Quality Assurance Technician Scarborough, England
Job description
Position Title: Quality Assurance Technician
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Scarborough
Requisition ID: 21482
For over 60 years we’ve been the number one branded player in frozen potato market. When it comes to bringing the nation together at mealtimes with simple, delicious and great tasting food we’re kind of a big deal!
You won’t just find us in supermarkets though. As well as owning a household retail brand, our respected foodservice business works in close partnership with distributors, chefs and caterers across thousands of the country’s pubs, restaurants, hospitals, and schools.
We are passionate about potatoes.
But we’re even more passionate about our People!
ABOUT THE JOB.
Our Quality Technician will champion increased awareness in Quality and Food Safety, and monitor adherence to QMS policies and procedures. Working as part of an integrated technical team, building, and promoting a Food Safety culture at all levels on site.
You’ll also be responsible for….
- Auditing compliance against Quality Management Systems, GMP and HACCP controls, raising all non-conformances against relevant standards with objective evidence - effectively communicating to enable the operational teams to take the appropriate and necessary corrective action.
- Confirm the sites adherence to legal and customer standards through auditing of product and operational processes against customer codes of practise.
- Ensuring independent process and product checks are completed in each area according to the schedule and relevant actions taken if out of the limits or specification given.
- Identifying the site traceability system in order to complete audits/demonstrate compliance and retrieve information for investigation purposes
- Preparing and facilitating taste panels in accordance with procedure, ensuring that all results are accurately recorded and communicated to site.
- Calibration of measurement equipment in accordance with schedules and procedures.
- With guidance from Line Manager, coordinating day to day activities to deliver improvement of Technical KPIs.
- To verify that finished products are assessed on QA taste panel and meet agreed specification
- An understanding and use of the current Quality Management System including how documents are referenced.
- Conduct quality assurance spot checks in the production areas to ensure that the product is being packaged correctly against legal and customer requirements.
- Post hygiene swab verification.
- Deputising for the Area Quality Leader.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR…
You’ll already have experience in a similar role as a Quality Technician, with a continuous improvement mind-set and the ability to work autonomously and use initiative, whilst being part of a team. You’ll also have...
- Knowledge of Quality & Technical systems
- Quality & Food Safety knowledge
- Influencing skills
- Knowledge of HACCP
- GMP requirements
- Able to communicate effectively at all levels
- Demonstrable problem-solving ability
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Although we do encourage you to taste the goods you’ll be pleased to know we don’t pay you in chips. For working hard, you’ll also get a great hourly rate plus shift allowances, and some pretty good benefits including:
An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay
- Optional health cash plan
- Cycle to work scheme
- ‘Chips In’ Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the long-term development of McCain communities across the globe
And of course, being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish to relocate in the future. We have an impressive 5 year growth plan that presents development & progression opportunities for those who seek it out.
WHERE YOU’LL WORK…
You’ll be based at our Scarborough plant in North Yorkshire. We opened this plant back in the swinging sixties, but it’s definitely not stuck in the past. It’s one of the largest French fry factories in the world and after a recent development, it’s also one of the most high tech. Our team of over 300 colleagues work hard to make sure the quality of our products keep our customers returning for more, for now and years to come!
WHAT YOU’LL WORK…
The shift pattern is 2 days (7am-7pm) followed by 1 day off then 2 nights (7pm-7am) followed by 3 days off.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
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Job Family: Quality & Food Safety
Division: Great Britain
Department: C Shift
Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Scarborough || GB - United Kingdom : England : Grantham || GB - United Kingdom : England : Hull || GB - United Kingdom : England : Peterborough || GB - United Kingdom : England : Whittlesey || GB - United Kingdom : England : Wombourne || GB - United Kingdom : Other : Reference job description || GB - United Kingdom : Scotland : Montrose
Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd
