QC Technologist

PrepWorld; Northfleet; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fruit quality control company in Northfleet seeks a QC Technologist to ensure quality of incoming fruit. Responsibilities include conducting inspections, working closely with suppliers, and managing equipment maintenance. The ideal candidate has strong communication skills and numerical abilities. This role involves manual handling and working in cold storage conditions. Starting pay is £12.61 per hour, with increases after training.

Benefits

Wagestream for early access to earnings

Free on-site parking

Staff events

Subsidised staff restaurant

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills essential.
• Ability to work under and manage pressure.
• Proven time management skills with time critical deadlines.
• Good numerical skills for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine quality inspections of raw material fruit.
• Work closely with suppliers and procurement for quality issues.
• Ensure daily delivery schedule is adhered to.
• Conduct label checks of fruit stock upon arrival.

Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Proven time management skills

Good numerical skills

Fluent in both spoken and written English

Flexible approach

Tools

Quality control systems (Durofel, FTA)

Job description

Overview

Prepworld is looking for a QC Technologist to ensure that Prepworld receives fruit according to the prescribed raw material specifications, conducting all relevant quality inspections of raw material at point of intake and maintaining them throughout the chain. Your role will also include supporting the supplier technical function and working closely with the wider business in ensuring that Prepworld produces high quality product for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine quality inspections of raw material fruit, including taste panel, checking defect levels, sugar levels, acidity, pressure, and temperature as necessary, against the raw material specification, on arrival and upon request.
• Work closely with the wider business, including our suppliers, Procurement, Stock, Raw Material and Production, ensuring that product quality issues are continuously communicated.
• Carry out routine daily duties, which will include but is not limited to ensuring the daily delivery schedule is obtained; completing QC web reports; obtaining and entering test results onto the raw materials intake sheets; completing daily RAG and waste report for the wider business and taking relevant photos of the incoming fruit as per training and requirements provided
• Collecting fruit samples for testing which will involve manual handling and lifting of fruit containers as per training and requirements provided.
• Conduct label checks of fruit stock upon arrival, verifying the details against the intake system and cross-referencing information with details provided by Procurement department to ensure that the correct quantity and suitable quality of stock has been delivered
• Take responsibility for maintenance of Quality Control equipment, undertaking daily equipment checks and calibrating it when necessary, identifying issues and notifying management in case of equipment loss, damage or breakdown.
• Ensure that you always follow the correct fruit rejection and non-conformance process
• Role will involve manual handling and the ability to withstand working in cold storage conditions on a daily basis

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills (essential)
• Attention to detail and ability to work under and manage pressure (essential)
• Proven time management skills; accustomed to working with and meeting time critical deadlines (essential)
• Good numerical skills, ability to analyse and interpret data (specifically % calculations on a daily basis) (Essential)
• Working knowledge of quality control systems such as Durofel, FTA, and grower approval systems (desirable)
• Experience of stock control/rotation (desirable)
• Previous knowledge of fruit quality control, fruit storage procedures and fruit handling (desirable)
• Fluent in both spoken and written English (essential)
• Self-organised approach and the ability to plan a workload (essential)
• Flexible approach and be willing to adapt ways of working to support team requirements (essential)

Benefits

• Wagestream (track your earnings and instantly access up to 50% of your money as you earn it, without waiting for payday)
• Free on site parking with electric charge points
• Staff events
• Staff restaurant serving heavily subsidised hot and cold food
• A supportive team
• Career development

Days of work: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Hours: 07:00 - 19:30

Pay: Starting at £12.61 per hour, rising through to £12.92 and then £13.21 after full training and development.

Location: Prepworld (Northfleet, DA11 8HH)

Sponsorship note: this position does not meet the minimum salary criteria for Sponsorship in the UK. If you require sponsorship in the near future, we advise this role is not suitable.