Assistant Quality Assurance Coordinator - Seaham, United Kingdom - Prima Cheese Ltd

Prima Cheese Ltd
Prima Cheese Ltd
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Seaham, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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The Company:

Prima Cheese is a multi-award-winning cheese processing company with a 28-year heritage.

It is a family-owned business, employing nearly 200 people and operates only within B2B markets where it has gained a reputation for quality, consistency and service.

It is one of the biggest cheese suppliers of food manufacturing within the UK and export their product to over 55 countries worldwide.

With both domestic and international business, the company continues to grow and is looking to expand their team.


Role Specific:

As an Assistant Quality Assurance Coordinator, you will be reporting to the QA Coordinator.

You will be responsible for monitoring and documenting company and Food Safety Programs and adhering to all quality, food safety and sanitation guidelines related to Prima Cheese products processing.


Responsibilities:


  • Maintaining traceability paperwork including daily collection, checking, scanning, archiving and making digital copies for audits.
  • Verification of QA Technician paperwork.
  • Monitor Tick-It alerts
  • Support and manage the QA Technician team by reviewing their handover and feedback with any support or queries.
  • Preparing the QA Technician Rota (with QA Managers support)
  • QA Technician cover if necessary.
  • Overseeing the QA students and apprentice's tasks.
  • Attending interviews for QA Technicians and onetoone meetings.
  • Train Quality Assurance personnel.
  • Managing internal training for Production and Warehouse employees.
  • Conduct New Employee/Agency food safety inductions, if needed.
  • Completing traceability exercises and then performing a similar exercise during the BRC Audit.
  • Taking part in external audits such as BRC and Halal.
  • Developing, maintaining and verifying internal audits including Glass and Plastic Inventory Audit.
  • Controlling and updating procedures within the company.
  • Maintain document control database.
  • Support in maintaining the Training database.
  • Preparing and managing signature content on Conformation Cards used for Export.
  • Carry out investigation for Food Safety incidents.
  • Support in micro swabbing and management of EMP.
  • Support QA Coordinators with their tasks if needed (e.g. holiday cover)
  • Support in R&D projects.
  • Implementing changes required within Quality Assurance bring ideas to improve the QA Department and after liaising with the Director and QA Manager, implement the changes and measure the effectiveness.
  • Conduct occasional Hygiene Audit of the clean down processes.

What are we looking for?

  • Organised.
  • Accuracy
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Team player
  • Authoritative.
  • Initiative.
  • Communication skills
  • Flexibility
  • Basic IT Skills.

Salary:

Training/Probation Period - £25,292

Full-Time Rate - £27,955


Hours:

Monday-Friday: 9:00-17:00 (occasionally on shifts)


Benefits:


  • Employee Reward Platform and Wellbeing Hub.
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Support.
  • Opportunities for Learning & Development.
  • A collaborative and innovative work environment.
  • Company pension.
  • Cycle to Work Scheme.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Pay:
From £25,292.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free parking

Schedule:

  • Day shift

Work Location:
In person


Reference ID:
Assistant QA Coordinator
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