QA Assistant Day Shift - Maternity Cover

QA Assistant Day Shift - Maternity Cover

My client are a fast moving consumer goods company based just outside Tonbridge Kent, They are looking for an experienced person for a fixed term maternity cover QA Assistant. They will be joining the day shift and please bare in mind this will require weekend working. Rota to be discussed at interview.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

To deal with stock quality and labelling issues as they occur, carrying out tests and checks and ensure any failures are documented appropriately.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

To carry out product shelf life test and to ensure that all staff involved in taking shelf life samples are completing paperwork as required.

To remove from the warehouse any redundant labels following the completions of jobs.

To ensure that metal detector and weight checks are being carried out and documented at the correct intervals. To ensure that any failures in this area are documented and notified to the head supervisor and engineering manager.

Ensure that Standard Operating Procedures are being followed as required.

Liaise with the client sales and procurement teams as required.

Assist with the development of new packing processes and quality management procedures that may occur from time to time.

To support the warehouse house manager where required.

To collate samples where required.

Other ad hoc duties as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Evidence of extensive experience working in a comparable role, preferably within the fast moving consumer goods industry

Strong appreciation of our business needs and resourcefulness in coming up with solutions to their challenges

Ability to relate to key client personnel in a professional and credible fashion

Well developed personal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with a wide range of employees

Good interpersonal skills and well developed leadership and management skills

Creativity

Ability to delegate effectively and to follow-up as appropriate

Ability to work as part of a team with colleagues across professional, operational and cultural boundaries

Proactive approach and prompt responses to all service requests

Ability to identify needs and issues and recommend suitable and pragmatic courses of action and solutions, adopting a risk aware approach

Good time management and organisational skills with the ability to handle a number of tasks at once and meeting deadlines as required

Very good organisational skills

Good IT skills including experience of Word and Excel