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Quality Assurance Professional - Wakefield

Apply Wakefield, United Kingdom Supply Chain 17/03/2026 108434

Quality Assurance Professional - Wakefield

Permanent

Structured career development + Annual performance related pay bonus and pay reviews + Share scheme + Competitive pension contributions + Range of flexible benefits and Corporate discounts, holiday buy/sell scheme, optional health care and life assurance + Free parking + Free hot and cold drinks and subsidised canteen + Excellent parental benefits + Flexible working

What you become part of:

Wakefield Operations is the 2nd biggest plant in CCEP and the biggest soft drink plant in Europe. The Wakefield site produces just under half of GB’s volume across their 8 manufacturing, and 2 preform lines.  The site can produce 672,000 cans every hour and 132,000 bottles every hour. With over 550 employees across Manufacturing, QESH and Engineering, experience at our Wakefield site can lead to excellent career opportunities both in Wakefield and further afield across other GB sites and Pan-European locations.

What to expect:

  • Be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Production Managers for correct management of all Quality topics, through advice and training of all members within the Performance Cell / Area. Also provide support for Environment and/or Safety related topics if required.
  • Deliver microbiology support by driving preventative controls, support in completion of thorough investigations, and coaching the performance cell to uphold the highest microbiological and hygiene standards.
  • Manage the complaints process affecting their Performance Cell / Area from: opening and executing the investigation, establishing Action Plans to avoid repetitive issues and ensure its implementation
  • Support all QSE audits within the Performance Cell / Area, preparing the Action Plans from the audits observations and ensure its implementation
  • Support and participate with the Engineering & Technology department in New Investments or initiatives within the Performance Cell / Area.
  • Own, manage and track QSE KPI’s within the Performance Cell / Area and implement improvement actions when they are off track
  • Participate in Operational Excellence projects as required
  • Support all quality supplier related issues - responsible for leading supplier visits, liaising with suppliers and ensuring close out is sufficient to prevent re-occurrence 

Skills & Essentials:

  • Experience in FMCG production, preferably in the beverage industry
  • Basic microbiological knowledge
  • An ability to work with a variety of stakeholder across the business
  • A qualification in Science (e.g. Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biology) degree or equivalent

The closing date for applications is 31/03/26. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure you are considered for this role, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

 

 

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) – a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries, who work together to make, move and sell some of the world’s most loved drinks.


We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow, and we are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies and fresh ideas. This helps us to delight the 600 million people who enjoy our drinks every day.

 

From gender, age and ethnicity to sexual orientation and different abilities, we welcome people from all walks of life and empower unique perspectives. We recognise we’ve got some way to go, but we’ll get there with the support of our people. It’s them who drive our future growth. To find out more about what it’s like to work at and our culture we would welcome you to speak to one of our employees on our live chat platform, just click here to speak to an insider.

 

We recognise some people prefer not to participate in alcohol related sales, interactions, or promotions. If that’s true for you – please raise this with your talent acquisition contact who will advise you on whether this role includes activities related to our alcohol portfolio.

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