Qc Technician

A leading manufacturer within the fragrance industry are currently looking to hire a QC Technician to their Northamptonshire based team.

Reporting into the QC Manager, the successful applicant will be working the 2pm - 10pm shift and will have prior QC experience within the fragrance, food, cosmetics or chemicals industry.

Key responsibilities:

• Smell and release raw materials, fragrance batches and laboratory batches after testing to specifications.


• Assist production with any queries relating to raw material or production batches.


• Proactive retesting of all batches and materials due


• Problem solving and issue of clear rework instructions.


• Accurately reading and entering all data onto QC SYSTEM with due regard for specification


• Record all non-conformances, reworking sand blending where possible.


• Obtain specifications from suppliers for raw materials and enter onto database.


• Release and maintenance of materials and batches in Dynamics AX


• Liaise with Customer services in the event of delays to batches

Skills, experience and qualifications:

• QC experience from the fragrance, cosmetics, food, chemical or pharma industries.


• Excellent sense of smell and pass the Company smelling assessment test with a pass mark of >16


• Excellent eye for detail


• The ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressure, in a team and as an individual


• Good problem solving skills


• The ability to accurately record all data


• Good time Management, flexibility required to cover shifts.


• Good communication ability at all levels