Jardox are currently recruiting a Quality Assurance Technicians to join the friendly team in our offices in Sevenoaks, working 8am - 5pm.
At Jardox, we are the “Taste Behind the Brands.” Based in Sevenoaks, Kent, we are a ‘one stop shop’ for all savoury ingredients, specialising in stocks, gravies, curry pastes, marinades, glazes, sausage & burger seasonings and herb & spice based products.
Working within the office and production areas at Jardox, the successful candidate’s role will be made up of the following:
· Maintain and improve Food Safety Culture within Jardox
· Carry out water temperature checks and take corrective actions where required
· Carry out water sampling and environmental swabbing
· Take samples of raw materials/packaging and finished products for Jardox surveillance testing, and support different investigation processes
· Deal with glass breakages
· Carry out packaging and labelling checks
· Carry out Chemical Titration Testing within our Production Area
· Carry out and log temperature checks
· Carry out GMP and recipe control audits
· Inspect lines and assess the cleaning of equipment as required by our procedures
· Assist our Production and Quality departments to ensure MD is managed in accordance with relevant procedures
· Assist Production and Quality teams with day-to-day issues concerning products quality, authenticity, legality, and food safety
· Assist the Quality team during investigations on product’s non-conformity
We are ideally looking for someone with a qualification in food science / technology or similar, with experience in quality control in a food manufacturing environment.
We pride ourselves on our development opportunities within Jardox, especially for those who are willing to learn and grow with us. Our very own Head of Technical started in a Quality Co-ordinator role!
Here at Jardox there is a great family feel, with a brilliant team spirit. We work hard, and we love what we do. If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please do get in touch.
We close between Christmas and New Year and contribute to your pension at a rate of 5.5%.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Profit sharing

Schedule:

• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Sevenoaks TN14 5EL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In perso

Please refer the Job description for details