Main Purposes and Scope of Job: Ensuring the quality of products against agreed specifications and supporting the Technical Team. Reporting to: Technical Manager Duties and Key Responsibilities: To check finished products against the technical specification including random weight and metal detection checks. Check the level of hygiene in the factory premises and taking action where appropriate. To ensure daily paperwork is completed within the factory, including weights, temperatures, cleaning records, start up checks, metal detection, packaging traceability, sieving records and all records within the quality system. To complete detergent and disinfectant strengths and action accordingly. To complete calibration checks on temperature probes and scales. To assist with checks to incoming ingredients and packaging materials. To assist with internal auditing where appropriate. Filing of daily records. To assist with the printing of product labels. To sample products for microbiological testing and complete the associated paperwork. To liaise with both the Quality Manager and Compliance Manager in the absence of the Technical Manager and assist in dealing with investigations into customer complaints and technical issues. To assist with other issues and tasks as deemed appropriate by the Technical Manager ..... full job details .....