Quality Control Manchester, England
Job description
Quality Control – Production
Comfy Quilts Ltd – Middleton, M24 2RW
8pm to 6am Permanent Nights - £14.20 per hour
10 hour shifts, 4 days per week Mon to Thurs (6 months off-peak March to August)
10 hour shifts, 5 days per week Mon to Fri (6 months peak Sept to Feb)
Free parking, contributory pension scheme, 23 days holiday plus Comfy Perks
What we are looking for:
We are a hugely successful and growing manufacturer of high quality branded filled products, based in Manchester. The work environment is fast paced and committed to providing employees with a challenging and engaging work environment. We are looking to recruit an experienced Quality Controller into our production department, working permanent nights. This is a busy role where you will be working in small team, providing vital QC checks on the production line. Due to seasonal demands, Comfy Quilts offers 4 day working (10 hour shifts) in the summer months and 5 days working (10 hour shifts) in the winter months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Check & sign-off all ‘first’ production in factory / manufacturing environment.
- Work in progress quality control from first sample sign off to finished pallet prepared for warehouse.
- Checking samples prior to delivery to customers.
- Accurate completion of paperwork such as job sheets, sign-off sheets and metal detection calibration sheets.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Attention to detail with a keen eye for standards and high levels of concentration.
- Communication skills with ability to stand your ground when necessary whilst still maintaining good working relationships with your co-workers.
- Prioritisation skills to manage your own QC priorities on the production floor.
- Previous experience in QC, QA or laboratory would be advantageous.
- Knowledge of filled product with experience of working in production ideal.
- You will need to be an effective and proactive team worker.
Comfy Quilts Ltd (part of the Comfy Group family of companies)
Comfy Quilts offers everything that anyone could ever need to get a great night's sleep: from downy duvets for those with a yen for luxury, to specialist pillows for those with allergies or back problems. The business is extremely ambitious and their proactive product development is just part of the reason their sales, and market share, continues to grow.
Our on-line e-tailing was established in 2006, offering pick, pack and despatch solutions to online retailers. More recently, the company has diversified to offer a direct to consumer proposition through its relationships with Amazon, eBay and Groupon, together with direct to consumer offerings via nanusleep.co.uk, soundasleeppillow.co.uk, sleepypeople.com and snug-bedding.co.uk
The successful candidate will be rewarded with a competitive basic salary and a range of excellent benefits including, but not limited to: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, Generous Holiday Allowance, Employment Discount Scheme, Regular Charity Events and access to trained Mental Health First Aiders. This is a very impressive, family owned, family run business. Employing over 400 people over 4 sites in Manchester, the Comfy team is passionate about everything they do - valuing every person who plays a part in making their business so successful, as the largest supplier of filled bedding in the UK.
