Job Description
The purpose of this role is to complete to the required quality standards the analysis of cooking validation and food complaint samples using appropriate techniques.
This is a part time role working 22.5 hours per week, Friday 12:00 – 16:00, Saturday & Sunday 08:00 – 16:00, Monday 08:00 – 12:00. Training hours will be 22.5 hours a week over Monday to Friday for the first two weeks.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, extract and analyse food samples in accordance with standards of quality and the requirements of ISO17025.
- Preparation of calibration and quality standards to check method and instrument performance.
- Reporting and / or calculation of results in accordance with methods of analysis.
- Plotting and acting upon quality control data produced per batch.
- Maintain turnaround time at >99%, ensuring that daily targets are achieved.
- Maintain stock levels of consumable items for methods being undertaken.
- Provide a high level of internal and external customer care.
- Responsible for ensuring that UK health and safety legislation is maintained and helping to ensure that the working environment is kept in a clean and tidy manner.
- Ensure personal protective clothing equipment is worn in accordance with the Health & Safety policy.
- Work with the team to drive the laboratory forward through continuous improvement.
- Knowledge of Laboratory Quality Manual in order to ensure compliance at all times with the policies, procedures and associated documents which are referred to in the manual.
- To assist through operating best practice in order to meet the requirements of the UKAS 17025 accreditation standard.
- To partake in any developmental training as required in compliance with the Company Standard.
- Comply with all relevant Health, Safety and Security Regulations.
- Read and comply with Company rules, procedures, agreements and any notices displayed by the Company throughout your location.
Qualifications
- Good laboratory skills and practices, or laboratory experience gained through higher education project.
- Knowledge of UKAS.
- Production experience will be of advantage.
- Maths and English at GCSE C or above, or equivalent.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Enthusiasm, energy and a driven outlook.
- Excellent organisational skills.
Benefits
- Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates
- Company Pension Plan
- Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
- Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service)
- Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
- Health and Wellbeing Programmes
- Free parking
- Worldwide career opportunities
We are an armed forces friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of our companies unique.
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