Quality Assurance Technician

First Call Contract Services; Harlow; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing solution provider in Harlow is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician. The role involves ensuring compliance with Health & Safety and quality standards, conducting internal audits, and managing documentation. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills, an analytical approach, and proficiency in IT. This position offers a competitive salary of £27,000 per annum, with a standard working week of 40 hours.

Qualifications

• Diligent, accurate, honest and able to maintain professional standards.
• Self-starter with an analytical and methodical approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and BRCGS.
• Carry out internal audits ensuring conformity.
• Manage technical and quality documentation.

Skills

Strong written communication

Analytical approach

Proficient IT skills

Strong verbal communication

Good numeracy skills

Tools

Safefood 360

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

Position: Quality Assurance Technician
Salary: £27,000 per annum
Hours: 40 hours per week, 7am - 4pm
Team: Part of a Technical Team of three

Main Purpose

To ensure compliance with Health & Safety, BRCGS and TQS systems, supporting the Technical and Management teams in maintaining site standards and procedures.

Reporting Relationships

• Responsible to: HR Manager, Technical Manager, Director of Operations

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist the management team in running the business and its procedures.
• Ensure Health & Safety legislation is adhered to and policies enforced on site.
• Carry out internal audits (Hygiene, GMP, Glass & Clear Plastic, Fabrication, etc.) ensuring conformity.
• Label, trace and control PPE, safety knives, plasters, metal detectable pens etc.
• Ensure metal detection equipment is working correctly through testing, calibration and conformity.
• Use, manage and master Safefood 360 food safety software and its requirements.
• Support the Technical function on site.
• Complete monitoring documents from manufacturing processes.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong written communication with good punctuation, spelling and grammar.
• Self-starter with an analytical and methodical approach to work.
• Diligent, accurate, honest and able to maintain professional standards.
• Proficient IT skills (Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Strong verbal, written and digital communication skills.
• Good numeracy skills.

Company Requirements

• Regularly review and audit the business, working practices, hygiene, personnel, product, and packaging.
• Work effectively as part of a small, collaborative team.
• Liaise with external contractors, ensuring visitor and contractor policies are followed.
• Gather insurance, risk assessments and method statements from contractors pre-work.

Secondary Duties & Responsibilities

• Daily management and filing of all technical and TQS documentation.
• Liaise with independent UKAS-accredited laboratories for testing and sampling regimes.
• Maintain weekly stock takes, ensuring levels are adequate to manage value and resources.
• Ensure engineering compliance with Health & Safety and hygiene rules.
• Support BMPA compliance.
• Liaise at all levels with Directors, Managers, Supervisors and colleagues.

Note: This is not an exhaustive list of tasks. Responsibilities may change in line with the needs of the business and to support your professional development within the company.