QA Technician 12 Month Contract in Saltney - CV-Library

QA Technician Initial 12 Month Contract
£25,000 - £28,0000
ASAP Start
Food Manufacture

I have just been briefed on a brand new opportuntiy with a Leading Food Manufacture who are going through excptioanl growth & they aer looking to recruit a QA Technical to the team ASAP.

JOB PURPOSE

Coordinate all aspects of compliance for incoming materials, storage, finished product and services, ensuring all results, incidents and audits are reviewed and any anomalies raised and action plans put in place to progress

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Trained in Level 3 Food Hygiene, COSSH Assessments, HACCP Principles and Auditing Principles and assist in maintaining Chester Site Management Systems

* Ensure all Labs and control rooms are maintained in a clean and hygienic environment within the relevant work areas, adopting a clean-as-you-go policy

* Coordinate and carry out testing of all materials including Effluent, Water, Environment, Chemical, Raw, Intermediate, Storage and Packed Product as required. Review results and ensure any anomalies are raised prior to release of product

* Coordinate shelf life trials, and additional testing for contaminant monitoring programmes. Organising any non-routine testing as requested by Compliance Manager, sales team or customers

* Organise regular service intervals for all equipment used in the laboratory. Ensure all calibrations are kept within specification for all testing equipment offline, in line and on line

* Co-ordinate with the Production Managers and Compliance Manager on specific Quality issues and undertake investigation work where necessary

* Ensure that the HACCP document is completed accurately and in full on a daily basis thus ensuring full traceability on site and advise Departmental Managers on any non-compliance for rectification

* Review and update procedures, documents, policies and specifications including Laboratory Standard Methods, Environmental and Quality documents on a regular basis. Ensure that all the Production staff are trained to complete all analyses following these approved standard methods

* Ensure that all equipment and chemicals required for Laboratory are ordered as per the procedure laid out and that Stock control is adequate

* Ensure all Audits are completed including Monthly Internal Audits, External Audits, Glass and Hygiene audits as per agreed schedule and that any corrective actions are identified and closed out

* Maintain and administer the Incident Management System & Complaint System ensuring all issues are investigated to root cause and closed out sufficiently

* Ensure required reports are collated on a timely basis

* Participate in the Journey to Excellence programme identifying areas of potential improvement and assisting in projects to demonstrate and implement cost savings or enabling benefits

For further detials please contact Scott at D R Newitt Recruitment - (phone number removed)