Quality Assistant

2 weeks ago


Sandwich, United Kingdom HR GO Recruitment Full time

Quality Assistant

Location: Sandwich, Kent

Type: Permanent - Full time

**Salary**: £24k - £27k DOE

Shifts: 4 on 4 off 7am - 6pm

We are looking for a Quality Assistant to join a friendly and vibrant team, where you will be supporting the site in producing delicious food products by providing first-hand quality & technical support, ensuring site compliance and day to day task.

The Role:
Compliance
- Ensure compliance to BRCGS and Retailer Standards and ensure all procedures & policies within the Food Safety and Quality Manual are adhered to
- Responsible for the document management system
- Responsible for complaint investigations, technical data gathering
- Manage the site Internal Auditing to include GMP, glass, wood and other physical audits and support the team for improving standards
- Ensure checks, such as temperature & weighing equipment, are carried out as per procedures
- To develop and maintain systems for New Product Development, recording results from trials and using the data to manage and create the relevant documentation (QAS, Specification, Analysis)
- To complete and assist with customer specification data bases
- To provide training for new starters and to develop training when needed like microbiological sampling, etc.
- To collect data for the quality / technical KPI

Day to day
- To ensure and inspect all finished products are produced, packed, and labelled per customer requirements. Ensure paperwork accuracy.
- To ensure CCPs, traceability systems for inputs, work in progress and finished products, and all other process control parameters are being followed throughout the site, suitably monitored and under control, and provide the relevant training
- To develop, implement, manage an appropriate regime for the microbiological testing of product and environment by dealing with external laboratory and be responsible for the monitoring, update, and an analysis of the sampling plan (microbiological, Environmental, water)
- To maintain appropriate regime for shelf-life, customers testing, laboratory testing, and ensure that accurate records are maintained
- To develop and assist the Manager to maintain systems for monitoring the specification of inputs and packaging material intake, ensuring quality standards and specifications are maintained
- To lead investigations with the relevant team and root cause analysis for all non-conformances and customer complaints

Health and Safety and Food Safety
- Meet all personal and role responsibilities as required under the company health and safety at work policy, and HACCP
- Work in safe manner to eliminate personal risk and risk to others
- Work as a role model when conducting your duties
- Support and promote an active Food and Safety Culture
- Address or report any hazard observed immediately, health or food related
- Ensure correct PPE is always worn by the team
- Maintain personal hygiene to a high standard
- Immediately investigate & report any workplace incidents

**Requirements**:
Key Competencies
- Excellent communication skills both written & verbal
- Experience of implementing procedures and work instructions within Quality Management Systems
- Good level of numeracy
- IT literate: able to produce documents and reports to support communication with clear justifications.

**Benefits**:

- Salary £24k - £27k based on experience
- 25 days holiday
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Pension
- Employee benefits programme with Bravo Benefits


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