Quality Assurance Technician

Outskirts of South Woodham Ferrers Area, Essex / Office Based position

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, Full time position

Our client is looking for an experienced Quality Assurance Technician to join their growing team in-house.

Please note due to location - applicants must drive & have own transport.

Key duties / Responsibilities:

Production Compliance / Compliance Management:

• To participate and support customer Audits.
• To support the Technical Manager during external certification audits /site visits/inspections daily.
• To support the Technical Manager in maintaining effective documentation control, proposing any amendments required and implementing the new requirements across the site.
• To ensure policies and procedures are updated, accurate and followed through, while escalating to TM any gaps for improvement.
• To ensure proper record keeping, record completion by the operations.
• Collection and archive ingredients and raw material documents.

Systems experience:

• To support the Technical Manager in maintaining effective documentation control, proposing any amendments required and implementing the new requirements across the site.
• To ensure policies and procedures are updated, accurate and followed through, while escalating to TM any gaps for improvement.
• To ensure proper record keeping, record completion by the operations.

Traceability:

• Production paperwork and proof of delivery.
• Traceability Tests and audits.

Supplier Approval:

• Keeping up-to -date supplier approval system and archive details from Suppliers as well as liaise with the purchasing department and request the relevant supplier approval information, documents and certificates.

Customer Interactions:

• Customer complaint handling and support Technical Manager in handling appropriate customer complaints.
• Respond to and follow up customer enquiries (e.g. SAQ, Product Specification, Allergen details) Technical service.
• Issuing Certificates of Conformance and Certificates of Analysis for products.

Sampling & Process control:

• To coordinate sampling plan and comply with analysis requirements.
• Work with laboratories and review and read the results and take actions where necessary.

• Control of Operations and report any non-conformity or areas of improvements

• Labelling and packaging control.

• Quantity checks, weights, numbering, volume control.

Training responsibilities:

• To develop and maintain the site training matrix, training materials and training records.

Person Specification/Key Experience:

• Experience of working for an FMCG / Food manufacturing and Distribution company is essential.
• Organised, methodical and used to working under pressure with the ability to prioritise.
• Please note due to location - applicants must drive & have own transport.

Additional Information

First interview will take place at the Noble Recruiting office based in Wickford, Essex.

Important Information

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