Quality Assurance Auditor

GEM Partnership; Seaham; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food industry is seeking a QA professional to join their team. You will be responsible for ensuring food safety and quality across production, monitoring processes and addressing customer complaints effectively. With a rotational shift pattern, the role offers 23 days of holiday and various benefits, supporting a strong commitment to quality standards.

Benefits

23 days holiday

Pension – Statutory levels

Employee Assistance Programme

Death in Service benefits

Qualifications

• Level 3 Hygiene certification required.
• Knowledge of HACCP principles.
• Basic health and safety understanding.

Responsibilities

• Assist QA Supervisor to maintain food safety and quality systems.
• Carry out verification and monitoring of the production process.
• Investigate and resolve customer complaints.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Level 3 Hygiene

Basic Health and Safety

HACCP

Job description

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We are delighted to be supporting our industry leading client in their new search for a QA professional to join their existing team.
Shifts and benefits offered
•4 on 4 off (rotating between 4 days on, 4 days off 4 nights on, 4 nights off).
• Holiday – 23 days
• Pension – Statutory levels – Salary Exchange
• Employee Assistance Programme (if enrolled in the Pension)
• 4 x Death in Service (if enrolled in the Pension)
Role Overview and Accountabilities
• To assist the QA Supervisor to maintain, verify & monitor the food safety, quality systems & product quality within the business, to meet internal, customer & third party requirements. To promote a quality culture within the business.
• To carry out verification and monitoring of the production process according to the requirements of the Quality and Food Safety Plan.
• Sample collection, testing and relevant corrective action for shelf life monitoring, microbiological and chemical testing, organoleptic assessments, results recorded appropriately, this may be electronic or manually.
• Quality and food safety champion, who ensures high levels of GMP are achieved at all times, and effectively communicates any potential issues. Works with the production team to reduce customer complaints.
• Ensures traceability is achieved throughout the production process, and accurate legible records are completed accordingly.
• Thoroughly investigates customer complaints, ensuring that root cause is identified and working with the production team to ensure preventive action is implemented.
• Verifies equipment according to the calibration plan, maintains neat legible records and reports equipment out of tolerance.
• Verification and filing of production and QA records ensuring these are easily retrievable at all times. Reporting non-conforming paperwork to QA Supervisor
Qualifications and Education Required
• Level 3 Hygiene minimum
• Basic Health and Safety
• HACCP
This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Gem Partnership Ltd who are trading as a recruitment business.
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Job Types: Full-time, Temp to perm
Pay: £14.90 per hour