Job Title: Quality Control Operator

Key Skills: Attention to detail, communication, organisation

Salary: £28,400 per annum

Shift Pattern: Monday – Thursday, 07:15 am – 16:00 pm, Friday 05:15 am – 14:00 pm

Location: East Nottingham

A vacancy has arisen for a Quality Control Operator at their East Nottingham production site. Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, the role will ideally be suited to an individual used to working in a fast-moving multi-disciplined role. Due to the nature of the business and the responsibility of the job role, flexibility to work additional hours, weekends and shifts during seasonal periods may be requested. 

Our client has built a reputation in food production using century-old expertise alongside innovative techniques to make their products truly unique.

The Benefits:

  • Competitive salary
  • Excellent working environment
  • Generous company pension scheme
  • Healthcare
  • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
  • Opportunity for progression
  • Immediate start
  • Free parking on-site

The Role:

  • Calibration checks of scales, metal detectors/check-weighers and manual thermometers (where necessary)
  • Metal detection operation
  • Checking compliance of delivered and packed products to specifications reporting any issues to QA Supervisor
  • Inputting of data onto the QA / NAV systems
  • Preparation of production sample kits
  • Logging on and organisation of production samples for micro and chemistry evaluation
  • Hygienic sampling of incoming ingredients
  • Manage product retests
  • Co-ordinate and present trace exercises where required
  • Practice continuous improvement within the department 
  • Assist with development of systems and controls and paperwork reduction
  • To be involved in foreign body and complaint investigations
  • Carry out periodic environmental swabbing /auditing/and shelf-life sample evaluation

Our Ideal Candidate:

  • Have an organised approach to working through multiple production activities
  • Be an excellent communicator with a good standard of spoken and written English
  • Be assertive and confident
  • Have a good level of computer knowledge and computer systems
  • Have an organised and logical approach to planning the days objectives
  • Be able to work using your own initiative
  • Be able to work in a team

Interested in this opportunity? Please apply directly through this website down below, or call us on 0116 277 9854. Or alternatively, please see below or click here to view our other immediately available vacancies.

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