Quality ASSURANCE

The Beechdean Group; Tattenhall; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Ice Cream manufacturer in Tattenhall is seeking a Quality Assurance Assistant to support production processes. Responsibilities include conducting CCP checks, completing factory paperwork, and ensuring compliance with production procedures. Ideal candidates will have strong time management skills and the ability to work as part of a team. The role offers good career progression opportunities and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Supportive working environment

Long service rewards

Birthday bonus

Refer a friend programme

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Good time management skills and prioritization of tasks.

Responsibilities

• Report issues to QA supervisor.
• Complete factory paperwork accurately.
• Conduct CCP checks – metal detection.
• Ensure all production procedures are followed.
• Verify packaging and batch details.
• Support QA supervisor with audits and swabbing tasks.
• Assist technical team with additional tasks.
• Support site for customer and third-party audits.

Job description

Job Description

Reporting to: QA Supervisor

Location: Beechdean, Tattenhall (with travel to other locations for business needs)

About The Company

Since 1989 Beechdean Dairies Ltd have been producing high quality Ice Cream for the retail and Out of Home market. It has grown into one of the UK’s leading Ice Cream manufacturers.

Our purpose is to be a serious challenger in the world of ice cream and use our voice to shout about the things that matter to us, and our promise is to bring attitude without apology and indulgence without compromise. It’s people that makes us a quality producer making quality products.

About The Role

This position is within the technical team and based in the production hall carrying out all checks and paperwork during production. You must have the ability to work on your own initiative as well as within the wider team and have good time management skills and prioritising tasks.

Working Hours

Monday – Thursday: 06:30am–16:30pm (includes 30 minutes paid lunch break).

Friday: 06:30am–15:00pm (includes 30 minutes paid lunch break).

Hours may be variable dependent on business needs.

Role & Responsibilities

• Report directly and escape all issues to QA supervisor.
• Completion of all factory paperwork accurately within the designated production hall.
• Completion of CCP checks – metal detection.
• Responsible that all correct procedures are followed in production.
• Verification of all packaging, batch details of materials used, allergen segregation in the production hall.
• Support QA supervisor with swabbing where required.
• Support QA supervisor with audits where required.
• Support technical team with additional tasks where required.
• Support site for customer and third-party audits.

Benefits

• There are varied opportunities for career progression for those who are eager to learn!
• A supportive and friendly working environment in which culture is at the heart of what we do.
• Family run company with a long history of sustainable success and developing people inhouse.
• We provide a long service reward to show our appreciation to loyalty at Beechdean and a birthday bonus which is paid in the payroll of your birthday month. This also increases every year you work for us!
• A ‘refer a friend’ programme to ensure we are recruiting the best people we can to help drive our business forward.
• Free, onsite parking located in the picturesque village of Tattenhall, Cheshire.

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01494 563980

Beechdean Dairies Ltd, Old House Farm, North Dean, Bucks, HP14 4NL