QC / Quality Control Inspector
Niche Fertiliser Company
Salary: GBP 14-14.70 p/h, 40 hr Week
Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
24 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
Site-based
Location: Henstridge near Yeovil
My client is a very successful manufacturer based near Yeovil in Somerset. They are looking to recruit a full-time QC / Quality Control Inspector for a newly created role. The company designs and manufactures fertilisers and other related products for the amenity turf market (golf courses, football pitches, bowling greens, lawncare, and municipal areas) and the horticultural market (growing media, glasshouse cultivation).
Main Duties:
1. Collecting samples of materials and products at various stages of goods receipt, storage, and production - following routines, as well as ad hoc investigations.
2. Analysis of samples - including sieve tests, moisture measurements, visual and other methods & criteria.
3. Liaising with the Technical Team, Purchasing Manager, Production Manager & Sales Department - to develop a broad understanding of supplier, customer, material, & process performance, characteristics, & variations.
Minimum Requirements:
1. Proven experience in a similar QC role within a manufacturing industry, preferably food manufacturing, drink, pharmaceutical, or agriculture.
2. Exposure to materials sampling & testing in a manufacturing environment is desirable.
3. Familiarity with quality control routines and expectations.
4. Meticulous and accurate in measurement, record keeping, and interpretation, following routines.
5. Good communication and interpersonal skills at all levels.
6. Practical hands-on approach within an industry-typical or factory environment.
7. Some knowledge of lab practices would be ideal.
The successful person may have previously worked in a QA, QC, Technical, lab, or raw materials role. This role is commutable from Wincanton, Bruton, Shepton Mallet, Yeovil, Shaftesbury, Salisbury, and Frome.
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