Quality Assurance Technician

**About Kerry**

Kerry Group’s UK & Ireland dairy related business includes Dairy Ingredients, Dairy Nutritional Ingredients, Dairy Consumer Foods, and Agribusiness. With a revenue in excess of €1bn per year, it is one of the world’s leading dairy businesses. With our strongdairy heritage and deep-rooted connection to our 3,000 milk suppliers, right through to our portfolio of innovative and high-quality brands, the dairy business has a unique and compelling proposition for both consumers and our customers.

Our dairy business has a diversified portfolio of dairy, nutritional ingredients and market leading dairy brands and its vertically integrated dairy processing ensures the highest quality, sustainably produced 1.2bn litres of milk?for our dairy, nutritionalingredients, and consumer foods business - a key consideration among some of our largest customers across the globe.

We have an unrivalled dairy consumer brands portfolio coupled with a track record in innovation underpinned by technology and science. We manufacture and market our own leading butter, dairy, and plant spreads brands: Dairygold, Low Low, Pure and Golden Cow.We are the largest supplier of Private Label dairy spreads, supplying all major retailers in Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe. Our cheese brands compete in children’s cheese snacks (Attack-a-Snak), natural cheese (block, slices and grated), and in processedcheese segments and our leading cheese brands include Strings & Things, Coleraine, and Charleville Cheese. Through our multi-geographical presence (UK, Ireland, and Western Europe) we have a deep consumer insight which is a key component of the business.

**About the role**

We are currently recruiting for a **Quality Assurance Technician on a permanent basis for our Ossett site in Wakefield, UK.**

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to gain or strengthen their skills within QA, with possibilities of obtaining further training and certification (Apprenticeship development into Compliance Auditor Role potentially available). This positionis full time Monday to Friday with flexibility in start and finish times (we understand that not everybody can work the same hours, so we are happy to look at a shift pattern that would work around your lifestyle)

**Key responsibilities**

**Principle Role**:

- Quality Control for incoming raw materials and finished goods with additional Quality administration requirements
- Environmental monitoring
- Maintenance of data base for commercial samples and documentation and sending commercial samples when requested

**Main responsibilities**:

- Implementation of relevant QC testing as per the site testing schedule (pre-shipment samples, raw materials, finished product)
- To operate and maintain the positive release system for Ossett site production goods
- To operate and maintain the approval system for pre-shipment samples
- To operate and maintain the release system for Ossett site raw materials
- Environmental monitoring (swabbing, water and air sampling)
- Maintenance of commercial samples data base and relevant documentation and sending commercial samples when requested
- To arrange analysis of samples with 3rd party laboratory on a daily basis
- Maintaining QC consumables
- Creating quality notifications
- Basic maintenance, validation and cleaning of laboratory equipment
- Ensure that relevant procedures and work instructions are followed
- To report any issues to the line manager and assist with the corrective actions as required
- Provide concise and accurate information to support any investigations
- Taking on some deputy roles for the Quality Supervisor and Quality Manager when required

**Administrative**:

- Filing and storage of retained samples as per the site procedures
- To input and maintain relevant batch process documentation to satisfy internal policy and external accreditation requirements
- Maintenance of records of certification of analysis for incoming raw materials and finished goods

**Qualifications and skills**
- Clear Communicator both verbal and written
- Proficient in the use of MS Office tools.
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving / questioning nature
- Technical aptitude
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Dedicated to driving improvement and raising standards
- Team player
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate - advantage but full training will be provided

Whilst experience is important, finding the right person who will live and breathe our Kerry Dairy Consumer Foods Values is something we’re super passionate about. Kerry DFC hasn’t been built on luck.

We’ve got to where we are today by being courageous and forward thinking

So if you’re looking to build a lasting career within an open minded company that allows it’s people to take ownership’ of everything they do, Kerry DFC needs you Come and join us and help us be better together.

**What's in it for me?**

Opportunity for career development,?matched pension scheme to up to 10% and access to an employee assistance program and employee benefit platform.

In Kerry we benefit from the knowledge of our colleagues who bring a diverse range of cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles and experiences.

One team fostering an inclusive culture that, above all, inspires food and nourishes life.

One culture where everyone brings their unique perspectives and experiences to help make us better, together.

We are committed to nurturing an environment of positivity and inclusiveness, where everyone can be at their best, both personally and professionally.

?Our recruitment, selection and assessment process are based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and based entirely on merit. We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminatebased on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, m