Quality Technician

Kinetic PLC; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Auto Enrolment Pension

Job summary

Kinetic PLC is seeking a Quality Technician to join our Cardiff Dock site. The role focuses on testing products in a production manufacturing environment, maintaining quality standards, and supporting the Quality Manager.

You will ensure SOP compliance, analyse data trends, and drive improvements. You will work days, with a salary up to £32,000 depending on experience, and participate in an Auto Enrolment pension.

Qualifications

• Experience testing products in a production environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Promotes safe working practices and able to assess risks.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain graphs for material testing and inform Quality Manager of trends.
• Raise concession, deviation, non-conformance reports or quarantine products and identify root causes.
• Guide production staff on quality and SOP/process changes; assist on production check boards and lead quality section.
• Investigate customer complaints; identify root causes and propose corrective actions.
• Report status of quarantine area and suggest actions to reduce pallets.
• Liaise with Engineering on faults (e.g., faulty equipment).
• Maintain and create internal specifications.
• Support Quality Manager during site audits.
• Generate monthly reports summarising activities and KPIs and suggest improvements.
• Have authority to stop the line if product does not meet quality/packaging standards.

Skills

Quality testing

Attention to detail

Safety & risk assessment

MS Office

Job description

Are you an experienced Quality Technician who has worked on food processing facility, looking for your next permanent position?

Is Cardiff docks an area you can easily commute to work?

Would a salary paying up to 32000 be OK for you?

Are you happy working days only - 16.00?

Happy testing products in production manufacturing environment.?

Duties

• Create and maintain graphs for material testing, inform Quality Manager on the observed trends.
• Raise concession, deviation, non-conformance report or quarantine product when product is out of specification, find out what is the root cause and propose solution to prevent re-occurrence.
• Guide production staff including agency workers on product quality, SOP/process changes. Assist on production check board and lead quality section.
• Investigate customer complaints, identify root cause, propose corrective actions and solutions to Quality Manager.
• Report status of Quarantine Area and suggest actions that should be taken to reduce number of pallets.
• Liaise with Engineering if faults are spotted; i.e. broken Perspex panel, additive Doser fault, incorrect bag fill.
• Maintain and create internal specifications.
• Provide support to Quality Manager during site audits.
• Generate monthly report summarising all activities and KPIs from your key area flagging concerns and giving suggestions for the improvement.
• Authority to stop the line in the event of spotting that product does not meet quality or packaging standards.

Skills required

• Experienced as Quality Technician testing products in production manufacturing environment.
• Attention to details.
• Promotes safe working, ability to risk assess activities to consider the safety to themselves and those around them.
• Computer literature able to use Microsoft office.

Position

Quality Technician

Salary

£30000 - £32000 dependant on experience

Shift

Days 08.00 - 16.00 (37.5 per week)

Location

Cardiff Docks

Pension

Auto Enrolment