Quality Officer

Application Deadline: 23 October 2026

Department: Quality

Location: Natrium House - Northwich, Cheshire

Compensation: £40,000 - £45,000 / year

Description

Founded in science, deep rooted in values and driven forward by our amazing people, here at Tata Chemicals Europe, the UKs only manufacturer of Sodium Bicarbonate and leading manufacturer of food and pharmaceutical grade salt, we’re committed to delivering premium products with excellent customer service, whilst also caring for our local community and environment.

As we transition from our commodity chemicals history towards an increasingly higher end, regulated food and pharma ingredients business, we have an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to be part of our journey!

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Quality Officer to support the maintenance and continuous improvement of our Quality Management System. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring compliance with internal procedures and external regulatory requirements, while driving a culture of quality across the organisation.

If you have a degree in a scientific or engineering discipline and have a minimum of three years working a in a quality assurance role then this could be the role for you.

Supporting primarily our Sodium Bicarbonate plant in Winnington, Northwich, there will be a requirement to travel to our other sites so a full clean UK driving license with no bans or convictions is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expertise and support to line management and employees across the business regarding compliance with quality standards, including internal management of change as well as external changes to standards to ensure that compliance is maintained.
• Support the effective deployment of key QMS processes and procedures including customer complaints, internal and supplier audits, document control, corrective/preventive actions, management review and business level quality review processes, QA review and release of product and any other duties in relation to the role deemed necessary.
• Work closely with the Quality Officer from our British Salt plant and QA Manager to ensure full coverage and support for the business is always maintained
• Support the management of quality related KPIs, systems and processes to report and act on quality performance issues and trends in line with business priorities.
• Drive improvements across the QMS including leadership / facilitation of quality improvement teams (QIT’s) and projects using appropriate improvement tools and techniques.
• Liaise with customers, external accreditation bodies and suppliers in support of TCEL product registrations and customer satisfaction.
  
  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Hold a degree in a scientific or engineering discipline with 3 or more years experience working in a Quality role within a regulated environment
• Previous experience working within QA systems that include food/feed/chemical/pharma, and experience of internal and external audits.
• Knowledge of standards such as ISO9001, BRC, GMP and FEMAS and knowledge of regulatory bodies such as MHRA
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• IT proficient - Comfortable with data input, interpretation and report writing as well as a sound knowledge of spreadsheets used to pick up trends
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail
• Confident working independently as well as collaboratively within a team
• Knowledge of HACCP and Food Safety standards.
• Health and safety knowledge of a chemical or pharma environment
  
  
  

What are the perks?

Our people have always been at the centre of the company’s success and in return for their hard work and commitment, we offer a generous benefits package including:

• 37 days holidays per year, inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Roll over of up to 5 days and salary sacrifice holiday purchase scheme
• An additional paid day off each year to volunteer for a good cause in the local community
• 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Excellent contributory Pension scheme up to 9% company contribution
• Life insurance
• Healthcare cash back scheme