Overview
Our Canterbury based food production client is looking for a Production Line Quality Controller to join their busy team.
Salary: Up to £13.79 per hour – Overtime paid after 48 hours at 1.25
Days: Sunday to Thursday or Tuesday to Saturday 12 Hour Shifts
The Role
- Undertaking quality control procedures as per the quality management system and completing the associated documentation genuinely and legibly, filed appropriately.
- Undertaking inspections and checks at specific standards to ensure that the fruit and product meets customer and legislative requirements and traceability procedures.
- Highlighting and communicating any quality trends or product non-conformance to the QC Manager immediately.
- Engage, manage and motivate the team working on the line to ensure optimum level of productivity and fruit utilization. Training, daily team briefing sessions, setting standards for packing.
- Ensure production plans and stock sheets are followed.
- Ensure Compliance data and Quality control processes are maintained to BRC/Customer standard and if required assist to internal / external audits.
- Maintain a healthy business relationship between FWM and its customers, growers and suppliers ensuring you communicate to QC Manager when needed.
- Service levels are maintained at above 99.9% and match customer’s expectations.
- Work as an effective team, making sure that workload has an equal share between all of team members.
- Ensuring full flexibility within Online QC department. When necessary cover for members of the QC Team including Intake/ Outloading QC.
- Provide training for new QC team members.
- Ensure all equipment is calibrated daily / as required; need to be treated, handled with care and maintained in good condition. Ensuring Health & Safety, food safety and hygiene standards are maintained and adhered to
- Following QC Manager’s work instructions due to seasonal changes and quality trends.
This is not an exhaustive list and will change with business growth, changes, requiring flexibility to support business goals and any other reasonable requests deemed necessary for the needs of the business.
The Person
- Enthusiasm, self-confidence and self-motivation.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Ability to use initiative and be pro-active.
- The ability to analyse quality or performance.
- Flexible approach to tasks undertaken.
- Ability to work independently and within the team.
- Effective communication skills
- Good level of English
- Good organisational skills
- Keen attention to detail
- Ability to work well with others
- Logical thinking
- Previous experience working within a similar role is desirable but not essential
Please get in touch with the team on 02085772442 for more information or submit your CV using the link below