Job Description

What you'll be doing
In the role of QA, the key focus will be to assist in the production of safe food, which meets customer specification and legal requirements by ensuring the effective operations of agreed procedures through regular auditing.

Sample, test, audit and monitor to verify that all processes, procedures and products are being manufactured in a safe and compliant manner
Conduct verification checks to ensure equipment is suitably calibrated to comply with required standards
Complete all necessary documentation ensuring that it is kept accurate and ready for internal and external audits and highlighting when non-conformance requires corrective action
Maintain on going communication with the team and other relevant functions ensuring they are fully aware of quality assurance results
Collect all relevant samples (products, swabs, water samples etc.), with adherence to procedures and protocols, to ensure quality, safety and legality of products sampled
Provide technical support & advice to operational staff and other teams to ensure compliance with all relevant technical standards, seeking guidance and advice from QA Area Leaders / Technical Manager where necessary
Ensure that a safe working environment exists for all employees and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the safety, health and environment policy
Shift pattern - 4 on 4 off days, rotating in blocks of 5am-5pm, 6am-6pm, 7am-7pm and 11am-11pm.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Previous auditing experience Understanding of good manufacturing practice Microbiological awareness – understanding of basic of food safety Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications.Experience of chilled manufacturing Confident to challenge non-compliant practices or behaviours in a busy factory environment Capable of communicating to a variety of people – from operatives to senior management and auditors Food hygiene – Level 2 Health and Safety - Level 2 Ideally HACCP Level 2 trained Allergen Awareness Training