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Quality Assurance Technician

Posted 03 September 2024
Salary £29,000
LocationNewcastle upon Tyne
Job type Permanent
Industry Sector TechnicalEngineering
ReferenceJ137061
Job FunctionQuality

Job description

Rewards and Benefits on Offer;

  • Competitive salary

  • Career progression opportunities.

  • Stable growing organisation.

  • Permanent employment.

  • Overtime opportunities (paid at 1.25x)

  • Immediate start.

Working Hours:

  • Shifts – 4 shift system:

    • 6am-2pm Monday to Friday,

    • 2pm-10pm Monday to Friday,

    • 10pm-6am Sunday to Thursday,

    • 8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday

    • (Office based during 4th rotation)

MTrec’s New Opportunity;

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious engineering client, based near Newcastle, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a permanent Shift Quality Leadto join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge opportunities to progress your career. Our client will be soon entering a period of sustained growth and expansion as they widen their customer portfolio, with a significant number of high value orders for many years into the future. You will be joining a very secure and expanding business, where you will enjoy a varied working environment, and great team culture.

If you have a background in Quality Assurance, ideally within an FMCG environment, please apply now for an immediate response.

The Job You’ll Do;

  • Completion of Process audits against the company standards & procedures to include: audit mixing processes and moisture & water activity tests and colour measurements on finished product in line with product specification; audit coding checks on flow-wrap film, cartons and outer case labels in line with product specification including barcode verification, audit routine verification and fail-safe checks on in-line metal detectors and verification checks on in-line checkweighers.

  • Audit tests on finished product against QAS documents.

  • Complete all relevant documentation accurately, in full and in a timely manner.

  • Conduct rapid swabs on the production line & equipment as part of the line clearance procedures.

  • Collect all samples required for microbiological testing, Taste Panels and Retained samples.

  • Log samples for testing,

  • Deal with Non-Conforming product to prevent its release in accordance with procedure.

  • Conduct daily temperature checks on fridges.

  • Conduct monthly verifications of temperature probes.

  • Carry out environmental swabbing and water testing as required.

  • Ensure handover procedure is followed with incoming/outgoing QA operatives by being at the QA Station 10 minutes prior to start of shift.

  • Maintain the set hygiene standards and ensure clean as you go procedure is followed at all times.

  • Follow traceability procedures - ensure all Raw Materials, Packaging, Work in Progress and Finished product are identified/labelled at all times.

  • Follow allergen controls and all other company procedures accurately.

  • Follow manual handling guidelines and safe systems of work at all times.

  • Ensure correct PPE is worn at all times.

  • Completion of Paperwork/Red Pen audits.

About You;

  • HACCP/BRC experience is desirable.

  • FMCG/Food/Food packaging background desirable.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills is essential.

  • Quality Assurance/Quality Control experience is essential.

  • Supervisor/Team leading experience is desirable.

  • Flexible to cover various shift patterns for other in the department when required.