Quality Assurance Technician

Rewards and Benefits on Offer;

Competitive salary

Career progression opportunities.

Stable growing organisation.

Permanent employment.

Overtime opportunities (paid at 1.25x)

Immediate start.

Working Hours:

Shifts 4 shift system:

o 6am-2pm Monday to Friday,

o 2pm-10pm Monday to Friday,

o 10pm-6am Sunday to Thursday,

o 8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday

o (Office based during 4th rotation)

MTrecs New Opportunity;

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious engineering client, based near Newcastle, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a permanent Shift Quality Lead to join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge opportunities to progress your career. Our client will be soon entering a period of sustained growth and expansion as they widen their customer portfolio, with a significant number of high value orders for many years into the future. You will be joining a very secure and expanding business, where you will enjoy a varied working environment, and great team culture.

If you have a background in Quality Assurance, ideally within an FMCG environment, please apply now for an immediate response.

The Job Youll Do;

Completion of Process audits against the company standards & procedures to include: audit mixing processes and moisture & water activity tests and colour measurements on finished product in line with product specification; audit coding checks on flow-wrap film, cartons and outer case labels in line with product specification including barcode verification, audit routine verification and fail-safe checks on in-line metal detectors and verification checks on in-line checkweighers.

Audit tests on finished product against QAS documents.

Complete all relevant documentation accurately, in full and in a timely manner.

Conduct rapid swabs on the production line & equipment as part of the line clearance procedures.

Collect all samples required for microbiological testing, Taste Panels and Retained samples.

Log samples for testing,

Deal with Non-Conforming product to prevent its release in accordance with procedure.

Conduct daily temperature checks on fridges.

Conduct monthly verifications of temperature probes.

Carry out environmental swabbing and water testing as required.

Ensure handover procedure is followed with incoming/outgoing QA operatives by being at the QA Station 10 minutes prior to start of shift.

Maintain the set hygiene standards and ensure clean as you go procedure is followed at all times.

Follow traceability procedures - ensure all Raw Materials, Packaging, Work in Progress and Finished product are identified/labelled at all times.

Follow allergen controls and all other company procedures accurately.

Follow manual handling guidelines and safe systems of work at all times.

Ensure correct PPE is worn at all times.

Completion of Paperwork/Red Pen audits.

About You;

HACCP/BRC experience is desirable.

FMCG/Food/Food packaging background desirable.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills is essential.

Quality Assurance/Quality Control experience is essential.

Supervisor/Team leading experience is desirable.

Flexible to cover various shift patterns for other in the department when required.

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