QC / Quality Control Inspector
Niche Fertiliser company
Salary £14-14.70p/h 40hr Week
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm
24 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
Site based
Location - Henstridge near Yeovil
My client is a very successful manufacturer based near Yeovil in Somerset. They are looking to recruit a full time QC / Quality Control Inspector for a newly created role.
The company designs and manufacture fertilisers and other related products to the amenity turf market (golf courses, football pitches, bowling greens, lawncare and municipal areas) and horticultural market (growing media, glasshouse cultivation.
QC / Quality Control Inspector main duties will include
Collecting samples of materials and products at various stages of goods receipt, storage, and production - following routines, as well as ad hoc investigations.
Analysis of samples - including sieve tests, moisture measurements, visual and other methods & criteria.
Liaising with Technical Team, Purchasing Manager, Production Manager & Sales Department - to develop a broad understanding of supplier, customer, material, & process performance, characteristics, & variations.
The successful QC / Quality Control Inspector
Proven experience in a similar QC role, within a manufacturing industry perhaps food manufacturing, drink, pharmaceutical or agriculture
Exposure to materials sampling & testing in a manufacturing environment desirable
Familiarity with quality control routines and expectations
Meticulous and accurate in measurement, record keeping, interpretation, following routines
Good communication and interpersonal skills at all levels
Practical hands-on approach within an industry-typical or factory environment
Some knowledge of lab practices would be ideal
The successful person may have previously worked in a QA, QC, Technical, lab, raw materials role and this role is commutable from Wincanton, Bruton, Shepton mallet, Yeovil, Shaftesbury, Salisbury, Shepton mallet, Frome
