QA Technologist (Food)

This role is a set 6am to 2pm shift. This company produces a range of food products for retail and food service markets. The company supplies both branded and own-label items to customers in the UK and internationally.

Responsibilities

To ensure that all products manufactured comply with customer standards including quality, safety and legality; To collate product samples for routine microbiological testing and organise retained samples; To assist in all site visits and audits and support Technical and Production teams; To maintain a technical presence on the factory floor throughout the shift and provide technical support to production team; Setting the standards on the factory floor and improving upon these with production teams through coaching and knowledge transfer; Ensuring that the factory floor is audit ready 365 days of the year; Attendance to daily management meetings; To ensure CCP audits and training are carried out to schedule; To support in collating taste panel samples and EOL taste panel samples; To carry out post hygiene audits and GMP audits and close out any non-conformances raised with production and engineering; To carry out daily black bags audits to remove potential foreign bodies from the all areas and raise within the daily meeting and with production teams.

Requirements

Relevant Food Science Qualification or degree; Basic Food Hygiene qualification; Ability to operate Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; Taking and uploading of photos on to the computer to use within reports.

Nice to have

Experience within Food Industry or similar role

Benefits

up to 25 days holiday plus bank holidays; Free on-site car parking; Excellent training and development