Quality Controller

Mansfield Fruit Farms Ltd; Chartham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fruit processing company in Chartham is seeking a Quality Control member to ensure product quality and compliance with food safety standards. Responsibilities include performing inspections, managing team productivity, and maintaining documentation. Attractive pay rates and a dynamic work environment offered.

Benefits

Attractive pay rates

Opportunity for overtime

Full PPE provided

Dynamic team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in quality control processes.
• Ability to engage and motivate team members.
• Knowledge of food safety and BRC standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality control checks and documentation.
• Communicate any quality trends to the QC Manager.
• Calibrate and maintain equipment in good condition.

Skills

Quality control procedures

Team management

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

Main Purpose: As a member of the quality team responsible for the quality of products packed at Mansfield’s ensuring food safety, fruit quality, pack presentation and label/packaging information meet customer’s specifications as well as legal requirements and reporting any issues to QC Manager.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking quality control procedures as per the quality management system and completing the associated documentation genuinely and legibly, filed appropriately.
• Undertaking inspections and checks at specific standards to ensure that the fruit and product meets customer and legislative requirements and traceability procedures.
• Highlighting and communicating any quality trends or product non-conformance to the QC Manager immediately.
• Engage, manage and motivate the team working on the line to ensure optimum level of productivity and fruit utilization. Training, daily team briefing sessions, setting standards for packing.
• Engage team on performance and ensure all staff issues are raised in a timely manner.
• Ensure Compliance data and Quality control processes are maintained to BRC/Customer standard and if required assist to internal / external audits.
• Ensure all equipment is calibrated daily / as required; need to be treated, handled with care and maintained in good condition.
• Collecting shelf life samples if working on flow-wrap, stone and soft fruit lines.

We are offering

• attractive pay rates according to experience
• the opportunity to work overtime, paid on a higher rate
• young and dynamic team
• full PPE is provided