Quality Assurance Technician M -F

• Completing start-up checks.
• Calibration and monitor of Optical Sorter.
• Completing in-depth quality checks on finished products -this includes weight, bag seals and O2 checks.
• Competing raw material checks upon deliveries on film, oil and potatoes- this includes completing dry matter and tuber count / defect checks against the set specification.
• Calibration of Scales, Checkweigher and ATAGO Salt Meters.
• Completing FFA checks on oil and finished product.
• Completing PV checks on oil and finished product.
• Completing Moisture Checks on finished products.
• Inspection and sign off of both level 1 and level 2 cleans - level 2 cleans including swabbing set areas of the line.
• Verify case label barcodes.
• Quarantining of raw material or finished products - this includes liaising with our warehouse team.
• Creating and issuing Non-Conformances when standards are not met.
• Completing Fryer Profiles on designated fryers.
• Completing Fryer Chemical Checks and Dishwasher Titrations on Sunday Cleans.
• Completing clean validations on Sunday Day if Hygiene Supervisor is not in (if covering a Sunday Clean).
• Completing salt analysis on raw material and finished products as well as working with Gantry Operators to ensure correct seasoning levels are applied.
• Ensuring QMS documentation is filled out correctly and filing away correctly.
• Completing daily and internal audits and escalating any concerns to Technical Leader.
• Completing QAT Shift Handovers Reports.
• Support Fryers / Flash Fryers in ensuring compliant product against the set QAS.
• Help meet customer contract obligations and industry standards.
• Ensure our site is Audit ready every day
• Support compliance with SOPs.
• Encouraging a quality culture.
• Decision making responsibility on non-conforming stock.

Do you have a valid Level 2 qualification in Food Safety and Hygiene, Any valid issuer for England, Northern Ireland, Wales certification?, Do you have experience in Quality assurance?, * This role works independently from production and manages own workload during the working day.

• The role audits the Company's Quality Culture Practice and has responsibility for the quality of all finished products, which is key to the Company's vision.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to coach improvement of standards
• Confident and self-assured, with an engaging communication style
• Collaborative and solution focussed on problem resolution
• Numeracy and Literacy to National Standard Level 2
• Qualification in Food Hygiene (desirable)
• Food Hygiene training
• Allergen Awareness.
• Quality Assurance Practices
• Be confident in training systems and procedures
• Ability to work well within a team
• IT skills - Outlook, Word/Excel/Internal QA Systems
• Organisation, planning, project and organisation skills to implement changes effectively
• Willingness to learn and develop, * Quality assurance: 1 year (preferred)

Pulled from the full job description

• Referral programme
• Life insurance
• Free parking
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• On-site parking, * BUPA Subsidised Health Care Plan
• Pension
• AXA Life Insurance.
• Digital online reward platform including discounts and multiple salary sacrifice options
• Recognition & Wellbeing Program, Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £14.60 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Referral programme