Production Quality Technician (FTC until Dec 2024)

MAIN RESPONSIBILITY

• Ensure that safe working practices and quality procedures are strictly followed in line with compliance to HMRC, environmental legislation & Food Safety requirements.
• To perform inspections and audits of packaging materials and finished products, record findings & quality issues via relevant systems and databases and actions as appropriate.
• Carry out trending & analysis and report into the Packaging Quality improvement process KPI’s
• Support operational activity and promote Quality standards, completing appropriate quality checks, provide guidance to ensure materials and finished product meets the required specification and customer expectations.
• To control product which fails to meet the required quality standards, reporting held stock levels and managing this stock through to rework, decant or destruction through to release on these systems.
• To control packaging material which fails to meet the required quality standards, reporting internally and externally to suppliers and liaising with them to reach effective solutions.
• Develop, implement and support across site inspection quality criteria, standards & procedures for material, product and engineering trials.
• Working within a high performing team culture, contribute appropriately to team meetings, work collaboratively and cross functionally to support the Arete Strategy, production plans and continuous improvement projects.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

Essential:

• Previous experience of working in a Quality / Technical role.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build effective working relationships
• Able to work on own initiative, confident, self-starter.
• Attention to detail and highly organised.
• Good Influencing skills to overcome barriers without excessive guidance.
• Computer literate and working knowledge of IFS, Word, Excel.
• An understanding and working knowledge of Luxury bottling standards

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of production and packaging processes in an FMCG environment
• Knowledge of problem solving techniques and ability to put into practice.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

ABOUT WILLIAM GRANT & SONS

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.