Position: Quality Assurance Technician
Salary: £27,000 per annum
Hours: 40 hours per week, 7am - 4pm
Team: Part of a Technical Team of three
Main Purpose
To ensure compliance with Health & Safety, BRCGS and TQS systems, supporting the Technical and Management teams in maintaining site standards and procedures.
Reporting Relationships
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Assist the management team in running the business and its procedures.
Ensure Health & Safety legislation is adhered to and policies enforced on site.
Carry out internal audits (Hygiene, GMP, Glass & Clear Plastic, Fabrication, etc.) ensuring conformity.
Label, trace and control PPE, safety knives, plasters, metal detectable pens etc.
Ensure metal detection equipment is working correctly through testing, calibration and conformity.
Use, manage and master Safefood 360 food safety software and its requirements.
Support the Technical function on site.
Complete monitoring documents from manufacturing processes.
Key Skills & Competencies
Strong written communication with good punctuation, spelling and grammar.
Self-starter with an analytical and methodical approach to work.
Diligent, accurate, honest and able to maintain professional standards.
Proficient IT skills (Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
Strong verbal, written and digital communication skills.
Good numeracy skills.
Company Requirements
Regularly review and audit the business, working practices, hygiene, personnel, product, and packaging.
Work effectively as part of a small, collaborative team.
Liaise with external contractors, ensuring visitor and contractor policies are followed.
Gather insurance, risk assessments and method statements from contractors pre-work.
Secondary Duties & Responsibilities
Daily management and filing of all technical and TQS documentation.
Liaise with independent UKAS-accredited laboratories for testing and sampling regimes.
Maintain weekly stock takes, ensuring levels are adequate to manage value and resources.
Ensure engineering compliance with Health & Safety and hygiene rules.
Support BMPA compliance.
Liaise at all levels with Directors, Managers, Supervisors and colleagues.
Note: This is not an exhaustive list of tasks. Responsibilities may change in line with the needs of the business and to support your professional development within the company.
