QC Lead

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Quality Control Lead

Up to £29,000

Birkenhead

Are you ready to lead a passionate team, own the quality process, and make a real impact in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? Here's your chance to become the Quality Control Lead for Unit 3 on the day shift - a pivotal role reporting directly to the Technical Director.

This isn't just another QC role. It's your opportunity to step into a leadership position where your expertise will shape product quality, inspire your team, and push standards to new heights.

Your Mission:

Partner with Production teams to catch and crush quality issues before they happen.
Lead all incoming goods inspections, in-line product sampling, and ensure every finished product meets the highest standards.
Use your expertise in chemical analysis to guarantee raw materials and product concentrates are flawless.
Take full ownership of Batch Manufacturing Records (BMRs) - making sure documentation is spot-on, thorough, and delivered on time.
Be the driving force behind managing non-conforming items - owning corrective actions and ensuring nothing compromises quality.
Lead calibration, verification, and monitoring of critical laboratory instruments - precision is your mantra.
Manage your team's schedules, holidays, and sickness with efficiency, and champion their growth through focused PDR reviews.What You Bring to the Table:

Proven leadership skills - you inspire, motivate, and develop your team to be the best.
Hands-on experience working in a QC lab, with a strong technical foundation.
In-depth knowledge of testing packaging, components, raw materials, blends, and in-line product sampling.
Expertise producing Certificates of Analysis and Certificates of Conformance that stand up to the highest scrutiny.
An uncompromising attention to detail combined with outstanding organisational skills.Why This Role Will Excite You:

This is your moment to take ownership of quality in a thriving environment where innovation meets precision. You'll work alongside passionate professionals and play a key role in driving continuous improvement - making a direct impact on the success and growth of the business.

If you're ambitious, meticulous, and ready to lead a team to deliver excellence every day, this role is your next career milestone.

Elevate your career. Lead quality like never before. Join us and be the difference.

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes

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