QC Technician – Line

The Role:

Support the Assistant Quality Control Manager and Quality Control Supervisor in a proactive way as a front line quality control technician. You will support the Technical and Quality team ensuring all quality control checks are completed as required by our BRC approved quality system

Role Responsibilities:

• Pre-Production Audits and biotrace swabbing of machinery – to ensure they are thoroughly cleaned
• Swabbing hands of personnel working in production as necessary        
• Positive release checking of all products being produced by carrying out the various QC checks on each product as detailed on the positive release record e.g. weight check, temperature check, visual check etc
• Checking of raw materials when delivered to ensure they are in compliance with requirements and specification, ensuring a certificate of conformance accompanies each delivery
• Shelf life tasting, Cooking and tasting all product on production day and use by day to ensure that they still taste ok
• Checks on X-ray machine and checking metal detector as required
• Checking temperature of all fridges/freezers and prep areas as required.
• Downloading Icespys of fridges to ensure correct temperature
• Checking vans hygiene standards and temperature check before each order departs
• Reporting non conformances noted and carrying out corrective action
• Ensuring cleaning is correctly carried out and records are completed
• Downloading and reporting on information got from biotrace machine
• Checking visitors to the site are completing questionnaires
• Carrying out hygiene/housekeeping audits of factory ensuring it is complying to our quality systems
• Carrying out glass audits of the factory ensuring all glass and Perspex is kept intact and maintained
• Checking that maintenance personnel are carrying out scheduled work and completing all relevant documentation
• Checking weighing scales to ensure they are accurate
• Checking temperature probes to ensure they are accurate
• Downloading data loggers of vans and checking that they are maintaining correct temperature
  

As Required:

• Induction training of new staff
• Swabbing, product sampling, water sampling to send to laboratory for testing
• Making sure all equipment on site is calibrated and certificates held for each item
• Liaising with pest control contractor to ensure all bait is checked and report any non conformances
• Any other reasonable activities as requested by your manager or the Senior Management
  

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