Salary: £25,000
Hours: 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday.
Key Accountabilities
Factory quality control checks and inspections
Laboratory analysis
Data handling and analysis
Record keeping and reporting
Root Cause Analysis
Any other relevant duties deemed necessary by the Quality Manager
Essential Qualifications, Skills & Experience
A Level (or equivalent) in a scientific subject (chemistry preferred)
Minimum 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent), grade C and above, (chemistry preferred)
Experience of Data handling and analysis
Experience of working in a busy, ‘hands-on’ based environment
Excellent Microsoft Office skills – Outlook, Excel and Word
Essential Competencies
Scientific and analytical
Able to work on own initiative as part of small team
Precision, accuracy and attention to detail
Logical and methodical approach to investigative problem solving and troubleshooting
Desirable Qualifications, Skills & Experience
Degree in a scientific subject (chemistry preferred)
A minimum of 1 years’ experience of Quality and/or Laboratory analysis
Experience of Laboratory Information Management systems (LIMS)
Experience of root cause analysis
Experience of record keeping and reporting
Experience and/or understanding of XRF/NIR analysis.
Knowledge of quality systems/feed industry/markets/customers
Desirable Competencies
Basic knowledge of animal nutrition