Quality Technician

Wafer is a family run business established in 1989. We started life as a manufacturer and supplier of quality ice cream wafer products but over the years we have expanded to incorporate all areas of the ice cream industry.

Wafer are currently recruiting a Permanent Quality Technician within our site at Derry/Londonderry. The Quality Technician will become part of a successful family run business that have been in business for over 35 years.

The successful candidate will report directly to our Quality Manager and will be responsible for ensuring that all developed products will meet both the customer and company standards for conformance with food safety standards.

Please see below desirable:

• BSc Hons Degree in Food Technology, Food Science or equivalent
• Desirable but not essential – one year’s placement within the food industry
• Working knowledge of HACCP
• Understanding or Experience of quality audit system like SALSA, BRC , ISO etc..
• Full drivers’ licence
• Excellent communication skills
• Good organisation and time management skills
• The ability to work both independently an alongside other departments.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Proactively promoting and implementing the SALSA Standard within the workplace
• Auditing the site against the Quality System in place. Identifying and detailing the findings to the relevant departments.
• Following up on non-conformances to ensure that preventative and corrective actions are in place prior to submission to the quality department.
• To assist with the training of staff and generation of SOPs and training documents.

Benefits:

• 28-day annual leave including bank holidays
• Generous time off at Christmas
• Working week is Monday to Friday, with weekends off.
• Working hours will be from 9:00am to 17:00pm,
• On site car parking (for cars and cycles)
• Company celebration events (BBQs , Bun Wednesdays, and Christmas Party)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Formatted Progression Chart – (more skills, more money).

As well as welcoming applications from candidates with quality or technical experience, we would also like to encourage applications from candidates who have recently graduated are on track to graduate with a food related degree.

Full training on internal quality processes is provided to the successful candidate

If you are interested in this role, please forward your CV and a cover letter to accounts@waferltd.co.uk and qualityassurance@waferltd.co.uk before close of business Friday 26^th August 2022.