At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead audits to ensure compliance with food safety and quality standards across multiple sites.
- Company: Join Oscar Mayer, a leader in the food industry with a commitment to quality.
- Benefits: Enjoy a permanent role with competitive pay and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a collaborative team focused on continuous improvement and compliance.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in food safety and quality while working in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in food safety and internal auditing is essential; relevant certifications preferred.
The predicted salary is between 36000 - 44000 £ per year.
- Group Audit Manager - Wrexham - site based
- Reporting to: Group Technical Services Manager
- Direct Reports: None
Role Overview
- To ensure, by implementing a planned audit programme, that the Company Systems and procedures comply with legal, food safety, customer codes of practice and environmental health requirements.
• To drive compliance and continuous improvement in
- COP gap analysis and risk assessment
- Group Internal audit risk assessment
- The Oscar Mayer Group Governance audit
Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities
- To ensure that the Oscar Mayer Quality and Food Safety System is risk assessed, and an internal audit schedule is documented to cover all 3 sites and their customer and accreditation requirements.
This will be through a manual method initially and then in the digital system that Oscar Mayer adopts.
- To ensure that the site teams have enough trained and competent internal auditors to complete the schedule cross functionally.
This will be collaborative with the site Technical Manager.
- Complete 2-3 Internal audits at each site under the direction of the Group Technical Services Manager. Support as part of the internal audit team
- To ensure the close out of the non-conformances raised at sites for internal and external audits within the agreed timeframes and that responses have been sent back to the relevant 3rd party via the Site Head of Technical / Technical Manager.
A KPI report to be submitted via the reporting systems used by Oscar Mayer.
- To trend and identify reoccurring non-conformances raised via internal and external audits and publish these to the wider group.
- To ensure that all Customer and accreditation standards have an up-to-date gap analysis completed, and this is filtered into the 3 sites (where relevant) so that their site quality manuals and procedures can be kept up to date.
This will eventually filter into a Group Quality Management system once in place.
- To ensure that all relevant legislation affecting food safety & legality are being followed at Oscar Mayer and across the 3 sites through the quality management systems in place
- To support the Group Technical Services Manager in delivering the digital quality management system.
- To support the Group Technical Services Manager in writing the Group Quality Management System and rolling it out across the 3 sites.
- To support the Group Technical Services Manager in writing the Governance Standard for Oscar Mayer and ensuring that routine audits are completed against this standard by the external audit company that Oscar Mayer engages with.
- To support the Group Technical Services Manager in the auditing of the sites for hygiene and systems where required.
- Any other duties or projects as agreed with the Group Technical Services Manager.
Key Attributes
- Good organisational skills and communication skills
- To always adhere to company values
- To be punctual and accurate
- As a representative of the company to perform duties in a professional, timely manner and complying with relevant timetables
- To be proactive, constantly looking for new and better ways to perform your duties
- To communicate problems and ask assistance from your line manager as required
- To be courteous and to treat others as you would like to be treated yourself
- To be part of the team
- Confidentiality of company information
- Be aware of and comply with company policy on health and safety and food safety
- To highlight any issues which could compromise an employee's personal safety or risk
- Qualification
- Food Safety Level 3 as a minimum
- HACCP Level 3 as a minimum
- Internal audit training completed
- Lead Auditor Qualification (desirable)
Knowledge & Experience
- Worked in a systems type of role for a minimum of 3 years.
- 3 years' experience within Chilled Manufacturing (High Care and / or High Risk).
- Understands BRC, customer and accreditation requirements and can access the various systems.
- Understand how to complete a risk assessment
- Understand how a digital quality system works (desirable)
Please note: This job description outlines the core responsibilities and duties of the role.
It is not an exhaustive list, and the role may evolve over time to include additional tasks and responsibilities in line with business needs.
Group Audit Manager - Wrexham in Chirk employer: Oscar Mayer Group UK
As a Specification Technologist at our Wrexham site, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to ensuring compliance and continuous improvement in product specifications. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative work culture that values professional growth, offering opportunities for training and development while maintaining a strong focus on health and safety. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, we provide a supportive environment where your contributions are recognised and valued.
