Quality Assurance Operative - Night Shift
Date added:: 27 January 2023
ROLE PROFILE/ JOB DESCRIPTION
1. ROLE: Night Shift Quality Assurance Operative
2. DEPARTMENT: Technical
3. BUSINESS GROUP: Signature Flatbreads UK Ltd
Signature Flatbreads produces a range of award-winning, high quality authentic flatbreads and morning goods. It has bakeries situated in Dunstable (UK) and Nashik (India) employing over 1,000 employees. It supplies branded and own label products to supermarkets, QSR’s, Food manufacturers and other food service establishments.
4. LOCATION OF ROLE: Dunstable, Bedfordshire
5. ROLE SUMMARY
The Night Shift Quality Assurance Operative will successfully assure and maintain high levels of food quality and safety standards in one of our three factories. Responsible for controlling all technical aspects of production including factory standards.
Hours of work are 7-00 pm to 7-00 am (night shift), shift patterns are either Sunday to Wednesday or Wednesday to Saturday. There is plenty of potential for personal growth and promotion within our business.
6. REPORTING AND KEY RELATIONSHIPS
The role reports to the site Technical Manager with other key contacts being
Senior Technical Manager
Technical Director
7. PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for maintaining factory standards through auditing.
Ensuring that procedures designed to maintain product quality, safety and legality are followed by all staff.
Assist in the smooth implementation of changes and product launches.
Ensure that the sample plan is complied with insofar as samples are taken for further testing and assessment.
Proactively determine areas where improvement is necessary and assist in ensuring that non - conformances are addressed.
Assist in addressing deviations in the process to ensure that customers are not disappointed.
8. EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES
The successful applicant is likely to be working in a technical role within food manufacture.
9. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Knowledge of the BRC standard, HACCP, and retailer Codes of Practice would be an advantage.
Fluent spoken and written English.
10. PERSON SPECIFICATION
Ambitious, passionate individual looking for future career progression.
Strong work ethic.
Excellent stakeholder management including the ability to communicate outside of technical.
High attention to detail.
Adaptable with ability to respond to change in a fast paced environment.
11. KEY MEASURES
Currently involved in a technical role within a food manufacturing company supplying UK retailers and restaurants.
Knowledge of bakery products would be an advantage.