Shift Quality Lead

Rewards and Benefits on Offer;

• Competitive salary
• Career progression opportunities.
• Stable growing organisation.
• Permanent employment.
• Immediate start.

Working Hours:

• Shifts - 4 shift system
  
  • 6am-2pm Monday to Friday,
  • 2pm-10pm Monday to Friday,
  • 10pm-6am Sunday to Thursday,
  • 8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday
  • (Office based during 4th rotation)

MTrec’s New Opportunity;

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious engineering client, based near Newcastle, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a permanent Shift Quality Leadto join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge opportunities to progress your career. Our client will be soon entering a period of sustained growth and expansion as they widen their customer portfolio, with a significant number of high value orders for many years into the future. You will be joining a very secure and expanding business, where you will enjoy a varied working environment, and great team culture.

If you have a background in Quality Assurance, ideally within an FMCG environment, please apply now for an immediate response.

The Job You’ll Do;

• Completion of Process audits against the company standards & procedures to include: audit mixing processes and moisture & water activity tests and colour measurements on finished product in line with product specification; audit coding checks on flow-wrap film, cartons and outer case labels in line with product specification including barcode verification, audit routine verification and fail-safe checks on in-line metal detectors and verification checks on in-line checkweighers.
• Audit tests on finished product against QAS documents.
• Complete all relevant documentation accurately, in full and in a timely manner.
• Conduct rapid swabs on the production line & equipment as part of the line clearance procedures.
• Collect all samples required for microbiological testing, Taste Panels and Retained samples.
• Log samples for testing on the Synlab Registration system ready for 8am collection.
• Deal with Non-Conforming product to prevent its release in accordance with procedure.
• Conduct daily temperature checks on fridges.
• Conduct monthly verifications of temperature probes.
• Carry out environmental swabbing and water testing as required.
• Ensure handover procedure is followed with incoming/outgoing QA operatives by being at the QA Station 10 minutes prior to start of shift.
• Maintain the set hygiene standards and ensure clean as you go procedure is followed at all times.
• Follow traceability procedures - ensure all Raw Materials, Packaging, Work in Progress and Finished product are identified/labelled at all times.
• Follow allergen controls and all other company procedures accurately.
• Follow manual handling guidelines and safe systems of work at all times.
• Ensure correct PPE is worn at all times.
• Completion of Paperwork/Red Pen audits.

About You;

• HACCP/BRC experience is desirable.
• FMCG/Food/Food packaging background would be ideal.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills is essential.
• Quality Assurance/Quality Control experience is essential.
• Supervisor/Team leading experience is desirable.
• Flexible to cover various shift patterns for other in the department when required.