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Quality Assurance Apprenticeship

Employer
KP Snacks
Location
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire
Salary
Great rates of pay and fantastic flexible benefits package
Closing date
3 Oct 2020

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Quality Assurance
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

Quality Assurance Apprentice

Ashby (Home of Hula Hoops, Skips, Space Raiders, popchips and more)

 

As our QA Apprentice in Ashby, you'll be a key member of the site Technical team, working closely with the Quality team and key personnel from other departments.

 

What you'll be doing:

  • Driving food safety standards and influencing high standards within the factory
  • Supporting the site implementation of IWS (Intersnack Work Systems - our operational standard)
  • Goods in analysis and approval of raw materials
  • Support the Quality Management System (QMS)
  • Support analytical tests & maintain equipment
  • Management of specifications
  • Preparation, issue and filing of technical documentation
  • Carrying out Internal Audits and closing out of non-conformances
  • Training colleagues in quality procedures and methods
  • Supporting site with investigation and trending of customer complaints
  • Support allergen management within the factory
  • Assist the launch of new products, ensuring that products are compliant with HACCP and specifications
  • Support the site HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) system
  • Management & completion of site GMP audit plan
  • Work effectively within the broader site teams during customer or 3rd party visits or audits whilst supporting the Technical department
  • Support site sensory activities, including end of life and benchmark reviews of online evaluation and daily offline evaluation
  • Support check weighing systems
  • Support and maintain document control

 

The role is operationally focussed and you’ll be expected to spend a significant proportion of your time in the factory.

 

The multi-award-winning culture at KP Snacks is friendly, welcoming and supportive. We encourage everyone to be the best they can bee, working together to achieve great results.

 

You will have a keen interest and natural enthusiasm for working within a food quality environment and aspire to follow a career in this field. Very much a team player you will be able to demonstrate the following skills and attributes:

 

  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Initiative a real can-do positive attitude
  • Reliability
  • Able to work unsupervised towards understanding objectives and deadlines
  • Self-motivated and keen to succeed
  • Committed to personal and career development
  • A team player

Company

At KP Snacks we are passionate about our people and proud to offer exciting rewarding careers across our business.
Do you like the idea of joining KP’s awesome team of happy snackers?  We have a brilliant culture and opportunities in many different functions, so if you’re talented, enthusiastic and up for a challenge, we want to hear from you.
Wherever you work at KP Snacks, you’ll receive excellent training and support to help you be the best you can be.
We’re an expanding company and – as part of the privately owned Intersnack Group – there’s always the possibility to develop your career further afield in Europe as well as in the UK

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