Quality Controller

Staffline; Lostock Green; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Canteen on site

Free car parking on site

Full training provided

OnSite support from Staffline

Job summary

Staffline is recruiting for a Quality Controller at a Northwich site, working full-time 4 or 5 days out of 7 with a rota to be confirmed. You will ensure products meet quality and food safety standards, advise on non-conformances, and support internal audits across production. PPE is required and full training is provided.

Ideal candidates have experience in a similar role and a basic grasp of maths, office tasks and Excel. On-site canteen and free parking are available.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is essential.
• Understanding of food safety standards and compliance.
• Basic maths, office tasks and Excel proficiency required.
• Ability to identify non-conformances and communicate with internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Check quality and legality of products at required times to ensure food safety and compliance.
• Advise internal customers of non-conformances affecting safety or legality.
• Escalate rejections or quality issues to colleagues and suppliers as needed.
• Identify and eliminate quality problems and support internal audits.
• Ensure site adherence to standards to minimise infringements.
• Complete daily product assessments to confirm shelf life meets standards.

Skills

Quality control

Basic maths

Office skills

Excel

Education

Food Safety Level 2

HACCP Level 2

Job description

Great opportunity to work as a Quality Controller for our client, a manufacturing site packing fruits and vegetables.

Staffline is recruiting for a Quality Controller in Northwich.

Rate of pay

• 0-12 weeks £12.90 per hour
• 13-26 weeks £13.35 per hour
• 27 weeks + £13.75 per hour

This is a full-time role working either 4 or 5 days out of 7. Rota to be confirmed

Applicants must have experience in a similar role.

Your Time at Work

As a Quality Controller, you will use trained skills to complete all tasks assigned by a member of the management team, ensuring quality and food-safe products are produced for the customer.

• Checking the quality and legal compliance of the products at the required times to ensure the food safety, quality, legality, and authenticity of the products, including conducting raw material assessments where required, following specifications.
• Advising internal customers (Production and Technical) of all non-conformances that will affect food safety or legal compliance where applicable e.g. incorrect date codes, product underweight, etc.
• Escalating rejections or intake quality issues to internal colleagues and suppliers, detailing to suppliers why products have been rejected, and escalating to a Manager where required.
• Carrying out activities that identify and eliminate quality problems to ensure customer requirements are continually met, including supporting internal audits.
• Ensure that the site adheres to standards and specifications in order to minimise and prevent legal infringements.
• Completing daily assessments of products from each production run to ensure the shelf life of products meets required standards and specifications.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must be worn at all times.

Our Perfect Worker

• Awareness of specification of a range of products produced in all areas of work, including seasonality of products - the site will provide training through a full season to understand products.
• Understanding of British Retail Consortium (BRC), MMS and customer Code of Practice (COP)
• Basic maths, office, and excel skills.
• Understanding of product allergens.
• Food Safety Level 2.
• HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) Level 2 where required.

You will be happy to work across multiple production environments with varying temperatures of approx. 8 degrees and below, and occasionally working in damp and wet conditions where required.

Quality Controllers will comply with all relevant business and site policies such as Health and Safety and Food Safety Standards.

The site will provide training in order to complete the tasks, quality, specification and operational requirements.

Experience in a similar role is essential.

Key Information and Benefits

• Earn £12.90 - £13.75 per hour
• Monday to Friday
• Temp to perm opportunity
• OnSite support from Staffline
• Canteen on site
• Free car parking on site
• Full training provided

Job Ref: 1MOGP