Quality Technologist

Pilgrims Europe; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food technology company is seeking a Quality Technologist for the nightshift in Carrickmacross. The role involves providing technical support, ensuring adherence to food safety and quality standards, and promoting a culture of safety on site. The ideal candidate will facilitate audits, manage supplier complaints, and actively drive compliance in production areas. If you are passionate about food safety and quality, this position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Provide technical support to the operational team to maintain and enhance standards.
• Promote food safety and quality culture across the site.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building a culture of food safety.
• Drive compliance in production areas.
• Manage supplier complaints and non-conformities.

Job description

Job Description

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Quality Technologist (Nightshift)
Location: Carrickmacross
Hours: Sunday 21:00 - 5am-Monday - Thursday 23.30 - 07.30am

Provide technical support and advise to the operational team to ensure current technical standards, customer requirements are maintained and enhanced where appropriate. To support all audits on site to ensure the auditor receives information in a timely and effective manner.

Responsibilities:

• Safety is a condition
• Contribute to building a culture of food safety and quality across the site.
• Reduce hazards, risks, and incidents by promoting the Technical Excellence agenda.
• Embrace "Go for Zero" by promoting positive behaviours, root causing near misses and coaching team to manage safety in their areas.
• Track, report and help to improve safety & food safety performance metrics.

• Technical Excellence Strategy
• Drive compliance in all production areas against Food Safety & Quality Standards (OPEX MS)
• Promote Food Safety & Quality Culture model across site and involved in role out of site plan
• Key contact for production issues such as supplier NCs, positive release etc
• Lead out customer & 3rd party standards and confirm adherence through factory line walks, inspections and observations
• Manage supplier complaints & Non - conform...