Quality Control Technician

Main Purpose of role:

To support and assist the factory quality team in ensuring the company’s quality standards and objectives are met. To support the Quality Manager in all matters relating to Quality, Food Safety and Legal Compliance which includes supporting the site crisis management team where necessary.

Key Accountabilities:

• To engage closely with operators and production staff to improve and drive quality standards. Forster a strong relationship with the production shifts and provide support in ensuring the site standards of quality and hygiene are achieved.
• Help drive new initiatives on the shift that will increase the site’s quality and BRC standards
• Participate in initiatives and continuous improvement to deliver quality improvements
• Provide input into deviation investigation and corrective action plans.
• Collecting production samples. Retaining and cataloguing samples for storage and shelf life. Running samples though the NIR and dispatching analytical and microbiological samples, monitoring results and taking appropriate actions when results are not within desired tolerances. Maintenance of the sample store.
• Conduct additional product checks in all production areas ensuring products meet the site’s specifications.
• Communicate findings of quality inspections to the production and technical teams.
• Routine checks of production paperwork to ensure all paperwork is completed accurately.
• Completion of Internal audits including GMP audits, glass and brittle plastic, hygiene etc. including liaising with line managers and production teams to review non-conformances raised and ensuring actions are closed out within agreed time.
• Logging quality data, trending information, highlighting any deviations, and filing records.
• Assisting with the continuous monitoring of the site’s Integrated Pest management system by completing routine audits of the measures in place.
• Act as a Quality best practice champion integrating standards/policies into manufacturing operations and completion of any routine quality checks as directed.
• Complete additional verification of the sites CCPs
• Collaborate closely with production teams, supervisors and management to address quality concerns promptly.
• Carry out appropriate training when required by your manager.
• Ensure all measuring equipment is verified to schedule and in sound condition.
• To conduct product/water sampling, environmental and hand swabbing.

Any such other duties within your capabilities or training as may be assigned from time to time

Please note, this role will operate on a weekly shift rotation basis:

6am – 2pm followed by 2pm – 10pm

This shift pattern will attract a shift premium of an additional 10% of basic salary.