Quality ASSURANCE - Tattenhall, Cheshire

Quality Assurance

Job description

Reporting to: QA Supervisor

Location: Beechdean, Tattenhall (with travel to other locations for business needs)

About the Company:

Since 1989 Beechdean Dairies Ltd have been producing high quality Ice Cream for the retail and Out of Home market. It has grown into one of the UK’s leading Ice Cream manufacturers.

Our purpose is to be a serious challenger in the world of ice cream and use our voice to shout about the things that matter to us, and our promise is to bring attitude without apology and indulgence without compromise. It’s people that makes us a quality producer making quality products.

About the Role:

This position is within the technical team and based in the production hall carrying out all checks and paperwork during production. You must have the ability to work on your own initiative as well as within the wider team and have good time management skills and prioritising tasks.

Working hours:

Monday – Thursday: 06:30am–16:30pm (includes 30 minutes paid lunch break).

Friday: 06:30am–15:00pm (includes 30 minutes paid lunch break).

Hours may be variable dependent on business needs.

Role & Responsibilities:

Report directly and escalate all issues to QA supervisor.
Completion of all factory paperwork accurately within the designated production hall.
Completion of CCP checks – metal detection
Responsible that all correct procedures are followed in production.
Verification of all packaging, batch details of materials used, allergen segregation in the production hall.
Support QA supervisor with swabbing where required
Support QA supervisor with audits where required.
Support technical team with additional tasks where required.
Support site for customer and third-party audits.

Why work for Beechdean?

As an employee of Beechdean you will be entitled to the following:

There are varied opportunities for career progression for those who are eager to learn!
A supportive and friendly working environment in which culture is at the heart of what we do.
Family run company with a long history of sustainable success and developing people inhouse
We provide a long service reward to show our appreciation to loyalty at Beechdean and a birthday bonus which is paid in the payroll of your birthday month. This also increases every year you work for us!
A ‘refer a friend’ programme to ensure we are recruiting the best people we can to help drive our business forward.
Free, onsite parking located in the picturesque village of Tattenhall, Cheshire.