Graduate QA & Compliance Technologist

A graduate quality assurance role focused on testing products, ensuring regulatory compliance, reviewing technical documentation, and maintaining quality standards for consumer goods.

Are you graduating in 2026 (or have recently graduated) and looking for a career where quality, compliance and attention to detail really matter?

Don’t wait – kickstart your professional journey by joining Ultimate Products as a Graduate QA & Compliance Technologist as part of our 2026 Graduate Development Scheme.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, commercial Quality Assurance team where you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our products meet the highest quality, safety and legal compliance standards before reaching customers across the UK and Europe.

Why Join Our Graduate Scheme?

We’re proud to be a Great Place to Work® accredited employer, and our graduates are a huge part of what makes that possible. We believe in developing future talent by providing structured training, meaningful responsibility and clear progression opportunities from day one.

At Ultimate Products, you’ll benefit from:

• Structured graduate development programme

• Dedicated mentoring and support from experienced colleagues

• Regular performance reviews and personalised development plans

• Exposure to real projects and commercial decision-making

• Clear progression opportunities within Quality Assurance and beyond

You’ll be challenged, supported and empowered to build a successful long-term career within a growing international business.

The Role – Graduate QA & Compliance Technologist

As part of our Quality Assurance team, you’ll help protect our brands and customers by ensuring products are safe, legally compliant and fit for purpose.

This role combines practical product assessment, quality control, compliance verification and problem-solving. No two days are the same, and you’ll work closely with suppliers, buyers and stakeholders across the business to ensure our products meet the highest standards.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Assessing products for quality, functionality and safety

• Reviewing testing, inspection and certification documentation

• Ensuring products meet relevant UK and international compliance requirements

• Managing key QA deadlines to support on-time product launches

• Reviewing product packaging, labelling and instruction manuals

• Investigating product quality issues and supporting corrective actions

• Maintaining accurate technical and compliance documentation.

This is a fantastic opportunity for graduates who enjoy analysing information, solving problems and working with great attention to detail.

Career Progression

Our graduate programme is designed to support your long-term development.

Potential career pathways include:

Within QA

• QA Technologist

• Senior QA Technologist

• QA Supervisor

• QA Manager

• Head of QA

The UP Story

Ultimate Products is a branded consumer goods business designing, developing and supplying innovative homeware products to over 300 major retailers across the UK and Europe.

Our portfolio includes more than 3,000 products across 15 well-known brands, including household names such as Salter, Russell Hobbs and Beldray. Our products are stocked by leading retailers including Tesco, B&M and Morrisons, and are trusted for their quality, innovation and on-trend design, backed by over 260 years of combined brand heritage.

Operating across 38 countries and with an annual turnover in excess of £165 million, we continue to grow at pace. With ambitious long-term growth plans, this is an exciting time to join the business, offering graduates the opportunity to build their careers within a fast-moving, expanding organisation.

What We Look For

We’re looking for graduates who are motivated, ambitious and excited about building a career within a growing consumer goods business.

You will ideally have:

• A degree (2:1 or above) in any discipline

• At least 6–12 months’ work experience (full-time or part-time)

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent organisation and attention to detail

• Confidence, resilience and a proactive approach

• The ability to build relationships and work collaboratively

• The ability to commute to our Oldham office

Your attitude, drive and willingness to learn are what matter most – we’ll support your development every step of the way.

What’s In It For You?

We Care About Your Progression

• Comprehensive structured training and a personal development plan

• Regular mentoring and performance reviews

• Ongoing salary reviews as responsibility increases

• Free external training courses from recognised providers

• Save As You Earn share save scheme

• Salary sacrifice pension contribution of up to 10% in addition to standard pension

We Invest in Our People

• Modern £1.6m state-of-the-art office in Oldham

• Private BUPA medical and dental care

• Employee wellbeing sessions and 24/7 support via Employee

• Assistance Helpline

• Community, Environmental and ESG committees

• One full paid day per year for charity work

• Free minibus to and from the local tram stop

• Prayer room and prayer-friendly working hours

• 3pm finish every Friday

• Company football and netball teams, plus a book club

We Celebrate in Style

• Annual company-funded Christmas parties

• £250 contribution towards a wedding cake

• Colleague of the Year awards

• £250 retail credit when you buy your first home