Quality Assurance Technician (QAT)

Quality Assurance Technician (QAT)
Wigton, Cumbria (with occasional visits to other sites) 

About Us

First Milk is a wholly British farmer-owned dairy co-operative with a vision to create value for members by delivering long-term prosperity in the form of success, profitability, security and wellbeing.

Owned by the family farms that supply us with milk and invest capital in the business, we produce award-winning cheddar, regional cheeses and dairy ingredients, as well as marketing fresh raw milk to many other UK dairy processors.

We work together as one team, with a relentless focus on efficiency and quality, to deliver competitive total returns to our farmer members. We put customers at the heart of our business, creating value through strong, long-term partnerships.

We are currently looking for a Quality Assurance Technician to join us and help us to continue delivering award-winning products.  

The Benefits

- Salary of £17,000 - £23,000 per annum DOE 
- Supportive and engaging work environment 
- Play an important role in the day-to-day operation of our site  

If you have a solid grasp of Good Manufacturing Practice, Right First Time and 5S methodologies, this is an exciting opportunity to help uphold the high standards of a respected organisation. 

We’re a collaborative team who are always looking for ways to improve our existing operations. As a member of our QA team, you’ll be encouraged to share your ideas and help shape our future quality assurance processes.  

So, if you’re looking to learn, grow and make a difference as part of a people-focused organisation, we want to hear from you. 

The Role

As a Quality Assurance Technician, you’ll help to ensure that we manufacture our products in line with legislative requirements, including food and environmental safety and health and safety. 

Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, you will: 

- Assist with the day-to-day management of the site quality management systems 
- Perform product testing 
- Communicate the requirements of customers and audit bodies to colleagues across the business 
- Assist with quality-related training
- Support the investigation of customer complaints 

About You 

To join us as a Quality Assurance Technician, you will need:

- A good understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice, Right First Time and 5S
- Strong communication skills 
- A proactive approach 

Completion of Intermediate Food Hygiene, Intermediate HACCP, Manual Handling, Pest Awareness and Risk Assessment training would be beneficial, as would knowledge of cheese/dairy or an awareness of microbiology and sampling techniques.

An IOSH qualification or Internal Audit qualification would be equally advantageous. 

We would like to hear from you if you’ve worked as a QA Technician, Manufacturing Operative, Production Operative, Manufacturing Technician, QC Technician, Compliance Assistant, Food Production Technician, QA Assistant, Quality Control Technician, or Junior QA Officer. 

Webrecruit and First Milk are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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