Jardox are currently recruiting a Quality Assistant to join the friendly team in our offices in Otford, near Sevenoaks, 8am - 5pm.
At Jardox, we are the "Taste Behind the Brands." We are a 'one stop shop' for all savoury ingredients, specialising in stocks, gravies, curry pastes, marinades, glazes, sausage & burger seasonings and herb & spice based products.
A Quality Assistant works mainly within the Office and/or Testing Room (Lab) area at Jardox and reports directly to the Quality Manager. The successful candidate's role will be made up of the following:
* Positive release of raw materials and finished products manufactured by Jardox
* Ensuring compliance to Jardox standards and assisting with raw material and finished product non-conformances
* To continuously maintain and improve Food Safety Culture within the business
* Data input into Jardox ERP System and Testing Schedules/Logs, including micro/chemical/allergen testing results
* Maintaining Testing Database
* Ensuring Weight-Checker Reports compliance
* Carrying-out packaging and labelling checks
* Ensuring Production Records are compliant and retrievable
* Dealing with Customer requests, including CoAs/CoCs, shelf-life extension and testing requirements
* Lab equipment calibration and recording the calibration results
* Carrying out testing to ensure finished product compliance with the specification, including aW, Salt, Moisture, pH, Allergen rapid and ELISA
* Carrying out Chemical Titration Testing within the production area
* Preparing samples for Organoleptic Testing
* Maintaining finished product samples library
* Working closely with Production, Warehouse and Customer Services Departments to support the finished product manufacturing process
* Assisting Technical/Quality Compliance Team
We are ideally looking for someone with a qualification in food science / technology or similar, with experience in quality control in a food manufacturing environment.
Here at Jardox there is a great family feel, with a brilliant team spirit. We work hard, and we love what we do. If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please do get in touch.
We close between Christmas and New Year and contribute to your pension at a rate of 5.5%.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £27,040.00-£29,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Flexitime
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Profit sharing
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Sevenoaks TN14 5EL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person