Quality Assurance Technician - Fresh Produce in Chichester

Quality Auditor (Fresh Produce / Food Manufacturing)

Chichester Area | 4 On, 3 Off Shift Pattern | Permanent

£13.75 per hour + Benefits + Parking

Are you an experienced Quality Auditor or QA Technician looking
to join a well-established food manufacturing business supplying
major retail and customer accounts?

We're recruiting for a Quality Auditor to join a busy technical
team responsible for maintaining food safety, quality and
compliance standards across a fresh produce operation. This is an
excellent opportunity for someone with QA experience in food
manufacturing, fresh produce, FMCG or a similar regulated
environment who enjoys being hands-on on the factory floor and
working closely with production teams.

The Role

As a Quality Auditor, you'll play a key role in ensuring products
consistently meet customer, legal and food safety requirements.
You'll be responsible for conducting audits, investigating
quality issues, supporting corrective actions and helping the
business maintain an audit-ready environment at all times.

Key Responsibilities

· Conduct internal audits covering hygiene, GMP, food
safety, glass and hard plastics compliance.

· Complete traceability audits and verify that quality and
food safety records are accurate, complete and retrievable.

· Monitor product quality throughout production and ensure
products meet agreed specifications.

· Investigate non-conformances and support root cause
analysis and corrective actions.

· Audit production documentation and ensure records are
completed correctly.

· Carry out sampling, product assessments and quality
inspections.

· Collect microbiological, water and environmental swab
samples.

· Assist with customer complaint investigations and CAPA
activities.

· Monitor production processes to ensure compliance with
customer requirements.

· Support internal, customer and third-party audits.

· Work closely with production, procurement and supply
chain teams to drive continuous improvement.

· Assist with training and awareness activities relating
to quality and food safety.

· Support shelf-life assessments and communicate quality
concerns where required.

· Maintain and support compliance of labelling, weighing
and quality systems.

What We're Looking For

Essential

· Previous experience within a Quality Assurance, Quality
Auditor or QA Technician role.

· Experience within food manufacturing, fresh produce,
FMCG or a similar regulated environment.

· Knowledge of HACCP principles.

· Strong attention to detail and record-keeping skills.

· Ability to investigate quality issues and support
corrective actions.

· Good communication skills and confidence working with
multiple departments.

· Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

· Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office.

Desirable

· Internal Auditor experience.

· Food Hygiene Level 2.

· HACCP Level 2.

· Knowledge of IFS standards.

· Experience within fresh produce manufacturing.

· Previous exposure to customer, retailer or third-party
audits.

If you have quality assurance experience within food
manufacturing, fresh produce or FMCG and are looking to join a
business where quality and food safety are at the heart of the
operation, we'd like to hear from you.

Kingdom People are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to
this vacancy.