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Role Title: Shift Quality Assurance Technician
Location: Leicestershire
Working Pattern: 45 hours per week (including breaks). Transition to 4-on-4-off after probation.
Salary: 30,772 per annum
Position Overview:
Supports the Quality Manager in ensuring compliance with standards and regulations. Key responsibilities include auditing, training, documentation management, and maintaining food safety and product quality.
Key Responsibilities:
- Documentation: Maintain and review production records for accuracy and compliance.
- Compliance Checks: Conduct routine equipment audits and address non-compliances.
- Hygiene Standards: Perform GMP and facility audits; lead corrective actions for issues.
- Sampling & Testing: Execute swabbing schedules, analyse results, and implement solutions.
- Training: Deliver CCP and Weights and Measures Act training, ensuring understanding.
- Oversight: Verify compliance of products and processes; conduct quality assessments.
- Record Keeping: Manage documentation for audits, non-conformances, and calibrations.
- Audit Support: Lead environmental swabbing and hygiene validations.
- Product Development: Ensure new products meet HACCP and quality standards.
- Allergen Control: Enforce allergen protocols and provide staff training.
- Traceability: Assist in traceability exercises and maintain document accessibility.
Skills and Experience:
- Internal auditing and manufacturing experience.
- Strong organizational, decision-making, and communication skills.
- Intermediate Excel proficiency and familiarity with reporting systems.
- Leadership by example and a commitment to quality improvement.
Essential Qualifications
Level 3 Food Safety
Level 2 HACCP
Labelling and Packaging legalities
Basic Environmental and Product Microbiology
COSHH Training
Train the Trainer or similar certification
852/2004 the Hygiene of Foodstuffs
Food Safety Act 1990
TACCP and VACCP
