Quality Assurance Assistant
Job Title: Quality AssistantReporting to: Quality ManagerDirect Reports: No Direct ReportsJob Type: Full Time, Permanent
Join a growing, fast-paced family business operating from our primary facility in Lisburn. Our operations include two busy Butchery & Food Halls alongside a Food Service division supplying premium hotels and restaurants throughout Northern Ireland. Our site features both a meat factory and a high volume production kitchen.
Main Duties:
Monitoring and carrying out checks throughout the on-site factory and kitchen, including CCPs and temperature
Accurately completing and monitoring of all required paperwork
Verify and check all production sheets
Enforcing Good Manufacturing Practices and hygiene rules in the factory/kitchen environments
Investigate non-compliances and customer complaints, recording them appropriately and resolving issues identified. Manage relevant quality standards, e.g. HACCP to ensure food safety, statutory & Company standards are maintained.
Actively seek to reduce complaints throughout the company
Assess intake of goods to ensure they meet company specifications before moving into production
Assist in preparations of customer visits, third party and internal audits
Person Specification
Essential Criteria:
Qualification in Food Safety
Knowledge of HACCP and other quality management systems
Performance driven and customer oriented
Be able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Excellent problem-solving skills without compromise to food safety or quality
Previous experience in Quality Assurance, compliance or a similar role
Desirable Criteria:
Qualifications in the areas of HACCP etc.
Previous experience of meat sector
Auditing experience
Benefits:
20 % Employee discount
Free on-site parking
Please note that your application for this position will be treated as incomplete and cannot be processed until we receive your completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. Upon submitting your initial application, you will receive an email containing an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form document. You must complete this separate monitoring form and return it as instructed in the email to finalise your application.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications or if a suitable candidate is found. We also reserve the right to enhance the selection criteria if necessary. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration.
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