Quality Technician

Company description:Refresco UKJob description:Ready to take the next step in your Quality career?We're looking for an experienced Quality Technician who is ready to progress into a more senior, influential role at our Bondgate Refresco site . Reporting directly to the Quality Manager , this is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to move beyond a traditional technician position and gain valuable exposure to customers, audits, and wider technical leadership responsibilities.Quality TechnicianPonterfractMonday Thursday 8:30am 5pm, Friday 8:30am 4pmPermanentReward & Benefits:Annual bonusAnnual pay reviewEarly finish on a Friday28 days annual leave + bank holidaysPurchase up to an additional 3 days holidaysLife assuranceEmployee referral scheme - earn a bonus for referring your friends or familyGroceryAid a support service offering financial, legal, wellbeing and practical support, advice and counsellingCheers access to our award winning benefits platform offering discounts, free perks, and well-being tools for all employeesFree onsite parking, and discounted productsAbout the RoleTo support the quality improvement and right first-time agenda so that products are legally and safely manufactured in compliance with customer and internal Company specifications and standards. To facilitate the launch of new customers, products, and processes into manufacturingHere are your key tasks and responsibilities as Quality Technician at Refresco:Lead and support quality assurance activities by conducting GMP, hygiene, QC compliance, and internal audits, identifying non-conformances and driving corrective actions to ensure compliance with company, customer, and industry standards.Investigate consumer complaints, non-conforming products, and process issues, determining root causes and implementing effective corrective and preventative actions to improve quality performance.Coordinate and complete quality verification activities, including sampling, traceability exercises, equipment and process validation, HACCP reviews, and risk assessments to maintain food safety and legal compliance.Manage the introduction of new products, packaging, and processes into manufacturing, ensuring successful launches, trials, and change implementations that meet customer, food safety, and operational requirements.Support continuous improvement initiatives and value engineering projects, reviewing existing processes, facilitating quality panels, and providing training and guidance to operational teams to enhance standards and performance.Promote a strong culture of health, safety, hygiene, environmental responsibility, and company values, ensuring compliance with policies, supporting cross-site quality activities, and providing cover for key quality functions when required.About YouWe're looking for an experienced Quality Technician who is ready to progress into a more senior, influential role at our Bondgate Refresco site . Reporting directly to the Quality Manager , this is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to move beyond a traditional technician position and gain valuable exposure to customers, audits, and wider technical leadership responsibilitiesUltimately, we encourage everyone to role model our core values of agility, responsibility, passion, excellence, and entrepreneurship as we believe these are what has made Refresco successful so far.Find out more about the Refresco Values here:https://www.refresco.co.uk/uk/about/our-valuesIf you fit this profile and are excited by this opportunity, we would be delighted to hear from you!About Refresco:Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia.Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass.Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demandRefresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees. www.refresco.com.Our drinks on every table. That's the Refresco vision. Were a global business and currently produce 12 billion litres of soft drinks from 64 manufacturing plants in 12 countries and were only just getting started.Were the proud owners of six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK. Our UK business provides a great place to work for over 1,800 employees, who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading retailers.Whether its packed in cartons, bottles or cans, we ensure that our products are made to the highest quality standards. Our products get where they need to be when they need to get there to meet the needs of our high-profile customers.Refresco believes that equal opportunity for allis fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.TPBN1_UKTJ