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Job Description
As a Quality Control Technician, you will play a critical role in ensuring that all finished goods conform to food legislation, BRCGS, customer and quality standards. You will be responsible for the controlling the positive release of finished goods based on successful testing of finished products.
Duties
QC testing of raw materials, intermediate & finished products to ensure compliance with the prescribed standards.
Maintenance of the testing records and recording any deviations
Calibration and / or verification of laboratory & production equipment
Maintaining certificates of analysis for laboratory testing equipment
Identification & control of non-conforming products ensuring that effected products are held and communicated to the wider team.
Coordination of external laboratory testing including microbiological, chemical and allergens. Ensuring samples are submitted and any out of specification results are reported.
Creation of accurate finished product certificates of analysis for customers
Formulation and label checks of finished products, ensuring the accuracy of the information provided.
To regularly audit the site for compliance of products, processes & personnel to agreed standards.
From the audit process identify areas of non-conformance or other issues. Either personally or with the operations team management, take appropriate action to resolve and ensure the non-conformity is appropriately recorded and communicated.
To monitor the effectiveness of plant cleaning and hygiene control to ensure products meet their specification requirements.
To ensure documentation is correctly completed and filed.
Required knowledge, skills or experience
Food Manufacturing Experience
Experience in Quality Control or Quality Assurance
Knowledge of Hygiene standards
Knowledge of Technical standards
HACCP
QA auditing experience
Language requirement is English
Computer Literate
Additional Information
Location: Hetton-le-Hole
Hours of work:
Two weeks of days, one week afternoons and one week night shift
Days 7am-3pm
Backs 3pm-11pm
Nights 11pm-7am
Rates of pay:
Days £11.44
Backs £12.93
Nights £14.77
This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Gem Partnership Ltd who are trading as a recruitment agency.
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