LOCATION: STROUD
HOURS: 39 hours a week over a 2 shift pattern (5 day working Week Monday - Friday)
START DATE: Immediate Start
PAY: £25,000pa - £27,000pa plus 10% Shift allowance plus benefits
Permanent Job
Job: QA Technician
Role Purpose - As an individual and working as part of a team you will support the production in a safe and compliant way to required quality standards. Working with all areas of the factory to improve efficiency and reduce process loss. Challenge deviations from standards at every opportunity; contributing to a team culture of continuous improvement and unrelenting pursuit of excellence.
Main Responsibilities:
- Act as a role model for all your colleagues by continually complying with the standards
- Escalate any potential issues that pose a risk to Food Safety or Product Quality to Site Management
- Follow SOPs and comply with the requirements in order to deliver GMP, to ensure there are no quality deficiencies
- Update and maintain quality records to ensure the site is compliant with all relevant regulatory and third party standards.
- Enable the site to be "Always Audit Ready" by contributing to a culture of compliance where:
o Manufacturing GMP Standards are always maintained.
o Manufacturing records are accurately completed in real time to facilitate actions that allow the approval of documentation as required.
o Processes and procedures, including on line/in-process quality checks are followed rigorously to deliver consistent quality product
- Carry out internal audits/inspections in accordance with agreed schedules and collaborate with Team Leaders to resolve any identified issues
- Monitoring the sites strict microbiological requirements for finished product and plant hygiene.
- Carrying out the release of finished product in accordance with internal procedures
- Assist in investigations of key customer/consumer complaints to determine root cause and contribute to subsequent corrective actions
- Work collaboratively with all areas of the manufacturing process to proactively raise/resolve issues that arise
- Additional duties as and when required that are relevant to the department and/or the Site.
Requirements:
- Educated to degree standard or equivalent in Science discipline or equivalent work experience in a Quality team.
- Demonstrable experience of carrying out microbiological and chemical testing
- Knowledge of a drinks manufacturing operation ideal
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong communication skills
- Self-driven
- Positive & proactive approach
- Organised
- Flexible
- Results and solution orientated
Shift Pattern:-
Earlies - Monday to Thursday 05.30 - 14.00 and Friday 05.30 - 13.00
Lates - Monday to Thursday 13.45 - 22.15 and Friday 12.45 - 20.15
You will rotate on a weekly basis. With the 10% shift allowance the salary is £27,500.00pa - £29,700pa
Rewards:
- Free Parking
- We can offer you a company pension scheme,
- Enhanced sick pay
- Company bonus if targets are hit.
- There is both an onsite and a companywide reward scheme, with the candidates being nominated by the workforce not management.
- We shut down between Christmas and New Year, the bank holidays are yours and what's more, you'll have the chance to purchase extra.
- We'll give you a Birthday Day off!
- Groupwide, we can offer an enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Life Assurance
- career development if that's your thing.
- For general wellbeing, we have a year-round calendar of health and wellbeing events,
- 24/7 Employee assistance programme for all employees
- Perks Scheme with discounts and savings.
- We also fund raise for a charity nominated by the employees (burger days and cakes are always a winner!) and you'll have the chance to help out for a day - paid of course!
I look forward to hearing form you. Liam