Raw Material Co-ordinator - Redditch, United Kingdom - Blue Earth Foods Limited

Blue Earth Foods Limited
Blue Earth Foods Limited
Verified Company
Redditch, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Technical QA function

  • Check containers upon arrival including temperature, loading order, condition of the load and that the contents match the loading tally and COA.
  • Sample protein on intake based on agreed riskbased frequency, results to be logged.
  • Out of specification results to raised with suppliers and closed out effectively.
  • Routine spot checks to ensure product is palletised correctly and all traceability information is recorded correctly.
  • Review micro results from scheduled sampling of product against agreed specification.
  • Routine spot checks of loads prior to shipping to customer to ensure intact and correct.
  • Download temperature loggers from containers, action any out of spec results.
  • Collect samples required by Sea Farms.
  • To perform weekly/monthly calibration checks of equipment
  • Assist Technical Admin investigate cause of customer complaints/nonconformances and liaise with Technical manager/Procurement as appropriate.
  • Send product samples to external lab for micro and/or chemical testing.
  • Complete glaze checks for blue earth frozen bagging

Checking product returns/customer rejections:


  • Verify that product was originally supplied by Sea Farms.
  • Ensure goods are undamaged and residual shelflife is acceptable.
  • Liaise with Technical Manager and procurement as to the disposal of unfit goods.
  • Liaise with Procurement so that appropriate credits may be raised to customers for returned products.

Control of non-conforming goods:


  • Liaise with cold store to ensure damaged stock, stock requiring placing on hold is moved to quarantine account. Manage hold log and reconciliation of held stock. Release stock in liaison with technical and procurement as requested.
  • Work with procurement to ring fence stock required for special use.

Product Development:


  • To take an active part when required in the development of new Sea Farms' products or carry out amendments to existing products, working in conjunction with NPD and commercial colleagues.
  • Attendance at first production trial as necessary.
  • Create new specifications and QAS standards as required as part of NPD with the aid of technical admin.
  • Maintain and update specifications as required
  • Managing samples and sample log

Food waste

  • Manage and log food waste from sampling.
  • Provide figures for Wrap submissions.

Accountabilities:
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  • Providing timely management information as and when required.
  • Responsible for maintaining records on agreed system files.
  • Responsible for reconciliation of inventory held at HSH in terms of on hold stock, write offs, damages and disposals in conjunction with logistics and supply chain planner
  • QC checks on incoming goods as per sampling and surveillance testing schedules
  • Management of external laboratories

Experience:


  • Effective communicator both verbal & written.
  • Ability to adapt to an everchanging business environment.
  • Previous QA experience desirable
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