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The QRILL Company AS; Ålesund; On-site; NOK 400,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safe and attractive workplace

Good working environment

Pension and insurance scheme

12/7 shift

Job summary

The QRILL Company AS is seeking two Quality Controllers to work on board vessels in Antarctica. The role entails being responsible for all product quality controls, laboratory maintenance, and HSE compliance. Candidates should have a background in laboratory work or food technology and be proficient in English. The position offers fixed annual salary, pension scheme and a structured 12/7 shift pattern. Experience at sea is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience with laboratory work.
• Good English knowledge (AKBM's work language).
• Enjoy working in an international team.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsible for all QC procedures in the Factory department.
• Good knowledge of all production procedures and ensure that they are followed.
• Identify and report possible improvements related to production, safety, sampling, analysis.

Skills

Experience from working at sea

Good communication skills

Structured and able to work independently

Accurate and conscientious

Positive mind-set

Enjoys new challenges

Education

Education within laboratory, food technology or chemistry

Job description

We are looking for two Quality Controllers to work on board our vessels in Antarctica.

Quality Controller

QC is overall responsible and in charge of all product quality controls and quality systems on board the vessel. Included are control of products and production lines. Furthermore, responsible for maintaining and operating the laboratory, as well as maintenance and ordering spare parts for components/instruments involved in the QC department and for follow up HSE strategy and HACCAP on board the vessel.

Responsibility during operation

• Overall responsible for all QC procedures in the Factory department
• Good knowledge of all production procedures and ensure that they are followed.
• Follow up and archive GMP relevant training records according to Competence Matrix
• If applicable follow up QC assistant
• Responsible for internal audits during operation
• Perform inspections of cleaning
• Identify and report possible improvements related to production, safety, sampling, analysis etc.
• Ordering of consumables for QC lab, using the purchasing ERP system
• Ensure that QC lab inventory is kept up to date.
• Report to Bridge and Main Office as required
• Report in ShipAdmin as required
• Create handover notes for oncoming QC

Safety responsibility

• HSE representative
• Secretary for all HSE meetings. The position is a link between all crew members and Captain related to HSE issues.
• Call for HSE meetings on regular intervals or when needed.
• Take part in regular sanitary inspections and Safety Officers inspection of safety equipment. Sign documents from inspections.
• Forward comments from such inspections to Captain and DPA
• Be familiar with duties according to "station bill" and muster lists for life rafts.
• Wear safety equipment as required.
• HSE MS: Comply fully with the requirements in the Company’s HSE MS system, national as well as international rules and legislations and other precautions currently valid on board.
• Drills: According to “Emergency Plan”
• HSE Activities: Actively take part in HSE meetings and programs, event reporting etc.

Desired characteristics

• Experience from working at sea is preferred
• Structured and able to work independently
• Accurate and conscientious
• Good communication skills both verbal and in writing, English is work language
• Positive mind‑set, solution‑oriented
• Enjoys new challenges.

Qualifications

• Experience with laboratory work.
• Education within laboratory, food technology or chemistry.
• Desire to start an offshore career.
• Have good English knowledge (AKBM's work language).
• Enjoy working in an international team.
• Appreciate new challenges, seeking new tasks and continuous improvements.
• Systematic and responsible with drive and self‑motivation

We offer

• A safe and attractive workplace
• Fixed annual salary
• Good working environment on board
• Pension and insurance scheme
• 12/7 shift; 12 hours on, 12 hours off, 7 days a week for the entire rotation
• Shift rotation: One shift on; approx. 85 days and two shifts off, averaging 150 sea days per year and about 120 – 130 days off between trips. Travel to and from fishing ground is about one week each way at the beginning and the end of the rotation, using ports in Uruguay, Chile, and Falkland Islands for embarkation on cargo and passenger vessel, bringing crew to fishing vessels on fishing ground.