Quality Technician

The Rewards and Benefits on offer:

* A full time and permanent role from day one!

* A competitive basic salary!

* Excellent company culture

* Generous holiday allowance

* An opportunity within a growing and successful business

* Immediate starts available

* Fantastic work culture

MTrec’s new client opportunities:

MTrec Recruitment is representing our industry-leading manufacturing client based in the heart of Midlothian. The business is a well-established company and is looking to expand their talented quality team by recruiting a full-time and permanent Quality Assurance Technologist.

If you meet the person specification below, apply now for an immediate response!

The Job You Will Do:

* Strive for continual improvement in the company’s Quality, Health and Safety and Environment performance

* Maintain compliance with the company's Quality Assurance Accreditations.

* Hold routine quality focus meetings with designated department(s); conduct trending on internal rejections and customer complaints and communicate findings; encourage operator input in identifying improvement actions

* Collection and retention of product quality samples

* Development of customer technical specifications.

* Liaise with suppliers, customers and site auditors; provide support on quality-related issues

* Raise root cause investigations for customer complaints and internal non-compliance issues

* Conduct checks throughout all stages of production for quality and compliance with customer specifications; conduct positive release for specific customers

* Conduct laboratory tests and prepare certificates of conformity and analysis

* Raise root cause investigations for customer complaints and internal non-compliance issues

* Active involvement in company Hazard and Risk Analysis programme

* Active involvement in internal audit process.

* Monitor and maintain the site hygiene and housekeeping programme

* Monitor and maintain site pest control programme

* Monitor and maintain instrument calibration programme

* Provide cover for general Health & Safety and Environment duties, e.g. incident recording/investigation, action tracking, risk assessments

About you:

* Experience coordinating quality activities within a manufacturing environment.

* Experience maintaining compliance with quality management systems.

* Understanding of quality, hygiene, and compliance requirements.

* Experience working within a regulated or process-driven environment.

* Experience coordinating quality activities within a manufacturing environment.

* Knowledge or experience of HACCP and food safety principles.

* Experience working within a food manufacturing or similar regulated industry