Quality Assurance Technician

Our client are currently seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Technician to join their busy team within Ipswich.

PURPOSE

TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS AND INCOMING RAW MATERIALS MEET THE GIVEN SPECIFICATIONS AND TO SUPPORT MANUFACTURE. ASSIST THE QA/QC TECHNICIAN TO ENSURE A HIGH LEVEL OF QC IS MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES AND THAT ALL PROCEDURES ARE BEING ADHERED TO.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• CARRY OUT LINE CHECKS ON FILLED FINISHED PRODUCTS, CHECKING PACKAGING, LABELLING, BATCH CODING, WEIGHTS AND GENERAL APPEARANCE.
• CARRY OUT TESTING BULK MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS ENSURING THEY MEET SPECIFICATION.
• CARRY OUT INSPECTIONS OF COMPONENTS, LABELS AND BULK MATERIALS AS REQUIRED
• MAINTAIN QC RECORDS AND PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
• WORK WITH QA/QC TECHNICIAN ON NON CONFORMANCE REPORTS AND QUALITY SYSTEMS – GMP, ISO9001, 14001, BRC & BS22716 WITH THE VIEW OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS.
• RECORD KEEPING
• QC CHECKS FOR HYGIENE/GMP IN PRODUCTION AREAS.
• LIAISE WITH CUSTOMER ACCOUNT TEAM IN THE EVENT OF OUT OF SPEC PACKAGING
• LIAISE WITH FILLING MANAGER/SUPERVISOR ON QUALITY ISSUES WITH FILLING PROCESS’ AND FINISHED GOODS.

KEY SKILLS

A SCIENTIFIC ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
GOOD ODOUR AND COLOUR MATCHING SKILLS
EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS
WORK ON OWN INITIATIVE AS WELL AS BEING PART OF TEAM

Skills Required

Production
Quality Assurance