Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, Site-based role, 7:00am–7:00pm / 7:00pm–7:00am, 3 on - 3 off with a 2-week rotation between days and nights
This BRC accredited food manufacturing business is looking for a proactive and personable Quality Auditor to join their team.
The person will play a key role in supporting the site’s food safety and quality systems, ensuring that processes, documentation and production standards consistently meet internal, legal and retailer requirements. Working closely with Production, Hygiene and Technical teams, you will help maintain strong factory standards through auditing, monitoring and proactive investigation.
This is a hands-on technical role with strong visibility across the factory floor, ideal for someone who is confident raising issues and committed to protecting food safety and product quality.
What You’ll Be Doing
Conduct internal audits across the site including GMP, CCP / OPRP, allergen control, foreign body prevention, glass & hard plastics, hygiene, process audits and traceability
Support and maintain the HACCP system, ensuring controls are consistently followed
Log non-conformances and carry out root cause analysis to support corrective actions
Carry out positive product release checks, including visual, measurement and sensory assessments
Review factory food safety documentation including CCP and OPRP paperwork
Conduct basic laboratory testing including pH testing, ATP swabs and microbiological swabs where required
Support complaint investigations and wider quality improvement activities across the site
Monitor raw material quality and highlight any issues through the non-conformance process
Work closely with production teams to maintain food safety, quality and hygiene standards
Prepare and report quality data to support daily, weekly and monthly performance monitoring
What’s In It for You
Opportunity to join a collaborative technical team within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment
Exposure to major UK retailer food safety and compliance standards
Participation in daily meetings, providing visibility across the wider operation
Ongoing training and development, including support to learn site-specific processes and CCP controls
The opportunity to develop your career within the wider technical and quality team
Your Background
Experience working within food manufacturing environments
HACCP Level 2 or Level 3 qualification
Experience conducting internal audits across food safety and quality systems
Strong understanding of GMP, food safety controls and traceability processes
Comfortable investigating issues and supporting root cause analysis
Confident communicating findings and raising potential risks where necessary
Join a Business That Invests in You
This is more than a quality auditing role. It is an opportunity to play an important part in protecting food safety, supporting operational teams and ensuring the highest standards are consistently maintained across the factory.
If you are a proactive technical professional who enjoys investigating issues, raising standards and working closely with production teams, we would love to hear from you
Salary description
£32000.00 - £35000.00 per year