QA Auditor in Cranwell

This role is perfect for a proactive auditor with food manufacturing experience, driving product quality and food safety through impactful auditing, hands‐on sampling and thorough investigative work.

Position type: Permanent Full-Time

Hours: 36

Shift Pattern: 3 on 4 off, Monday - Saturday, 1800 - 0600

Pay range: £15.60 per hour

Breaks: 3 x 20 minute paid

Closing Date: Friday 8th May 2026

Responsibilities:

• Maintain product quality, safety, legality and customer specification compliance, ensuring GMP standards are upheld and the site remains audit‐ready at all times.
• Conduct scheduled internal and external audits of the QMS (e.g., hygiene, GMP, pest control, glass & hard plastics), raise non‐conformances, and ensure timely and effective closure of corrective actions.
• Carry out routine swabbing, sampling and testing activities (hand swabs, rapid swabs, water, validation, shelf life, nutritional's) and review/challenge finished product testing regimes and results.
• Identify conformance and non‐conformance trends, investigate customer complaints and foreign body incidents, providing thorough root cause analysis and reporting to the QA Manager.
• Ensure adherence to policies, procedures, specifications and concession processes, completing detailed documentation checks and participating in traceability exercises as required.
• Support wider QA activities, including works order and specification management, selected quality control checks, and coordination of taste panels.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Quality Auditor experience in a food manufacturing environment is essential.
• Strong focus on product quality and following procedures.
• Excellent attention to detail and clear communication.
• Team‐oriented, supportive and able to work collaboratively.
• Confident in challenging non‐compliance with solid problem‐solving ability.
• Competent IT skills, including strong use of Microsoft Office.
• Food Hygiene Level 2 and HACCP Level 2.

Benefits:

• 20 Days holiday entitlement
• 4% employer and 5% employee pension plan
• Life assurance plan x4 basic salary
• Various salary sacrifice schemes including pension payments, cycle to work and electric car (subject to meeting minimum criteria)
• Healthcare cash plan via paycare (Dental, Optical, Chiropody, Professional Therapy, Counselling) with a value over £400 each year

Humdinger is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.