Quality Assurance Technician

The Company:
Nigel Wright are pleased to be working exclusively with Biscuit International as they look to recruit a Quality Assurance Technician.
As a trusted manufacturer, Biscuit International provide a full range of biscuits and bread substitutes to a wide range of customers and channels across the globe, including major retailers, discounters, wholesalers, out-of-home players and co-manufacturing customers.
As the leading private label biscuit and bread substitute manufacturer in Europe, they are committed to offering excellent taste at great value. Their exceptional product know-how and consumer knowledge allow them to strengthen their customers’ brands and meet consumers’ expectations.
Their operations encompass 32 certified factories across 9 different European countries with more than 600,000 tonnes of production capacity. As a group, they produce more than two billion packs a year representing more than 300,000 tonnes of biscuits!
The Site:
There are over 4000 employees in Biscuit International, and the site in Gateshead, a world leading manufacturer of Gluten Free biscuits, employs 230 of those across a very diverse workforce.
They have recently implemented a fabulous LMS system to support training and development within the facility and support culture improvements.
Becoming part of Biscuit International has catapulted the business from single site to being part of a leading organisation with over 30 sites across the world, mainly Europe.
Focussed on building a culture of learning and development, integrity and trust and respect.
The Person:

• Manage the core business technical processes, whilst being the lead technical contact for customers, retailers, and governing bodies.
• Safely co-ordinate and continuously improve the organisations technical strategy to ensure safety, legality, and compliance always.
• To meet and exceed company and customer expectations for compliance, quality, cost and delivery.
• Strong communicator and team player.
• Highly motivated and capable of independent analysis.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• The ability to work in a fast moving rapidly changing business.

Working on a 12 hour days & nights shift pattern.