Quality Control Assistant – Food

Job Description

Protential Group are currently recruiting for a Quality Control assistant to join our Quality Control team. You will be working closely with the Quality Manager and Production Supervisors to ensure that all products meet specifications, Food Safety and Legal requirements. 

Conducting relevant checks as required by Company policies in relation to food safety, good manufacturing practice, good hygiene practice, product specifications, etc as part of the pre-requisite and HACCP systems. Carrying out regular quality and due diligence checks against products.

Responsibilities

Your role will tackle a range of business challenges in a busy quality and production environment. 

• Conduct pre-production cleaning checks of the area with the cleaning supervisor to ensure equipment and work surface are to an acceptable visual standard.
• Conduct regular quality checks to verify that all products meet customer and legal requirements.
• Ensure all records are accurate and correctly detail any corrective actions taken when issues arise.
• Collection of meat and environmental samples for microbial testing.
• Ensure adherence to site health & safety procedures.
• Completion of customer traceability documents

The ideal Candidate will have or demonstrate:

• Fluent English, excellent communications skills and be able to interact with colleagues in all departments.
• The ability to work to strict deadlines and targets.
• Have good critical thinking skills with the ability to think logically and be analytical.
• Accurate data and record keeping skills.
• Flexibility is a key requirement of this role to meet the seasonal demands of the business.
• Previous QC experience not essential but desired.