Qc Technician

**QC Technician - Nutritional industry - Cheshire**

**The Company**:
This N West based company manufacture and pack tablets and hard-shell capsules for the European nutritional industry and have an annual turnover of circa £65m. The company employs circa 360 people on site and has an excellent track record of growth and ambitiousplans for future expansion.

**The role of a QC Technician**:

- To support the QC team with routine administrative tasks and laboratory technician activities.
- To perform basic testing and assessment of raw materials, packaging components, in-process materials and finished products.
- To assist with QC analytical data management to support reporting and process improvement.
- To work effectively within the QC department to ensure regulatory compliance and business requirements are met.

**Key Tasks**:

- Basic testing and assessment of packaging materials, raw materials, in-process samples and finished products.
- Co-ordinating the raw material and finished product systems within the laboratory to ensure deadlines are met.
- Documentation control within the QC laboratory.
- Liaising with external contract laboratories and ensuring samples are sent efficiently.
- Filing of completed paperwork and management of the retain sample system.
- To communicate any problems / queries to the Quality Control Manager.

**A suitable QC Technician should have**:

- Sound written and verbal communication skills.
- Good IT skills, experience with Microsoft Office essential.
- Decisive thinker, able to work within agreed timescales.
- Methodical, organised and have an excellent attention to detail.
- Experience of working in a Quality Control role within the Food or Pharmaceutical industries in a GMP or ISO17025 accredited laboratory.
- Experience of basic analytical techniques and laboratory equipment.
- Knowledge of EU quality related pharmaceutical and food regulations.