Quality Assurance Auditor - Food

Role Summary The post-holder must ensure that all technical procedures and policies effectively implemented in the factory and Quality and Food Safety system are adhered to through all stages of manufacture. They are responsible to ensure that the highest GMP standard across the factory is maintained and site is audit ready any time. Key Responsibilities To ensure all CCP checks within the process are performed at the required intervals and the results are within specification and to verify that CCP checks are within specification. To ensure corrective action is taken and recorded as required. To order and collect finished product samples, raw material samples, environmental and hand swabs for the micro lab and compile results. To ensure all paperwork relating to the production process is checked and filed daily. To monitor that the quality and food safety system is adhered to through GMP audits, internal system audits, and traceability audits and to ensure foreign bodies’ risks are kept to a minimum through fabric audits and glass audits. To ensure products are labelled with correct labels with the correct use by dates and batch codes during production and to ensure all paperwork relating to temperature monitoring are printed out daily and inspected. Aid in investigations into customer complaints as required. Conduct taste panel exercise. Conduct Induction Training for new staff and help maintaining the company values, policies and standards. Making sound decisions regarding removing any substandard products or ingredients and reporting to immediate supervisor or technical department. Goods out checks and positive release Carrying out manual temperature checks Weekly Calibration of scales and probes Monthly knife, glass and hard plastic audits Promoting a safety and quality culture via teamwork and coaching colleagues in production Other Tasks Abide by all the Company policies and procedures and regulatory requirements and codes of practice To promote and participate in the Company’s sustainability initiatives and to reduce the negative environmental impact of work. Closely monitor and report: segregation of factory / waste management in the factory as part of internal audit cleaning chemical usage and compliance water usage for cleaning ~ Fully comply with the Company’s health & safety policies and procedures Person Specifications BSC (Hons) degree in relevant food technology discipline or equivalent certificates is preferable Good understanding of food manufacturing processes and food hygiene standards Working knowledge of BRC requirements and HACCP Excellent attention to detail Organised and methodical way of working Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Good time management Good computer skills