Quality Assurance Technician

Quality Assurance Technician

£27,500

Monday-Friday

5AM-2PM (41.25 hours per week)

Littleborough, Greater Manchester

Benefits:

·         28 days annual leave

·         Company sick pay

·         Healthcare plans for you and your family

·         Defined Pension Scheme

·         Life Assurance X4

·         Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and shared parental leave

As a Quality Assurance (QA) Technician, you will play a critical support role within the food safety team, ensuring compliance with food safety, quality, and integrity standards. Your key responsibilities will involve conducting various checks, verification activities, and audits, as well as assisting in maintaining adherence to site policies, procedures, and customer COPs. This is a hands-on, shop floor-based role ideal for someone who enjoys working closely with production teams.

The Person – Quality Assurance Technician

• QA/Technical experience & experience of External audits (BRC)
• A good level of computer skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point), competent in report writing
• Good communication skills, ability to communicate precise information to help deal with food safety incidents Experience of working within a factory environment
• Internal audit skills, ability to complete an internal audit, communicate and close the actions
• Complaints / Non-Conformances investigation experience
• Attention to detail
• Some previous working knowledge of Food Safety & Hygiene, HACCP & BRC
• Previous knowledge / experience of Non-Conformance management

The Role - Quality Assurance Technician

• Ensuring compliance to site policies, procedures and customer COP’s.
• Completion of esmiley records
• Assist in upholding BRC requirements on site
• Reviewing the production records and assisting Production with their completion.
• Being the main point of contact on the factory floor regarding food safety and legal compliance
• Ensuring the timely and accurate completion of all technical records
• Ensuring the factory is operating to the required GMP standards
• Carrying out Factory and Process audits
• Working alongside / with the production and management team to assist with non-conformances and operational issues
• Providing support during customer audits and visits as and when required
• Ensuring products meet customer specification
• Providing technical support and cover as and when needed
• NCR & Complaint logging

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