Company description: Mller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Mller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocers Top 100 list of Britains Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK. Job description: Quality Technician Location: Minsterley (Shrewsbury) Contract: Permanent / Full time Shift pattern: 4 on 4 off, 6-6 (days only) We are currently recruiting a Quality Technician, within our site at Minsterley. The Quality Technician will Working as part of the QC team, responsible for ensuring that products meet the correct microbiological, physical and chemical specifications and are of the highest standards, prior to dispatch to our customers. Working collectively across both Microbiology and Analytical areas, in addition to supporting Operations in the resolution of ongoing Quality issues/ investigation studies in factory/ product to achieve Root cause. The successful candidate should have a keen eye for detail and ability to work on own initiative, good communication skill; written & oral, ability to work both alone and as part of a team in a busy environment and have dairy experience. The ideal candidate will have a can do attitude and looking for a career within quality. Quality Technician Key responsibilities: Conduct physical and chemical testing of products, semi-finished goods, utilities, chemicals and other elements as defined in the site QMP/EMP, and in accordance with approved testing standards Sample schedule adherence, compliance, validation, verifications and maintenance within QMP/EMP Ensuring that all required testing is completed, including routine and non-routine testing. Responsible for the management of the Daily Product Review (Taste Panel) to ensure samples are prepared for analysis and the resulting data logged accurately Manage the collection, labelling and recording of any samples required for external analysis that cannot be conducted in-house, such as nutritional testing, allergen validation, pesticides, etc General lab duties including cleaning, preparing reagents, cleaning glassware Conduct microbiological testing of raw materials, products, semi-finished goods, utilities, environmental monitoring points and other elements as defined in the site QMP/EMP, and in accordance with approved testing standards Sample schedule adherence, compliance, validation, verifications and maintenance within QMP/EMP Ensuring that all required testing is completed, including routine and non-routine testing. Confirmation and escalation of out of spec micro results in a timely manner, including contract lab results. Creation and completion of SP and micro complaint timelines, inputting all relevant results from days domed to EOL samples. Instigating & executing Microbiological investigations on a plant-wide basis Collect & book in site water samples for external analysis Annual shelf life verification of finished product Manage the collection, labelling and recording of any samples required for external analysis that cannot be conducted in-house, such as pathogens, genome typing, validation, excess/additional micro testing beyond the capacity of the lab resource. Experience and Skills required to be a Quality Technician at Muller: Science Qualification Analytical Chemistry Experience Dairy Experience HACCP level 2 Food safety level 3 IT skills including SAP Internal Auditing (desirable) Benefits Competitive salary Up to 5% bonus paid yearly 45 min paid break Health care cash plan 2x life assurance 282 hours of holiday We know its important to take time to spend with family and friends so you will receive 23 days annual leave Enhanced overtime rates Free onsite secured colleague car parking and canteen The Process If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for the role of Quality Technician please apply at www.mullercareers.co.uk LI-MB1 Pinksquid ADZN1_UKTJ