Quality Assurance Officer

Main Purposes and Scope of Job: Ensuring the quality of products against agreed specifications and supporting the Technical Team. Reporting to: Technical Manager Duties and Key Responsibilities: * To check finished products against the technical specification including random weight & metal detection checks. * Check the level of hygiene in the factory premises and taking action where appropriate. * To ensure daily paperwork is completed within the factory, including weights, temperatures, cleaning records, start up checks, metal detection, packaging traceability, sieving records and all records within the quality system. * To complete detergent & disinfectant strengths and action accordingly. * To complete calibration checks on temperature probes and scales. * To assist with checks to incoming ingredients and packaging materials. * To assist with internal auditing where appropriate. * Filing of daily records. * To assist with the printing of product labels. * To sample products for microbiological testing and complete the associated paperwork. * To liaise with both the Quality Manager and Compliance Manager in the absence of the Technical Manager and assist in dealing with investigations into customer complaints and technical issues. * To assist with other issues and tasks as deemed appropriate by the Technical Manager