Qc Technician

A leading manufacturer within the fragrance industry are currently looking to hire a QC Technician to their Northamptonshire based team.

Reporting into the QC Manager, the successful applicant will be working the 2pm - 10pm shift and will have prior QC experience within the fragrance, food, cosmetics or chemicals industry.

Key responsibilities:

• Smell and release raw materials, fragrance batches and laboratory batches after testing to specifications.
• Assist production with any queries relating to raw material or production batches.
• Proactive retesting of all batches and materials due
• Problem solving and issue of clear rework instructions.
• Accurately reading and entering all data onto QC SYSTEM with due regard for specification
• Record all non-conformances, reworking sand blending where possible.
• Obtain specifications from suppliers for raw materials and enter onto database.
• Release and maintenance of materials and batches in Dynamics AX
• Liaise with Customer services in the event of delays to batches

Skills, experience and qualifications:

• QC experience from the fragrance, cosmetics, food, chemical or pharma industries.
• Excellent sense of smell and pass the Company smelling assessment test with a pass mark of >16
• Excellent eye for detail
• The ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressure, in a team and as an individual
• Good problem solving skills
• The ability to accurately record all data
• Good time Management, flexibility required to cover shifts.
• Good communication ability at all levels