Qa Technician
Diamond Search Recruitment are delighted to be representing our client in recruiting for QA Technologists (Nights). Our client are a busy and award winning organisation, with a real focus on fresh procurement, delivering quality fresh produce; proud of their workforce, with a commitment to investing in training and providing opportunities to all employees.
Working Sunday to Wednesday 5.00pm to 5.00am (possibly 6.00pm to 6.00am). The Gravesend site is accessible via public transport for an evening start, however, there is no public transport accessible from site until 7.00am. Therefore the ideal candidate would have access to their own transport - car or bike.
Job Objectives and Responsibilities
Responsible for ensuring that all product and process comply with food safety, legality and quality requirements throughout all stages of the production process.
Main Duties
* Conduct sampling of raw materials in low risk/ high care, finished product, shelf life samples, environmental swabs, listeria swabs, air plates and water samples as per defined frequency
* To accurately register all relevant samples on the lab system prior to the lab collection for the required tests
* Conduct hand swabbing to evaluate hygiene levels in production areas. Inform management/ take corrective actions as required
* Assess the quality of raw materials in order to define the accuracy of intake checks
* Verification of decontamination CCP's to ensure critical limits are being met Verification of Metal detection start up checks and in production checks
* Creation of new product programmes in the metal detectors / calibration / adjustment of setting as required
* Verification of Line start-up checks and in production checks
* Organisation and management of retained samples within fridges
* Knowledge of SOPs, CCPs, procedures in place
* Verifying production paperwork on a random basis to ensure they are completed correctly
* To Conduct daily paperwork audits to ensure all due diligence parameters are met. To identify, report and establish corrective actions to all non-conformances
* To Conduct Factory GMP Audits, reporting findings and record in the GMP Tracker
* Daily factory walk around to support production team to ensure products are manufactured in a smooth flow
* To observe and ensure good personal hygiene is maintained in the factory
* Conducting taste panel and reporting findings
* Filing and archiving of paperwork
* Product and Raw Material Traceability
* Environmental and equipment post hygiene sign off
Equipment
* Manage the inventory of QC toolbox, ensuring all required equipment is present and within working order
* Calibrations of key equipment e.g. scales, probes, penetrometers, refractometers, UV pucks as per the required frequency
* Monitoring temperature of all areas of the factory and informing technical management regarding any issues
* Analyse the tare weights for all live products to ensure these are within specification as per defined frequency
The ideal candidate:
Preferably experience in the food industry
Experience of a high care, ready-to-eat environment and preferably with prepared fresh produce
HACCP, Food Safety qualification would be advantageous
Self-organised approach and the ability to plan a workload
Good work ethic
Flexible approach and be willing to adapt ways of working to support team requirements
Good time keeping and management
Good standard of spoken and written English
IT literate
Apply today!
Diamond Search Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency regarding this vacancy
Working Sunday to Wednesday 5.00pm to 5.00am (possibly 6.00pm to 6.00am). The Gravesend site is accessible via public transport for an evening start, however, there is no public transport accessible from site until 7.00am. Therefore the ideal candidate would have access to their own transport - car or bike.
Job Objectives and Responsibilities
Responsible for ensuring that all product and process comply with food safety, legality and quality requirements throughout all stages of the production process.
Main Duties
* Conduct sampling of raw materials in low risk/ high care, finished product, shelf life samples, environmental swabs, listeria swabs, air plates and water samples as per defined frequency
* To accurately register all relevant samples on the lab system prior to the lab collection for the required tests
* Conduct hand swabbing to evaluate hygiene levels in production areas. Inform management/ take corrective actions as required
* Assess the quality of raw materials in order to define the accuracy of intake checks
* Verification of decontamination CCP's to ensure critical limits are being met Verification of Metal detection start up checks and in production checks
* Creation of new product programmes in the metal detectors / calibration / adjustment of setting as required
* Verification of Line start-up checks and in production checks
* Organisation and management of retained samples within fridges
* Knowledge of SOPs, CCPs, procedures in place
* Verifying production paperwork on a random basis to ensure they are completed correctly
* To Conduct daily paperwork audits to ensure all due diligence parameters are met. To identify, report and establish corrective actions to all non-conformances
* To Conduct Factory GMP Audits, reporting findings and record in the GMP Tracker
* Daily factory walk around to support production team to ensure products are manufactured in a smooth flow
* To observe and ensure good personal hygiene is maintained in the factory
* Conducting taste panel and reporting findings
* Filing and archiving of paperwork
* Product and Raw Material Traceability
* Environmental and equipment post hygiene sign off
Equipment
* Manage the inventory of QC toolbox, ensuring all required equipment is present and within working order
* Calibrations of key equipment e.g. scales, probes, penetrometers, refractometers, UV pucks as per the required frequency
* Monitoring temperature of all areas of the factory and informing technical management regarding any issues
* Analyse the tare weights for all live products to ensure these are within specification as per defined frequency
The ideal candidate:
Preferably experience in the food industry
Experience of a high care, ready-to-eat environment and preferably with prepared fresh produce
HACCP, Food Safety qualification would be advantageous
Self-organised approach and the ability to plan a workload
Good work ethic
Flexible approach and be willing to adapt ways of working to support team requirements
Good time keeping and management
Good standard of spoken and written English
IT literate
Apply today!
Diamond Search Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency regarding this vacancy