Location
Bodmin, Cornwall | United Kingdom
Job description
Proper Cornish, a renowned manufacturer and supplier of award-winning pasties and other pastry products, is seeking an experienced and motivated Night Shift QA Technician to join our Technical Team. We offer a starting basic rate of £13.50 an hour. For the night shift the rate is enhanced to £16.88 per hour.
As a Quality Assurance Technician, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality, safety, and legality of our products produced during the night shift hours.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct GMP audits alongside production staff to maintain quality, safety, and legality standards.
- Raise concessions and non-conformances as required, ensuring efficient resolution and monitoring of their effectiveness.
- Check and monitor the efficiency of technical equipment such as scales and probes.
- Perform pre-production swab testing, analyze results, and maintain records.
- Collect samples and swabs for laboratory testing, ensuring adherence to testing schedules.
- Perform random line checks of products to ensure compliance with safety, quality, and legality standards.
- Swiftly and accurately communicate any quality, safety, or legality issues to the management team.
- Investigate quality issues as they arise and report findings to the management team.
- Maintain the factory Foreign Body log and issue quarantine and hold notices when necessary.
- Conduct organoleptic testing of raw materials and final products to ensure adherence to specifications.
- Provide support to the production team on aspects of the Manufacturing system.
Key Attributes:
- Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and quality control processes.
- Proven experience in a technical environment, preferably within a food manufacturing setting.
- Possession of Food Safety Level 2 certification.
- Familiarity with BRC standards and experience working to uphold them.
- Strong coaching skills to effectively train and support production staff.
- Exceptional organization, prioritization, and time management abilities.
- Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining quality standards.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a customer-centric approach.
- Able to work flexibly within the night shift hours (22:00 - 06:30) Sunday to Thursday.
- Demonstrated qualities of friendliness, honesty, customer-first mentality, passion, and a commitment to quality.
If you are passionate about ensuring product quality and safety and are looking for a challenging opportunity in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your application and we will review it in a timely manner.
What We Offer:
- £13.50 per hour base rate, enhanced rate of £16.88 for hours between 8pm and 6am and for hours over 37.5 per week. We also offer a Sunday rate of £17.96 per hour.
- All the Proper Perks*!
- Opportunities for career growth and advancement.
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment.
- On-the-job training and development opportunities.
- A chance to be part of a passionate team dedicated to producing high-quality food products.
- We pay what we advertise - no reduced rates for under-25s, no bait-and-switch, no funny business! Just a proper job with a proper paycheck!
Even better bits!
After your probationary period, you'll not only be a valued member of our team but will also have earned a Food Safety Level 2 certificate and H&S Level 2 certificate, enhancing your personal skill set and qualifications.
At our company, we are committed to your growth and development. We offer a comprehensive training and development program and have a strong track record of promoting talent from within the business. Your career progression really matters to us.
Our Company Values of 'Customer First', 'Honesty', 'Quality', 'Friendliness', and 'Passion' are at the core of everything we do. With 220 dedicated colleagues, we take immense pride in making the world a better place every day by filling it with delicious pasties and savoury pastry delights.
But that's not all! In addition to working alongside an amazing team of individuals, you will also be part of a company that has achieved a Gold Health and Wellbeing Award. Your well-being is essential to us, and we are dedicated to supporting a healthy and happy workforce.
Please visit our careers page for information on what it's like at Proper Cornish but here are a few of our Proper Perks to whet your appetite!
*PROPER PERKS
- Free pasties and other pastries every day
- Free fruit and drinks every day
- Subsidised 24 hour canteen
- Monthly colleague treats
- Quarterly Staff BBQ's
- Bake sales / competitions
- Christmas goodies and celebrations
- Free use of spa and golf facilities in St Austell
- Subsidised massages
- Mental health First Aiders
- Company funded Health Cash Plan
- Death in Service Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme (24 / 7 free and confidential helpline)
- Employment anniversary cash awards
- £500 colleague referral bonuses
- Huge discounts on boxes of pasties, pastries, cakes and tarts!
- Local business discounts
- Cycle Scheme / loan bikes
- Excellent Career Development Opportunities
- Great Company Communication (Monthly Newsletter, Suggestion Boxes, Colleague Comms Team etc)
- Flexible working opportunities
- Job security with a growing business
Proper Cornish is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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