Quality Technologist - Maternity Cover

GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED; Aylesford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global supplier of ingredients in Aylesford is seeking a Quality Technologist for a full-time, 12-14 month maternity cover role. The successful candidate will conduct quality activities, support investigations, and ensure compliance with industry standards. Applicants should have at least 2 years of experience in a quality-related role within the food industry.

Benefits

Personal growth, including training and development opportunities

Health Cash Plan

Subsidised gym membership

Discretionary bonus

Access to flexible pay with Aslan

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a Quality, Technical or similar role in food/supplement manufacturing/distribution.
• Understanding of Quality/Technical requirements and standards of the food industry: GFSI or similar.
• Some experience in resolving non-conformances or complaints is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily quality activities related to sampling, testing, reporting, and releasing products.
• Support failure investigations and coordinate customer premix monitoring.
• Conduct GMP, hygiene audits, and environmental and allergen swabs in production.

Skills

Understanding of Quality/Technical requirements

2 years' experience in Quality or similar role

Experience in resolving non-conformances

Awareness of microbiological processes

Job description

Quality Technologist - (Full-time, 12 - 14 months maternity cover)

On-site role - Aylesford, Kent

About Our Client

Our client is a leading global supplier of ingredients and premix manufacturing solutions for the food, beverage and nutrition industries. They hold strategic stocks in 35+ centres around the world to ensure continuity of supply and have liquid and dry premix manufacturing facilities in the UK, China and the USA. Their premix business is underpinned by over 40 years of experience in ingredient sourcing and distribution, servicing customers with global inventories, market expertise, and leading market positions in Vitamins, Amino Acids, Sweeteners, Preservatives, Proteins, Aroma Chemicals, and more.

What is a Quality Technologist in this role?

Conduct daily quality activities related to sampling, testing, reporting, and releasing finished products and raw materials. Carry out some of the site pre-requisite controls (allergens monitoring, environmental monitoring, temperature and humidity records, pest control). Provide day-to-day support to the quality department in the area of document control, supplier approval and monitoring admin tasks, internal auditing (hygiene, glass, plastic etc.).

What’s in it for you?

• Personal growth, including training and development opportunities.
• Health Cash Plan.
• Subsidised gym membership.
• Discretionary bonus.
• Access to flexible pay with Aslan.

What to expect?

• Flag any analytical failures (OOS results) to the rest of the operational team and support failure investigations.
• Coordinate concession, pre-shipment samples and urgent orders with the customer support team.
• Conduct GMP, hygiene audits, and environmental and allergen swabs in production.
• Support validation activities (allergen, homogeneity, cleaning, shelf-life).
• Carry out some of the site's pre-requisite controls, such as temperature and humidity records.
• Verifying batch documents and labels before releasing them to production for manufacture.
• Collating analysis results and positively releasing the finished product.
• Assist with induction training for new starters in Production and Quality.
• Issuing customer C of A based on positive results.
• Coordinating finished products and RM sample analysis with internal and external laboratories.
• Coordinate customer premix monitoring, testing and sharing reports.
• Supporting the production team in solving production/quality-related issues.

Does this sound like you?

• Understanding of Quality/Technical requirements and standards of the food industry: GFSI or similar.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a Quality, Technical or similar role in food/supplement manufacturing/distribution.
• Some experience in resolving non-conformances or complaints is beneficial.
• Awareness of microbiological processes and procedures is an advantage, but not essential.

Interested? Our client would love to hear from you!

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