Role reports into the QA Manager
Lincolnshire Herbs is one of the largest growers of fresh cut and living pot herbs in the UK and we have an opportunity for a full time QA to join our team based in Bourne, Lincs.
Job Description:
- To work within cut production, auditing the products journey through production and closely monitoring paperwork conformance.
- To conduct a range of audits; Internal Audits, GMP, and Quality audits ensuring standards and systems are working correctly.
- To ensure accurate checking of codes/dates/labels, sleeves and packaging etc and action any discrepancies identified to ensure accurate release by the QA department.
- Daily Quality stock check – to ensure that any stock issues/quality feedback is addressed with the Line Leaders and Managers.
- To carry out Glass and Brittle Plastic checks weekly.
- To conduct monthly traceability & mass balance exercises
- To communicate any technical or quality related issues with the QA Manager & Technical Manager in the form of daily handover emails.
- To ensure Health & Safety & HACCP requirements are met.
- To maintain accuracy in the completion of record keeping systems - both manual and computerised where applicable.
- To monitor product with regards to shelf life/quality and trials and document accordingly and in line with customer specifications.
- Always ensure you adhere to company procedures, policies and guidelines.
Person Specification:
- Not responsible for the management of any individual, however are part of a small QA team and therefore needs to be an effective team player and capable of managing good working relationships.
- Individual needs to be comfortable with lone working as the sole QA on site.
- This individual will interact with many internal functions and in order to be effective in their role, they need to be a comfortable communicator, thorough with their information, determined, polite and organised.
- Has experience in a similar role - QC or QA
- Computer literate with emails, excel and word
- Full driving licence
- Good basic education, minimum G.C.S.E in English/Maths