Adecco
Quality Controller
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Position: Quality Controller
Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Contract Type: Temporary ongoing | Full-Time- Day AND Night shifts available as follows-
DAYS 7:00AM-4:00PM
NIGHTS 9:30PM-6:30AM
Hourly Rate: £13.57 - £15.53
Are you passionate about ensuring high-quality standards in manufacturing? Do you have an eagle eye for detail and a knack for numbers? If so, we want you to be part of our client's dynamic team as a Quality Controller.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Quality Controller, you will play a critical role in maintaining the integrity of our client's products. Your responsibilities will include:
- Conducting thorough inspections of incoming materials and finished products
- Documenting inspection results accurately and promptly
- Identifying and reporting any quality issues or discrepancies
- Collaborating with production teams to ensure compliance
- Assisting in the implementation of quality control processes
- Conducting weight checks for frozen products and verifying breakages where required
- Monitoring weight and size of products during production to ensure compliance with specification
- Conducting daily checks for accuracy
- Completing daily/weekly temperature checks for chillers, freezers, and canteen refrigerators
- Ensuring that all products meet specified temperature requirements throughout production
- Carrying out knife checks to ensure safety and compliance
- Generating and maintaining reports, ensuring timely resolution of quality issues
- Verifying product label accuracy
- Conducting routine metal detection checks
- Following monthly sampling plans for materials and finished products
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What We're Looking For
To succeed in this role, you should possess:
- Previous quality control checking is essential
- Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn
- Good English skills - written and verbal
- IT Literate with an understanding of Microsoft package and email
- Good organisation and communication skills
- Ability to work on own initiative with an eye for detail
- Ability to work in a targeted environment
- Previous experience working in a food manufacturing environment beneficial
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Why Adecco
- Annual leave entitlement
- Perks at work - discount vouchers and points to spend
- Support program with 24/7 helpline
- Eye care vouchers
- Competitive pension scheme
Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.
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