Multi Skilled QA Technician

Proman; Middleton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Proman in Middleton seeks a Multi Skilled QA Technician to support daily QA activities, ensuring products meet quality, safety and compliance standards including BRC, and to assist production and continuous improvement.

You will contribute to CI projects, provide QA/Analytical support across blending, blowmould and filling, and help investigate non-conformances while coordinating with shifts for efficient problem solving.

Qualifications

• HSE qualification or experience in safety/environmental role.
• Quality systems knowledge including ISO 9001:2000 and related accreditations.
• Experience in FMCG QA/QC/EHS environments.
• Understanding of packaging materials (blowmoulded bottles, labels, outer cases, closures).
• Experience with internal auditing.

Responsibilities

• Support site CI projects to improve quality of raw materials and finished products, environmental impact and productivity.
• Provide QA/Analytical support to blending, blowmould and filling processes to assist conformance in each department.
• Generate/collate data and evaluate quality failures to drive cost reduction and reduce waste.
• Undertake project work related to prevention of customer complaints and major rework.
• Support investigations that identify root causes of major non-conformances with operations teams.
• Be conversant in packaging production processes and related quality procedures to support production.
• Audit/contact suppliers to ensure RMB requirements are met.
• Communicate non-conforming material information and ensure preventive actions.
• Support investigations into consumer/customer complaints.
• Communicate with shifts to ensure efficient problem resolution.
• Provide support for first production batches to ensure quality is acceptable to customer.
• Where needed, perform QC testing following Quality Procedures for liquid samples.
• Produce Management Information as required.
• Ensure changes to work procedures are communicated; audit for compliance.
• Raise Health & Safety standards via planned inspections, risk assessments and accident investigations.

Skills

HSE qualification

Quality systems

ISO 9001 knowledge

SGS Lab Accreditation

SGS Supplier Accreditation

Weights & Measures

FMCG experience

Packaging knowledge

CI Projects

Technical/Quality qualification

Excel/Word/Email

Internal auditing

Education

A Level or above in Technical/Quality

Job description

Multi Skilled QA Technician

Location: Middleton

Pay Rate: £15.57 per hour

Contract: Temporary ongoing contract

Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off rota (2 days, 2 nights)

Job Purpose

To support day-to-day quality assurance activities on site, ensuring products meet quality, safety and compliance standards (including BRC), while supporting production and continuous improvement.

Key Activities

• Contribute to site CI projects to improve the overall quality of raw materials and finished products, environmental impact and/or productivity.
• Provide flexible QA/Analytical support to blending, blowmould and filling processes to assist and ensure conformance in each of the departments in relation to quality-related issues.
• Generate/collate data and evaluate quality failures in materials or intermediate/finished goods attributes to drive cost reduction, performance improvement and reduce waste.
• Where agreed with the Quality Manager, undertake project work related to the prevention of customer complaints and major rework.
• Support incident investigations that identify root causes of major non-conformances, working with Filling, Blowmoulding and Logistics personnel to conduct effective investigations.
• Be conversant in packaging production processes and associated quality procedures to support production and facilitate solutions to quality-related issues.
• Audit/contact suppliers as and when required, ensuring all processes and procedures in place are suitable for RMB requirements.
• Communicate all non-conforming raw material information quickly and ensure, as far as possible, that suppliers introduce their own preventative actions.
• Support investigations into consumer/customer complaints.
• Communicate fully with other team members between shifts to ensure efficient solutions to problems and completion of common goals.
• Provide support for first production batches to ensure that they are correctly set and that quality is acceptable to the customer.
• When needed, undertake QC testing following the Quality Procedures/Instructions for all liquid samples.
• Produce Management Information as required.
• Ensure changes to work procedures are communicated to relevant departments. Audit procedures to confirm compliance.
• Raise Health & Safety standards by performing planned inspections, risk assessments and accident investigations.

Skills & Experience Required

• A HSE qualification or demonstrable experience working within a safety/environmental role.
• Appreciation of quality assurance systems including:
• ISO 9001:2000
• SGS Laboratory Accreditation
• SGS Supplier Accreditation
• Understanding of Weights and Measures legislation and European Standards.
• QA/QC/EHS experience in an FMCG environment.
• Understanding of key packaging materials (blowmoulded bottles, labels, outer cases, closures).
• Experience in Continuous Improvement Projects.
• Qualified in a Technical/Quality subject, preferably to 'A' Level standard/equivalent or above.
• Computer literate (Excel, Word, Email).
• Experience of internal auditing.