Quality & Compliance Auditor

Important Information

This position is temporary for 3–6 months, but could potentially be longer.

• Number of vacancies: 1
• Working hours: 42 per week on a 4-on-4-off basis.
• Shift pattern
• Nights – 6.00 pm to 6.00 am
• Days – 6.00 am to 6.00 pm

The Role

To ensure all products are produced to customer specification and legal requirements, by auditing process and quality checks.

Responsibilities

• All audits – are carried out and closed to schedules.
• Customer audits completed on time and to customer satisfaction.
• Due‑diligence – are carried out and correct.
• Quality checks completed.
• Responsibility for ensuring that the production areas adhere to HACCP, EFSIS, IFS.
• Conduct internal audits (GMP etc.) to schedules.
• Carry out start‑up, shift‑start and other checks throughout the shift on work in process and packing, ensuring that Operators are using correct procedures according to SOP/CIC.
• Continually monitor the manufacturing process to ensure compliance with all parts of the QMS and relevant legal requirements.
• Ensure products are safe legal food and ensure food defence.
• Manage out‑of‑specification ingredients and/or packaging materials within the shift.
• Audit all quality related paperwork to ensure due diligence.
• Carry out food reviews. Bring to the attention of senior management any unsatisfactory product.
• Ensure all samples required for microbiological, analytical and nutritional are sent for analysis as per agreed schedule. All out‑of‑specification result to be reported to Technical Manager.
• Inspect plant after cleaning to ensure it is fit for use, carry out hygiene and allergen swab as per schedule.
• Calibrate all laboratory and process weighing equipment and other relevant instruments according to the schedule. Action out‑of‑specification results to be reported to Technical Manager.
• Cover for other QA Auditors and raw materials checks in times of absence.
• Set checkweigher and metal check detection at start of production, entering new products as required.
• Attend at third‑party warehouses as required regarding quality issues.
• Generate Markem codes for cases and download onto Markem system.
• In the event of product contamination, inform relevant personnel whilst carrying out a full investigation including completion of all sampling/documentation.
• Attend daily production cell meetings.
• On a monthly basis carry out shelf‑life testing on retained samples.
• Carry out investigations on customer complaints.
• Raise concession notes as and when needed.
• Responsible for carrying out investigations in the event of product contamination.
• The job holder is required to do all tasks considered relevant by their Line Manager.
• Responsible for Food Safety, Quality and Legality.

Skills Required

• A good standard of education is required in English and Maths with PC experience.
• Experience in food industry, previous position in a quality department of a food environment preferred.
• Food hygiene and GMP auditing techniques an advantage.
• The job holder is expected to use initiative and judgement in identifying and correcting all quality issues.
• Independent action in stopping production until any fault is rectified.

Benefits

• Subsidised Canteen
• Subsidised Staff Shop
• Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free On‑site Parking
• Recognition Scheme

The Company strives to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that decisions concerning recruitment, promotion, dismissal or any other aspect of employment will be based on the needs of the business and not any assumptions based on sex, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, married or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief. This is an important commitment which all employees are expected to share.