QA Operative

Job Introduction
Great opportunities to help feed the nation at a leading UK food manufacturing company.

Here at 2 Sisters Food Group, we are proud to be counted amongst the nation's key workers with our relentless work helping to feed Great Britain. We currently have exciting opportunities for QA (Quality Assurance) to join the team in West Bromwich site D.

The hours of work and shift patterns are: Monday - Friday 2.30 pm - 10.30 pm

The rates of pay are: £11.97

Main Responsibilities
- Conduct checks within all production areas and externally, working with the QA Manager and adhering to the procedures and requirements, ensuring all checks are completed fully and as per the procedures.
- Ensure relevant documentation is collected and all checks are completed in full within timescales.
- Carry out weight checks, temperature checks, CCP checks, stock control, QC Hold control and quality checks for the department at the required frequency.
- Understand the quality standards for each customer and ensure the product meets the specifications.
- Check all CCPs on time and action on any non-conformances with the relevant production manager.
- Identify non-conformances to spec and undertake corrective action, communicate effectively with relevant staff and Shift QA Manager and agree on corrective action.
- Liaise with production management on the standard of production checks and support production colleagues when required.
- Metal Detector checks
- Scale and probe calibrations
- FFA checks
- Raw Material Intake checks
- Water quality checks
- Monitoring of product quality/process control
- GMP against specifications and customer requirements
- Auditing and filing process control sheets.

Our ideal Quality Assurance Operative will have:

- Good standard of spoken & written English which will allow written instructions to be read & effectively communicated
- Solid level of numeracy - able to calculate & report on performance
- Self-motivated and highly resilient
- A high level of flexibility is required and the ability to problem solve in a fast-paced environment with sometimes conflicting needs & wants
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Computer literate
- Good decision-making skills
- Excellent attention to detail

Ideally, we are looking for someone who has at least one year of experience working in a factory environment and possesses proven communication skills, including a good command of both spoken and written English. Testing will be conducted to ensure this. While previous QA experience is desirable, it's not essential, as training will be provided.

About The Company
- We are one of British business's most compelling success stories of the past 20 years. More than 15,000 colleagues drawn from 36 nationalities help to make a mind-boggling array of some of the finest food in Britain - From poultry to pizza to pies, from ready meals to ranges of soup. We started out from very humble beginnings in the early 1990s, and from there 2 Sisters has grown to become one of the leading food manufacturing companies in Europe, producing great quality, great value food.
- We have a strong UK presence in poultry, chilled and bakery food categories, as well as a brand favourite with Holland’s pies. We are also committed to delivering the highest quality products to the British public and to our retail and food service customers. Our customers include Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose.Package Description
- Free onsite parking
- Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco.
- Fantastic development opportunities available for promotion and career development
- In-house training including L1 & 2 Health and Safety certification, and paid apprenticeship opportunities with fantastic career progression.
- Fast Track Progression and Development Opportunities
- Employee of the Month and ‘My Bright Idea’ awards
- Employee assistance programme.
- Grocery Aid - employees access to counselling
- Wellbeing support on site
- Death in service benefit, optional - linked to pension.
- Employee app