Quality Control Technician

Quality Control Technician Brixworth Northampton Salary: Training Period(3months) – 8.30am-5.00pm, £22k-£24k After training – 2pm -10pm, £24640 - £26880(includes a 12% shift premium) Benefits: Non-contractual Bonus Scheme based on performance Life Assurance Cover up to 4x annual salary Pension 25 day’s holiday and bank holidays plus birthday Own Transport Required The job: Supporting Production, working PM shift after training , the QC Technician will be responsible for ensuring all incoming and outgoing raw materials and fragrance batches which will undergo the relevant quality control tests, in order to determine differences in quality, and where necessary, investigate and record non-conformances, as well as to rework raw materials according to specification as and when required. What you will be doing: Smell and release raw materials, fragrance batches and laboratory batches after testing to specifications Assist production with any queries relating to raw material or production batches Proactive retesting of all batches and materials due Problem solving and issue of clear rework instructions Accurately reading and entering all data onto QC SYSTEM with due regard for specification Record all non-conformances Obtain specifications from suppliers for raw materials and enter onto database Keep QC SYSTEM updated and clean Liaise with Customer services in the event of delays to batches. Keep workspace clean and tidy Ideal Skills required: Excellent sense of smell and pass the Company smelling assessment test Previous experience of testing industry Excellent eye for detail The ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressure, in a team and as an individual. Good problem solving skills The ability to accurately record all data Good time Management, flexibility required to cover shifts Good communication ability at all levels This job is not a Skills Shortage Occupation in the UK and does not qualify for a Visa Sponsorship. All Applicants must therefore already hold a document that allows the Right to Work in the UK