Role
The primary role of the Q.A Technologist is to support the QHSE Manager in maintaining the company’s Quality and Hygiene Management System. The position involves working closely with the site management team on a daily basis. Focus is aimed at compliance with related policies and procedures and ensuring products supplied to customers are of a consistently safe and high standard of quality.
Key Activities and Responsibilities
1. Liaising with certification bodies; organizing site audits; responding to non-conformances and ensuring full compliance certification standards and accreditation systems.
2. Working with the QHSE Manager to review and update policies & procedures to continually strengthen & improve quality management systems.
3. Completion of customer questionnaires and preparation of technical specifications.
4. Manage the company’s internal audit and self-inspection programs.
5. Help develop and implement a robust and efficient CAPA Program.
6. Maintain up-to-date calibration records & arrange service and repair of laboratory equipment.
7. Conduct and document forward and reverse traceability exercises and a product withdrawal.
8. Assist in maintaining the company’s HACCP’s plan.
9. Deliver short training programs and conduct information and awareness briefings.
10. General quality assurance duties; process quality checks, compiling certificates of analysis, archiving samples, conducting laboratory tests including oxygen transmission rate, heat-seal / lamination bond strengths, coefficient of friction, solvent retention and primary aromatic amines.
Health, Safety, Hygiene, Environment and Accreditations
1. Ensure department activities are carried out in accordance with the company’s health and safety management system and statutory legislation.
2. ISO 14001 certification and statutory environmental legislation.
3. SMETA Best Practice Guidance.
Key Results Areas/Outputs
Maintain systems and documentation to ensure full compliance with the BRC Global Standard for Packaging and the American Institute of Bakers Standard.
Key Internal Relationships
1. Production Management Team (Print Manager, Conversion Manager, UK Engineering Manager & Warehouse & Logistics Manager).
2. UK Procurement Team.
3. Sales Managers.
4. Technical Department.
5. Shift Supervisors.
6. Production Personnel.
Key External Relationships
1. Customers.
2. Auditors.
3. Service providers (pest management, external calibration services, work clothing provider etc).
Other Requirements
Qualifications
1. GCSE grades 3/C or above in Math’s and English essential.
Skills
1. Good organisational and time management skills.
2. Excellent Microsoft Office skills.
3. High standards of personal conduct and professional performance.
4. Effective written and verbal communication skills.
5. Good team player; ability to work as part of a team and alone on own initiative.
6. Ability to think and plan ahead.
7. Reliable and flexible to manage changing priorities.
8. Accurate with good attention to detail.
9. A positive, proactive and constructive approach to problem-solving.
Company Benefits
1. Pension.
2. Life Assurance.
3. EAP-Help@Hand.
4. Specsavers Vouchers.
5. Cycle to Work Scheme.
6. Refer a Friend.
7. Benefit Hub.
8. Mortgage Advice.
9. Free On Site Parking.
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