Quality Control Technician

Job Description

We are currently working with a client based in Houghton Le Spring who are experiencing exciting growth in their Food Manufacturing business. We have a number of roles available with immediate starts for Quality Control Technician. Are you passionate about ensuring quality, compliance, and accuracy in food production? Do you have a keen eye for detail and thrive in a fast-paced environment? If so, Please call us to have a confidential conversation!

Duties

• QC testing of raw materials, intermediate & finished products to ensure compliance with the prescribed standards.
• Maintenance of the testing records and recording any deviations
• Calibration and / or verification of laboratory & production equipment
• Maintaining certificates of analysis for laboratory testing equipment
• Identification & control of non-conforming products ensuring that effected products are held and communicated to the wider team.
• Coordination of external laboratory testing including microbiological, chemical and allergens. Ensuring samples are submitted and any out of specification results are reported.
• Creation of accurate finished product certificates of analysis for customers
• Formulation and label checks of finished products, ensuring the accuracy of the information provided.
• To regularly audit the site for compliance of products, processes & personnel to agreed standards.
• From the audit process identify areas of non-conformance or other issues. Either personally or with the operations team management, take appropriate action to resolve and ensure the non-conformity is appropriately recorded and communicated.
• To monitor the effectiveness of plant cleaning and hygiene control to ensure products meet their specification requirements.
• To ensure documentation is correctly completed and filed.

Skills & Experience:

• Food Manufacturing Experience
• Experience in Quality Control or Quality Assurance
• Knowledge of Hygiene standards
• Knowledge of Technical standards
• HACCP
• QA auditing experience
• Language requirement is English
• Computer Literate

Additional Information

Location: Houghton Le Spring

Hours of work:

2 shift rota:

Days - Monday to Friday 7am - 3pm

Nights - Sunday to Thursday 11pm - 7am

OR

Nights - Sunday to Thursday 11pm - 7am

Rates of pay:

• Days - £12.21
• Nights - £15.54

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Gem Partnership Ltd who are trading as a recruitment business.

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