Quality Assurance Technician

A leading food & drink manufacturer is currently seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to join their wider QA & Technical Team. You will be responsible for supporting a high level of technical integrity is maintained, ensuring finished goods adhere to company and legislative requirements and third-party accreditations.

The successful Quality Assurance Technician will have previous experience in a food manufacturing environment and experience of Quality Management Systems. You will hold relevant food safety and HACCP qualifications and have experience of BRC standards.

Responsibilities include:

• Inspect and sign off Goods Inwards documentation, sample and test raw materials, packaging and finished product.
• Ensure raw materials, packaging and finished product undergo appropriate checks before positive release.
• Commission samples for external testing, completion of submission forms and input of results into SAP.
• Day to day monitoring of product safety, legality, integrity and quality with completion of regular documented checks.
• Instigate appropriate action on any non-compliance which affects product safety, legality, integrity or quality and record details and actions as required.
• Identify and file reports on non-conforming product ensuring correct handling, labelling, storage, segregation and disposal according to company procedure.
• Work to establish formal procedures and actions that will encourage avoidance of the reoccurrence of identified non-conformances.
• Report to the QMS team any identified deviation or omission from company working practices and procedures including Site Security & Food Fraud.
• Monitor, record, report and maintain appropriate hygiene standards (GMPs) in all food production areas and around the whole site according to the agreed standards and procedures.
• Support the QA team during the preparation and duration of audits.

Please note, our client is unable to provide Visa sponsorship for this role.

Job Details:

• Quality Assurance (QA) Technician, Somerset / Dorset border, Monday to Friday, 8-5 1 hr lunch
• 29,000 - 31,000 + bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays