• MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB (Why does the job exist?)
  To ensure that all raw materials receipted, all finished products packed, and all paperwork relevant to the Symington’s Consett site meet the required quality and food safety specifications agreed with the supplier. To ensure that work is carried out in a safe manner in compliance with the company’s Health and Safety Policy and Procedures and works safely with other employees.

NB – THIS IS A GENERIC LIST; SOME ACTIVITIES WITHIN IT MAY NOT BE RELEVANT TO YOUR SPECIFIC POSITION AT ANY GIVEN TIME, BUT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXECUTION AND DISCHARGE OF ALL ITEMS THAT REASONABLY FALL WITHIN YOUR REMIT.

· To ensure that all Company quality parameters and procedures are complied with and that all products manufactured meet the required standards and specifications.
· To liaise with raw material suppliers to ensure they meet Company standard, and to ensure they supply a certificate of analysis or conformance for the product.
· To sample and test raw materials to ensure compliance with Company quality standards and agreed specifications.
· To test finished products in accordance with Company quality standards.
· To test samples as back of pack to ensure customer compliance.
· To investigate non-conformances through internal procedures or through external customer complaints.
· To carry out internal quality, hygiene, & QMS auditing.
· To maintain quality records and monitor trends.
· To carry out project work as and when required to meet departmental objectives.
· To ensure all persons on site adhere to the correct Company hygiene regulations.
· To highlight unsatisfactory/out of specification or any matters of concern to the Assistant QA Manager.
· To prepare new product launch packs.
· To train factory staff in quality procedures and processes where required.
· To liaise with customers for Quality Audits &/or compliance panels where required.
· To keep accurate & detailed records on the Technical Drive.
· Ensures that all documentation is archived and collated in accordance with our document control procedures.
· To ensure compliance to our BRC Accreditation.
· To ensure that the Company is professionally represented at all times, both inside and outside the business.
· To protect the health, safety and welfare of the job-holder and others at all times.
· To take an active role in continuously developing the job-holder’s skills and knowledge through self-development activities and/or through attending Company organised and development opportunities.
· To respond to ad hoc requests and/or take an active role in specific projects as directed by the job-holder’s line manager.
· To undertake any other reasonable duties as may from time to time be required by the Company.
· To test products for moisture, available water, salt and PH as required.
· To carry out regular environmental and allergen verification swabbing, log and monitor the results, and re-test out of specification products.
· To carry our regular potable water sampling for testing, log and monitor results and re-test out of specification products.
· To send products for a wide variety of testing including microbiological, heavy metal, Pesticide and mycotoxins as required.
· To ensure compliance by following the micro testing schedule of receipted products, monitor and trend results, and also retest out of specification products.
· To ensure that out of specification products are held by the non-conformance process and also monitor the hold owners deadlines for closing holds out.
· To provide coaching and support for other departments around the food safety & quality systems on site.