Job Description

The Bart Ingredients company has been sourcing and selling herbs & spices for over 60 years. In that time the business has grown from being a husband-and-wife team selling spice racks locally, to an organisation with over 200 employees with products distributed across the UK. Today the business remains privately owned and is in its sixth year of being part of the Fuchs Gruppe family - the world's largest privately owned herbs & spices business.

Our purpose is simple - 'To bring the joy of food to life' and to do it in the most sustainable way. The success of the business is routed in its people who make the business what it is with their shared passion for achieving the best and cultivating the family culture we are proud to retain.

We are currently recruiting for a QA Technician to work in our production facility in Severn Beach. The hours for this position are Sunday - Thursday between 9.30pm and 6.00am. This is a remote site with limited public transport.

We do not offer sponsorship.

Main responsibilities:

GMP Audits - Carry out GMP Audits as to the schedule and report them promptly to the relevant departmental manager and follow up to ensure issues have been resolved and closed out adequately. Record your audits and actions and communicate any significant trends to the relevant staff. Environmental Sampling - Take environmental samples, swabs, water etc according to the schedule and send for appropriate analyses. Review completed results with the TM or QAM and take any measures that may be required. Monitoring Checks - Carry out CCP verification, daily scale checks and any other daily or weekly monitoring, e.g. temperatures of refrigerators, environmental monitoring in warehouse etc. Ensure that all checks are carried out at the appropriate time. Ensure that if any reading is out of range that appropriate action is taken immediately. Glass and Hard Plastic Control - Ensure audits are carried out as per the schedule and any damage is notified to the appropriate departmental manager. NCRs - Raise NCR as appropriate, either for materials or processes and procedures. Ensure that any NCR raised is properly investigated, that the root cause is identified, and that the NCR is closed out on time. Allergen Monitoring of Plant & Equipment - As and when required carry out allergen swabbing, coupled with visual assessment, of plant and equipment. Manage the testing, re-testing and releasing of correctly cleaned equipment to production. Check that the production line always has all the necessary QAS it requires. Retained Samples - Ensure all samples are correctly collated and stored. Complete Internal Audits. Carry out other tasks within your capability or after training to help meet the roles of the team.

Person specification/Qualifications/Capabilities:

Previous QA experience is preferable. Attention to detail.
There is plenty of free car parking on site along with electric car charging points.

What we offer:

Pension scheme:

o Salary sacrifice scheme with company contribution of 4%

Extra leave

:

o Holiday purchase scheme - up to an additional 5 days each year

o Enhanced bereavement and pregnancy loss leave

Life assurance

:

o 2 x annual salary after 3 months service

Wellbeing:

o Access to GP24 service which is a remote GP & second opinion medical service

o Access to onsite Mental Health First Aiders

o Grocery Aid access - They offer emotional, financial, practical advice and support on a wide range of topics for all grocery colleagues and their immediate families

Discounts

:

o Money off in stores, holidays and days out discount platform - Bart Extra's

o Cycle to work scheme

Events

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o Annual employee events

Others:

o Long Service Awards

Free electric car charging points

Diversity & Inclusion

At Bart Ingredients we are committed to promoting equal opportunities and a rich diversity within our workplace where all individuals are valued treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

As an equal opportunities employer, we recruit on a fair and equal basis, welcoming applications from candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender identity or reassignment, disability, pregnancy & maternity status, sexual orientation, religion or belief or marriage/civil partnership status.

Additionally, in line with the

Ban the Box initiative, we do not ask you about any unspent criminal convictions during the recruitment process.

Bart Ingredients are a proud to be a

Disability Confident Employer, and we guarantee an interview for candidates who declares a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

We recognise that everyone's needs are different, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you need any accommodations or would like to apply in an alternative format, please contact our HR team and they will be happy to help. recruitment@bart-ingredients.co.uk - 0117 9773474

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 42,640.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Casual dress Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Store discount
Work Location: In person