooperate with production workers, team leaders and the Quality teamBe flexible regarding working hours and able to work different shifts

Norwegian language skills are not required.

Education or previous experience within food production, food technology, quality control, laboratory work, HACCP or food safety is an advantage, but it is not a requirement. Relevant training will be provided.

We think you may be a good fit if...

You are the type of person who notices when something is different, asks questions when you are unsure and understands that when working with food, details matter.

You do not need to know everything from the first day. What matters is that you are willing to learn, can use common digital tools and take the responsibility of quality and food-safety checks seriously.

We offer

Work with an established company in the seafood industryTraining in quality-control procedures and systemsPractical experience within food safety and qualityA varied working day combining production and quality-control tasksFollow-up from DB Partner throughout the assignment

Working hours: Shift work – flexibility is required
Language: English
Start date: By agreement

Interested?

Apply through DB Partner with your CV. In your application, tell us briefly about any experience you have from food production, quality control, laboratory work or other work where accuracy and responsibility have been important.