Quality Controller Godalming, England
Job description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Quality Controller (QC)
Responsible To: QA Manager
Purpose of Post: To be responsible for ensuring the high quality of fruit enters the packhouse and that the finished product is meeting safety, legality and quality requirements of the business customers.
Main Duties – Health and Safety
- Ensure that all work carried out is completed with the full awareness of you and your colleagues Health and Safety
Main Duties – Food safety and legality requirements
- Ensure that HHPF product meet safety, legality and quality requirements
- Liaising with QA Manager or/and QA Assistant Manager any issues regarding product safety, legality and quality
Main Duties – Raw material quality management
- Liaise with the QA Manager and Harvest Managers all harvest quality issues that may be brought to your attention.
- Have proactive approach to insure the right quality arrives in the packhouse
- Complete any reports and maintain all records that will establish all products picked on the farm will meet customer specification
- Thoroughly check and record the quality of the raw material product arriving from the growers and suppliers, ensuring they meet the required standards
- Ensure all the products are labelled correctly in order to follow them through the system to allow accurate traceability
- Communicate all findings of the QC inspection to the appropriate parties
- Record, maintain and file all inspection making sure all details are correct and information filled out where required
- Durofel and Perfotec checks
Main Duties – Inspection during packing / Finish product inspection
- Complete online checks and out loading checks
- Establish a positive release whereby all orders are checked in accordance with the customer specifications and only then release the fruit for dispatch
- Communicate all findings of the QC inspection to the appropriate parties
- Liaising with QA Manager or/and QA Assistant Manager any issues regarding product
Main duties- Stock control and finished product inspection
- Correct stock control to be maintained to ensure that product meets customer specifications and waste is minimised
- Have clear picture of the fruit quality in stock and take progressive action to prevent future complains
- Liaise with the QA Manager any issues regarding product in stock
Main Duties- Labelling
- Ensure that finished product and raw material is labelled correctly to ensure are legal and customers’ requirements are met
Main Duties- Shelf life
- Completed daily, shelf life needs to be clear, accurate and up to date to meet the requirements of our customers.
- Analyse the results of any findings and make sure you inform the QA Manager of the results and/or issues.
Main Duties- Specification, Documentation and Equipment
- Ensure that correct version of specifications and documents is used
- Ensure all equipment used is maintained in good state and calibrated in correct intervals
- Ensure all records are completed and filled in the allocated areas and keep up to date
Main Duties – other duties
- Understand how each department/site fits into the HHPF structure
- Ensure all duties are carried out in accordance with Health & Safety regulations as given in company Risk Assessments
- This Job Description is not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other appropriate duties from time to time
Requirements
- Flexibility on working hours
- Previous agricultural experience
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract, Temp to perm
Contract length: 6 months
Salary: £520.00 per week
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Godalming, GU7 1UG: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (preferred)
Experience:
- Quality assurance: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Shift availability:
- Night shift (required)
- Day shift (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 21/05/2023
