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 on a FTC of 6 months to work in our production facility in Newbury. The hours for this position are Monday - Friday 7.00am-3pm with an immediate start required.

Main responsibilities:

Monitoring & Calibration checks - Carry out pH meter calibration daily CCP verification, daily scale checks and any other daily 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. Complete Internal Audits. Undertake Investigations and Root Cause Analysis. Sampling and sending finished goods for testing at external laboratories. Monitoring EFK's and reporting any anomalies and/or trends. Creating & updating competency checks for all Procedures and Work Instructions. Creating & updating training presentations for all Procedures and Work Instructions. Coordinating and conducting Site Quality panel. Ordering Technical equipment, maintaining stocks and budget. End of life shelf-life verification testing and data logging. Logging of customer complaints data. Inputting monthly trending data. 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. Managing Retained Samples - Ensure all samples are correctly stored and are tested for Quality and Safety durability at end of life. Monitor the site Training Matrix, plan and issue training as required. GMP audit - Ensure audits are scheduled and any findings are raised on site to the appropriate departmental manager. Raise NCR's as appropriate, either for materials or processes and procedures. Ensure that any NCR raised is properly investigated, that the root cause is identified, where possible, and that the NCR is closed out in a timely fashion with robust CAPA.

Person specification/Qualifications/Capabilities:

Attention to detail.
There is plenty of free car parking on site.

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

This is a fixed term contract to last for six months.

Please bring your right to work documents to the interview.

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, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

Pay: 32,000.00 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