Quality Assurance (Food) Permanent Kilkeel Salary £14.50 – £15.00 depending on experience Gentech Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with our client based in Kilkeel, who are expanding their team and are looking for a Quality Control Technician Duties To manage a programme of quality assurance activity by ensuring that products manufactured and supplied by the company are safe, legal, and meet or exceed customer expectations Daily verification of all CCPs (cooking, cooling, freezing, etc.) Daily temperature checks of all production rooms, chills, blast, cold store and products Daily quality checks on all ingredients, WIP materials and finished products to ensure correct quality and traceability Check grades, weights and quality meets our high standards. Making sure staff are packing to product specs. Day to day HACCP checks. Keep our HACCP up to date. Keep records of all products and specs up to date. Complete Daily GMP walk around production area and highlight any non- conformances to the supervisor/charge-hand/manager. Responsible for placing any non-conforming product On Hold/Restricted Use/Condemned and completing relevant On Hold Log Experience Minimum of one years experience in Food Industry or Food Related Degree Knowledge of Food Safety Principles/Good Manufacturing Practises Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel Good verbal & written communications Skills (High standard of English essential) Flexible approach to working hours to cover needs of the business Reliable and strong work ethic with attention to detail Benefits Competitive salary Friendly and supportive work environment Potential for career advancement within the company If you are passionate about maintaining high-quality standards and have the necessary expertise to drive improvements within our organisation, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as a Quality Control Technician