Quality Controller

Albert Bartlett is a progressive British family brand, established in 1948 and dedicated to providing quality potatoes for delicious meals.

**Our Values are what drive us to be the very best at what we do**:
Family Heritage; Honest; Potato experts; Progressive

We want Albert Bartlett to be a world famous household brand, renowned for quality and expertise in own label and branded potatoes and potato products.

We aim to be an innovative and improving company that exceeds our customers’ expectations while operating in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way. The business prides itself on a strong-family feel environment.

**About The Role**

**We are currently recruiting for a Quality Controller at our potato processing site in Westwick, Norfolk.**

Your main accountabilities will be to:

- Measure quality assurance at production level against confirmed specifications
- Work alongside Production Operatives to ensure quality is a pivotal part of daily tasks
- Complete and be accountable for accurate Quality and Due Diligence records
- Escalate quality or food safety concerns immediately to the appropriate level.
- Ensure that the correct product is packed
- Support the quality auditing process
- Take samples during and after production and carry out quality testing.
- ** Quality assurance**
- Follow systems and procedures to assure quality comes first and maximise production output
- Immediately notify issues of quality to the Quality Systems Manager
- Ensure date codes and production traceability is recorded
- Escalate production and quality issues arising from any QA/ QC activities
- Make recommendations to the quality team QA to improve QA systems as appropriate.
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Monitor Quality and Keep Quality and Due Diligence records**
- Attend and contribute to team meetings
- Effectively communicate on quality matters
- Keep records to demonstrate Quality and Due Diligence
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Activities and Resources**
- Follow relevant SOP’s and ensure relevant QP’s/ CCP’s are adhered to
- Report immediately to appropriate manager on incidents and situations potentially hazardous to health and safety of personnel and equipment that comes to your notice.
- Check print position.
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People**
- Treat all employees as you would wish to be treated yourself
- Minimise conflict
- Work alongside colleagues across all functions to reach a common goal

**Expected Start Date**: Immediate.

**Hours of work**:Monday -Thursday 12 hour shifts for 46 hours per week.

**Shift Pattern**: Rotating pattern of 1 week of nightshifts and 1 week of day shifts.

**SALARY**

Up to £12.40 per hour.

**COMPANY BENEFITS**

Some of our benefits include:

- Competitive Salary
- NEST Pension Scheme
- Annual Leave - 24.8 days
- Long service awards
- Free parking
- Ride to Work Scheme

**THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT**
- Experience in quality assurance/quality control/ food safety/ environmental standards/ organics.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Working experience within a similar role and/or a food environment.
- Awareness of the importance of food safety

**Required Criteria**
- Right To Work In The UK
- Experience in quality assurance/quality control/ food safety/ environmental standards/ organics
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Working experience within a similar role and/or a food environment
- Awareness of the importance of food safety

**Skills Needed**

Quality Control, Quality Management, Data Entry and Basic Computer Skills, Situation Evaluation and Analysis

**About The Company**

Our story began in 1948, when Albert Bartlett started our family tradition of selling good-quality produce by setting up a beetroot-boiling operation in Coatbridge, Scotland. Nine years later, Albert’s experience and expertise helped him grow the business, and along with his two sons, Jimmy and Alex, he found a new home for their flourishing company in Airdrie, Scotland.

On that very same site, we made history when we became the first factory in Britain to pre-pack carrots in a plastic bag. Over the years, our expanding business has stayed true to Albert’s spirit of innovation and passion for quality, and we’ve built on our experience. Today, we proudly supply potatoes from our network of farmers and growers across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Jersey.

**Company Culture**

Over 70 years since Albert started the business, we remain proudly independent and the fourth generation of the Bartlett family is now working in the company.

Our headquarters are in Airdrie, only four miles or so from our founder’s original business. We want Albert Bartlett to be a world famous household brand, renowned for quality and expertise in own label and branded potatoes and potato products.

We aim to be an innovative and improving company that exceeds our customers’ expectations while operating in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way. We can only achieve this by investing in the best people and some of the latest job vacancies at A