Quality Technologist

The Rewards and Benefits on offer: • A full time and permanent role from day one! • A competitive basic salary! • Excellent company culture • Generous holiday allowance • An opportunity within a growing and successful business • Immediate starts available • Fantastic work culture MTrec’s new client opportunities: MTrec Recruitment is representing our industry-leading manufacturing client based in the heart of Midlothian. The business is a well-established company and is looking to expand their talented quality team by recruiting a full-time and permanent Quality Assurance Technologist. If you meet the person specification below, apply now for an immediate response! The Job You Will Do: • Strive for continual improvement in the company’s Quality, Health and Safety and Environment performance • Maintain compliance with the company's Quality Assurance Accreditations. • Hold routine quality focus meetings with designated department(s); conduct trending on internal rejections and customer complaints and communicate findings; encourage operator input in identifying improvement actions • Collection and retention of product quality samples • Development of customer technical specifications. • Liaise with suppliers, customers and site auditors; provide support on quality-related issues • Raise root cause investigations for customer complaints and internal non-compliance issues • Conduct checks throughout all stages of production for quality and compliance with customer specifications; conduct positive release for specific customers • Conduct laboratory tests and prepare certificates of conformity and analysis • Raise root cause investigations for customer complaints and internal non-compliance issues • Active involvement in company Hazard and Risk Analysis programme • Active involvement in internal audit process. • Monitor and maintain the site hygiene and housekeeping programme • Monitor and maintain site pest control programme • Monitor and maintain instrument calibration programme • Provide cover for general Health & Safety and Environment duties, e.g. incident recording/investigation, action tracking, risk assessments About you: • Experience coordinating quality activities within a manufacturing environment. • Experience maintaining compliance with quality management systems. • Understanding of quality, hygiene, and compliance requirements. • Experience working within a regulated or process-driven environment. • Experience coordinating quality activities within a manufacturing environment. • Knowledge or experience of HACCP and food safety principles. • Experience working within a food manufacturing or similar regulated industry.