Technical administrator / QA analyst

Technical Administrator / QA - Ivybridge - £22300 - £23795
Monday to Friday - Day Based

My client, a successful FMCG company, is looking to recruit a Technical Administrator / QA / Quality Analyst to work at their award-winning company based in Ivybridge near Plymouth. The successful Technical Assistant / QA/ Technical officer's main purpose will be the maintenance of components of the company's positive release system to ensure that all products released meet all quality, food safety, and legal compliance set either by the company or external bodies. You will also be assisting in all areas of the Technical Function to ensure continued compliance throughout the factory. Working as part of a small team, you will report into the Technical Manager.

Main Responsibilities and Duties will include:

1. Assist in driving quality standards
2. To assist in the TACCP procedure, ensuring all ingredients are appropriately risk assessed and the necessary outcomes are effectively communicated
3. To maintain the supplier approval procedure
4. To assist in the completion of hygiene and GMP audits
5. To maintain the associated systems for audit production documentation, raising non-conformances and following up on agreed actions
6. To maintain the positive release procedure
7. Assist in the collation, production and presentation of weekly and monthly quality performance and analysis reports to management meetings
8. To ensure due diligence assessments and validations are undertaken on first production runs and product launches
9. To raise non-conformances, undertake investigation of root causes
10. Ensure all equipment used throughout the factory is controlled, monitored and suitable for use, including calibration schedules are followed
11. Maintenance of the shelf life & quality assessment samples library
12. Assist investigations of quality-related customer complaints where required, prepare technical reports detailing agreed corrective actions, prepare trending reports and follow up on actions
13. Supporting the Quality Assurance & Technical Co-Ordinators

Key skills required for the Technical assistant / QA / Quality analyst:

1. Previous quality / technical skills gained working for a similar company e.g. food, drink, pharmaceutical
2. Has excellent written, IT and verbal communication skills
3. Has knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety issues
4. Be able to maintain high concentration skills
5. Be self-motivated, reliable and enthusiastic

This is a 37.5-40 hour permanent role and will suit a person with a keen interest in the food industry or a person that may have previously worked as a technical officer, quality administrator, QA, or Quality assurance. This role is commutable from Ivybridge, Totnes, Salcombe, Plymouth, Dartmouth, and Torquay.