Scientific & QA Jobs

Quality Assurance Officer (Operations)

Acorn Recruitment Ltd • South Petherton, Somerset

Salary

£30k – £32k

Posted

13 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Acorn Recruitment Ltd is hiring a Quality Assurance Officer (Operations) in South Petherton, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £30k – £32k. Acorn Recruitment Ltd holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Quality Assurance Officer (Operations) - Late Shift South Petherton | £29,500 - £32,000 Shift Premium | 2 pm - 10 pm | Monday to Friday | Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover) Introduction Acorn by Synergie is recruiting on behalf of a leading manufacturer within the pharmaceutical and nutritional health sector for an experienced Quality Assurance Officer to join their Quality team on a maternity cover contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a quality professional looking to play a key …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Acorn Recruitment Ltd — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £30k – £32k
How this salary compares: about 22% below the £41,185 median across 546 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: South Petherton, Somerset · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live scientific & qa role in South Petherton — browse them
Posted: 13 July 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Scientific and quality assurance roles span pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical research, and laboratory sectors. The UK life sciences industry actively recruits internationally for research scientists, QA managers, regulatory affairs specialists, and clinical trial coordinators, with many employers maintaining well-established sponsor licence operations.