Regional Auditor

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive because we expect pace and agility, insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

Role Context:

The role is critical in the evaluation of suppliers and/or manufacturing sites, to supply pladis with a material or product that is food safe, legal, of the right quality and produced on a site that meets the pladis standards of Safety and Quality. The role holder identifies and advises on compliance and actions required to ensure SQSE standards are maintained within the Supply Chain and alerts the business on any risks. The role holder also provides support on the implementation of regional policies, procedures, standards & systems.

• Clean driving license
• This role requires travel up to 75% of the time (UK, EU & Global as necessary)
• Multiple site / country experience

Key accountabilities & deliverables:

• Supports the implementation of the regional Quality & Food Safety strategic plan.
• Conducts audits and carries out assessment of suppliers, service providers and internal sites to a prescribed schedule and in line with business requirements.
• Works towards integration, standardisation and alignment to deliver consistent standards of quality + food safety across/for pladis.
• Audits effective implementation of regional procedures and standards.
• Evaluates relevant materials and suppliers risks and highlights areas of concern where pladis may be implicated or affected.
• Governance and verification of the effectiveness of SQSE Management Systems.
• Reviews completion of closeout of issues raised and the commitment to maintain beneficial business relationships.
• Communicates and drives action relating to poor audit performance with other functions including procurement, R&D and sites teams.
• Maintains a high level of industry knowledge and awareness through external benchmarking, networking and horizon scanning.
• Develops and maintains a high level of expertise in raw materials (ingredients & packaging) and shares this with colleagues and other functions as appropriate.
• Provides CIM (Crisis Incident Management) and supplier performance issues (including vendor non-conformance governance) support & reporting as required.
• Any other relevant duties as required by the business.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Detailed knowledge in quality and food safety disciplines, specifically:
• Q&FS Management Systems (inc. HACCP)
• Material Functionality
• Q&FS 3rd party certification standards
• Auditing experience
• Confident with use of IT systems & software.
• English language - fluent written and spoken.

Qualifications Required:

• 5+ years of experience in a technical role in the Food Manufacturing sector.
• Formal auditing qualification.
• HACCP (Level 4).
• Food Safety (Level 4).
• Formal auditing qualification (GFSI Lead Auditor).
• Scientific degree or equivalent.
• Internationally recognised H&S qualification (such as IOSH/NEBOSH).

Personal Attributes Required:

• Challenging & inquisitive.
• Determined & tenacious.
• Strong team player.
• Approachable & trustworthy.
• Flexible, self-motivated & driven.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to respond and interact with both internal & external stakeholders at all levels.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidates to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business. We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.