Minky Homecare is a long-established and renowned housewares group. Our product categories include laundry, cleaning, housewares, and an extensive garden leisure portfolio. We design and manufacture products in the UK, and source unique lines from across the world. We have significant growth targets and a sustained and energetic programme of new product development.
Reason for role
To provide day to day Quality support to the Crumpsall site, ensuring the site meets its Quality responsibilities, and to ensure the site meets our obligations under third party audit requirements.
Main Responsibilities
- Monthly internal BRCGS audit
- Monthly internal QMS audits (management processes)
- Assisting in third party audits (e.g. BRCGS, SMETA, customer audits)
- Managing non-conformances raised through the internal audit program (e.g. closure, trend analysis, training, improvement plans)
- Raising NCs relating to issues found during manufacturing/ delivery of raw materials
- Managing closure of NCs raised with relevant departments (e.g. purchasing, site management)
- Incoming goods delivery inspections and release
- Incoming goods/ raw material testing
- Work with site management on Quality Objectives
- Main contact point for production floor staff to discuss Quality issues found during production
- Daily product Quality checks (i.e. first off checks and random checks) for products being manufactured each day
- Ensuring site Quality records are kept up to date
- Creating and updating Production Specifications/ Packing Specifications
- Creating labels for AA/PV/PP/NP docs
- Assisting the running of production trials
- Managing site Document Control system and ensuring all documentation is current
- Managing site noticeboards/ ensuring policies, procedures etc. are up to date
- Management of site external testing program and sending samples off for testing as required
- Attend daily DPM meetings and complete any relevant QA actions
- Carry out any required training with production staff for Quality checks, record keeping and BRCGS standards
- Managing site calibration records and ensuring all equipment is calibrated as required
Experience
- Use of own car, as travel between sites will occasionally be required
- Proficiency in Excel
- Experience in a previous Quality control/ Quality Assurance role desirable
- Experience carrying out internal audits desirable
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Application question(s):
- Are you able to commute to Crumpsall, Manchester daily?
Experience:
- Quality Control/Assurance: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- UK drivers license and a car (required)
Work Location: In person
