Quality Assurance Technician

Preston, PR1 5AJ

Up to circa £34,698.30per per annum - Full-time, Permanent

Please be advised that this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

WE ARE HIRING QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN!

Do you want to be part of innovative and rapidly growing family-owned business, which has lots of permanent opportunities?... Then look no further!

We are currently recruiting for Quality Assurance Technicians to join our Gafoor Team on permanent basis as follows:

· Monday – Friday from 05:00 – 17:00 (2 breaks x 45 minutes) - 52.5 hours weekly

ABOUT GAFOOR

With over 60 years of customer focused experience Gafoor stands today as one of the UK’s long established-reliable poultry processors. Located in Preston, Gafoor is an independently owned family business which operates from a purpose-built modern plant producing fresh-quality, just-in-time chicken for our valued customers.

The role:

You will work as part of a team at our site in Preston where you maintain strong overall quality control of products made by the company adhering to reliability, performance and customer expectation.

Duties will include but not limited to:

• Monitor Critical Control Points, carry out products quality check, verify products labels and batch coding
• Routine verification of probes and scales accuracy
• Report non-conformance’s and assist the factory team in finding ways to identify the root cause
• Conduct traceability challenges, ensuring all documentation is accounted for
• Support the technical team in achieving necessary standard for BRC and customer compliance audits

You will have:

• Food safety and quality knowledge, either through previous QC experience in Fast Moved Consumer Goods employment or a food related education.
• Have a positive attitude and work ethic;
• Possess excellent communication skills;
• Be able to work as part of a team and independently

The rate of pay is the competitive rate of:

• Starting Hourly rate – £12.71 per hour, Overtime rate - £15.88 per hour
• Weekly Pay (Before taxes) – up to circa £667.28per week
• Salary (Before taxes) – up to circa £34,698.30 annum

Salary revision will be done upon successful completion of probation period.

We offer:

• Competitive hourly rate of pay
• Overtime paid at an enhanced rate of time and a quarter - £15.88/h
• Weekly Pay (Friday)
• Opportunity to expand skills and qualifications through in-house training
• Career progression opportunities
• 28 days of paid holiday
• Job Security, Permanent role
• Working in a purpose-built modern facility which is family run with a family feel culture
• Free staff parking
• Canteen facilities
• Personal Protective Equipment provided
• Immediate Start Dates available!

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Salary: Up to circa £34,698.30per year

Pay: £34,698.30 per year

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Casual dress
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person