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Champion the Quality of British Beef with Pickstock.

At Pickstock we’re proud to supply premium British beef to retailers, wholesalers and food service partners across the UK and beyond. Our facility in Telford handles every stage of meat processing – from slaughter to processing and distribution – ensuring full traceability, control and quality at every step.
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Overview:

  • Quality Control Technician Red Meat
  • Telford
  • £13.17 p/h
  • Full Time, Permanent
  • 45 Hours p/w Mon – Fri (9 hour shifts)
Find out more about this role below.

We’re looking for a Quality Control Technician to join our growing Quality Team. This role offers hands-on experience, development opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the UK food supply chain.

What You’ll Do:

As a Quality Control Technician, you’ll be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of product quality, food safety and hygiene in our Abattoir and Boning Hall. You’ll work closely with QA colleagues, production staff and supervisors to ensure every product leaving our facility meets strict internal and regulatory standards.

Key Tasks include:

  • Carrying out visual inspection and trimming to ensure quality compliance
  • Identifying contamination risks and reporting issues promptly
  • Logging non-conformance and maintaining accurate inspection records
  • Ensuring hygiene protocols and food safety standards are followed
  • Collaborating with QA and production teams to resolve issues and continually improve standards

 

What You’ll Bring:

Essential:

  • Previous experience in meat processing or food production
  • A sharp eye for detail and a strong sense of responsibility for quality
  • Basic understanding of hygiene and health & safety best practices
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and chilled temperatures
  • Ability to work methodically, proactively and within a team


Desirable:

  • Level 2 Cert in Food Safety
  • Awareness of HACCP, BRC standards or food safety audits

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Business Ethics and Anti-Bribery

At Pickstock, we are committed to conducting business with integrity, fairness and transparency at every level of our operations. We believe in doing things properly. This means not only producing high-quality British beef, but also upholding the highest standards of business ethics.

Pickstock is committed to acting professionally, fairly and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships, wherever we operate, and to implementing and enforcing effective systems to counter bribery. We remain bound by the laws of the UK, including the Bribery Act 2010, in respect of our conduct both at home and abroad.

We have a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption. All employees, suppliers, and partners are expected to act honestly and responsibly, ensuring that every decision we make is based on merit, fairness and respect for the law.

As part of our commitment, we also support the principles of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Code, which sets globally recognised standards for labour practices. This includes ensuring safe working conditions, fair pay, respect for workers’ rights and equal opportunities for all.

By working to these standards, we aim to build trust with our customers, partners and colleagues, while contributing to a fair and sustainable supply chain.

At Pickstock, doing the right thing isn’t optional. It’s how we do business.

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