Quality Technologist

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 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!

• 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

• 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.