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Are you a highly skilled Quality Standards Coordinator with experience in the food FMCG industry? Look no further! Your extensive experience in the food industry, and specialist knowledge in ensuring compliance with strict regulatory standards will help you strive here at Refresco. If you are dedicated to implementing robust quality control systems that optimize production processes, reduce waste, and enhance consumer satisfaction, we want to hear from you! From overseeing audits to streamlining testing procedures, you will help ensure that every product meets your brand’s quality promise. Come and help shape the future of quality at Refresco!

Quality Standards Coordinator  – Refresco, Milton Keynes

Day shift, Monday to Friday

What’s in it for you?

Competitive salary
5% annual bonus
Employer pension
Free virtual GP appointment
X3 Life assurance
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and option to perchance an additional 3 days
Flexible benefits (salary sacrifice) – additional healthcare cover, dental insurance, 10X life assurance, car package, will writing services, financial advice services, activities pass, discounts on major retailors.  

About the Role:

The Quality Standards Coordinator will support the Food safety and 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 manufacturing
Review of current Micro processes and practices to drive continual laboratory improvement.
Investigate microbial Out Of specification results determining the root cause corrective action necessary to prevent reoccurrence.
Cover Laboratory technicians when needed (sickness, holidays)
Complete GMP and Hygiene audits to required schedule
Coordinate cleaning schedules with cleaning contractors
Assist in the investigation of consumer complaints determining root cause and corrective action necessary to prevent reoccurrence
Participate in the internal audit schedule completing audits as necessary to demonstrate compliance with company, customer, and industry standards
Where applicable take samples in accordance site quality plan ensuring the samples are analysed in a timely manner and results reported / escalated as appropriate.
Complete traceability exercises to agreed plan.
Completion of operational QC compliance audits, reporting of non-conformances and ensuring corrective action is in place and monitored to prevent reoccurrence.
Assist to new starters and provide refresher training verification of new equipment or micro tests processes, ensure that internal and external customer expectations are reviewed.
Actively participate in the implementation of site quality improvement projects, where necessary providing support to train operation teams and monitor project effectiveness.
To be a member of the HACCP team ensuring micro process, equipment are taken into risk assessments  

About You:

Organized and persistent, able to work alone but able to achieve the desired results through influencing people.
Demonstrable team player
Degree in a Science or Food Technology or relevant industry experience in an influential technical/quality role.
Demonstrable operational experience, together with significant exposure, gained ideally in a fast-moving consumer goods environment.
Fully conversant with modern manufacturing methodologies.
Innovative and entrepreneurial thinker, interested in food and drink and improving quality systems. Ultimately, we want you to live, drink, and breathe the Refresco Values as we believe these are what have made us, and will continue to make us, successful.

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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 demand.

Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees. . 

Refresco is an equal-opportunity employer. We are fully committed to diversity and inclusion. #LI-GK1 Quality Standards Coordinator