Quality Assurance Technician, Sunderland

The Company Out client is a market leader in the food and drink manufacturing sector. Due to growth, they now require a QA to work on a 3 shift system. The Role You provide expert quality and technical support and direction, to all departments within ensuring that quality standards, objectives and procedures are complied with, maintained and improved.The person will ensure that the end product from Production meets all company and customer quality requirements and standards. You will provide support, guidance and training as required to production teams. Plan, prepare and conduct audits on the Quality Management and Food Safety systems ensuring that appropriate corrective actions are identified, implemented and re-audited.Ensure that all equipment and services required for quality purposes are maintained, and calibrated. Microbiological analysis on site, materials and complete products. Support trials of new products, materials and processes. Helo drive for continuous improvement ensuring that quality and food safety standards are driven forward using the most cost-effective methods.Represent the site as required on quality issues with customers, suppliers and statutory bodies as well as relevant site meetings. Coach production against regarding quality systems and standards. The Person You will ideally hold a Food safety qualification-level 3 or 4 ideally. Must have previous QA experience within the food sector.An awareness and understanding of HACCP and audit exposure will be a definite advantage. Flexibility and a positive can do attitude is essential as the business is fast paced and ever changing. The role demands a people person with effective communication skills and IT literacy. The Benefits The role offers and attractive salary and the chance to work for a market leader in their sector.You will be working for a well-established secure employer. A competitive salary. A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment. The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices. TPBN1_UKTJ