Rainbow Recruitment Services are recruiting for a Quality Assurance Lead to join their client, an established sweet and savoury bakery in Burgess Hill.

 

This is a great opportunity, available on a full-time permanent basis.

 

Responsibilities:

 

Health & Food Safety

• Meet all personal and role responsibilities as required under the company health and safety at work policy and HACCP/Food Safety.

• Work in safe manner to eliminate personal risk and risk to others.

• Work as a role model when conducting your duties.

• To actively promote an active Safety Culture.

• Address or report any hazard observed immediately, health or food related.

• Ensure correct PPE is always worn, and this is promoted throughout the team.

• Immediately investigate & report any workplace incidents.

 

Procedures

• Conduct product Gluten Free checks and positive release products for despatch.

• Validate machinery tests conducted by the Packing Team and validate packing.

• Conduct site temperature checks and Calibrate Temperature Probes, where required.

• Gather data from Temperature Data Loggers, review and log on system as required.

• Gather data for weight control from Checkweighers in line with Customer and legal communication schedules, adapt data using relevant software to assist management reports.

• Conduct Checkweigher calibration checks according to the required schedules.

• Conduct Weigh Scale calibration in line with set schedules.

• Conduct Metal Detection calibration checks on the machinery to ensure working correctly, with spot checks on packaging runs as required.

• Assisted by the management team, check product quality to ensure product is made to a safe and consistently high standard, to include:

• Review general GMP throughout the bakery, guide team on any non-conformance.

• Review on Traceability and quality systems to ensure they are maintained by staff.

• Check operators are following metal detection checks in line with procedure.

• Review CCP’s to ensure they are being maintained by various team.

• Collate packing samples from each packing run for all products and retain for the various tests & specific customer requirements.

• Organise product taste panels, with a focus on specific key customer requirements.

• Conduct Glass Checks, work with Maintenance to rectify any issues found.

• Assist in the continuous development of Quality Systems.

 

The Successful candidate will have:

• Knowledge and understanding of HACCP, BRC and food quality systems.

• Good communication skills - Fluent in spoken and written English to appropriate business level.

• Excellent numeracy, and literacy skills.

• Computer literacy, to include Intermediate skills in MS Office applications – Excel; Word; Access.

• Good analytical approach to problem-solving.

• Good written reporting skills.

• Drive to continually improve processes and seek new challenges.

• A keen eye for detail, and always drive to achieve a high quality in work.

 

You will also be required to:

• Demonstrate flexibility in working hours – some additional hours may be required.

• Work under own initiative to deliver results with accuracy and attention to detail.

• Communicate effectively with departments to ensure business needs are met.

• Attend meetings, as required.

• Be discreet and respectful of confidentiality.

 

To apply for this role, you MUST have previous experience working in a QA/QC role.

 

Salary:

• Starting salary of £25,000 to £30,000 dependant on experience

• Benefits include Discounted or free food

 

Standard Working hours:

• Monday to Friday - 8:30am-5pm