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Quality Assistant Apprentice

Jardox Ltd • Sevenoaks, England, United Kingdom • £27.20k - £43.47k / year • 2d ago

Jardox is currently recruiting a Quality Assistant Apprentice to join our Quality Team in Otford, Kent and complete a level 3 Food Technologist apprenticeship.

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
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
Maintain 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
Carrying out GMP & glass and plastic audits
Performing traceability exercises
Carrying out/assisting with the completion of allergen/species verification and validation
Carrying out and logging temperature checks
Production line sign-off and factory checks
Working closely with Production, Warehouse and Customer Services Departments to support the finished product manufacturing process
Assisting Technical/Quality Compliance Team with all quality, integrity and food safety issues
Driving Continuous Improvement and promoting our Food Safety Culture within the business.

We are looking for someone with a keen interest in food science and great attention to detail. No experience needed.

We close between Christmas and New Year and holiday allowance is 25 days per year (plus bank holidays).

At Jardox your health and wellbeing are very important to us. We are very happy to share a variety of benefits with every team member. There is a free private GP service accessible 365 days a year for you and your immediate family, eight weeks of worth of bereavement counselling, expert support in relation to probate matters, and a free confidential support line that can provide immediate assistance with any financial, family, legal, or mental health concern you may have.

Here at Jardox there is a great team spirit. We work hard, and we love what we do. If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please do get in touch, with a covering letter explaining why you are interested in this role.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £20,000.00 per year

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