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SalaryThis role is working for a successful, BRC AA Graded food manufacturer. The business produces high-quality food products and exceptional service to enable their food manufacturing customers to innovate and increase productivity without compromising on quality.
About the QA Technician job
The purpose of your role will be to provide support to the technical department, monitoring scheduled technical activities to ensure that they are completed in full and on time. You will generate reports/information that will enable follow up activities by the factory team plus carry out customer complaint investigations to define root cause and enable corrective action. This is a role with rotating shift patterns which should be considered prior to application.
Key tasks
- Carry out environmental swabs to the defined schedule, log results and identify any non-conformances to the Technical Manager.
- Manage the internal audit schedule to ensure all audits are carried out to schedule and corrective actions are completed on time.
- Carry out auditing including hygiene, GMP, and fabrication as well as monthly glass & brittle plastic audits.
- Oversee the pest control non-conformances to ensure they are closed out on time.
- Carry out process control paperwork checks and highlight any non-conformances.
- Manage the calibration system and ensure all items listed are calibrated to schedule.
About You
- Experience of working in a food or beverage production QA environment (this could be from a university placement).
- Ideally be educated to a degree level in Food Science, Food Technology or related subject.
- HACCP, Food Hygiene and Food Safety qualifications are an advantage.
- PC literate.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Able to plan and organise work efficiently and effectively.
More details
The QA Technician job is based in Lancashire and is paying up to £24,000 - £26,500 according to your experience.
The package includes Investment in people and training, referral programme for successful employee referrals, wellbeing and engagement programmes, onsite mental health first aiders, Employee assistance programme for yourself, your partner, and any children in full time education up to the age of 21 and includes counselling, onsite car parking and seasonal flu vouchers.
The working hours are based on rotating shift patterns and are as follows:
- Week 1 Monday – Thursday 06:00am - 14:30pm and Friday 06:00am -13:30pm.
- Week 2 Monday – Thursday 08:00am - 16:30pm and Friday 07:30am - 15:00pm.
- Week 3 Monday – Wednesday 11:30am - 22:00pm and Thursday 12:00pm - 22:00pm.
