Food Quality Auditor: Drive Safety & Compliance

Sofina Foods Europe; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Company pension

Life insurance

Wellbeing support

Onsite parking

Canteen facilities

Employee referral programme

Job summary

Sofina Foods Europe is seeking a Quality Auditor at our Grimsby site to ensure products meet the highest standards of quality, safety and compliance from intake to dispatch. You will work with the QA Manager and Operations teams to monitor production standards, support continuous improvement and help deliver right-first-time results.

The ideal candidate has food hygiene qualifications, experience in auditing and root cause analysis, and a strong understanding of HACCP within a chilled food

Qualifications

• Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification or equivalent.
• Experience in quality auditing and internal auditing.
• Knowledge of Root Cause Analysis techniques.
• Familiar with HACCP principles and food safety systems.
• Comfortable working in a chilled food manufacturing environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Proactive, leads by example and promotes high standards.
• Committed to quality and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality and technical standards across the factory
• Ensure raw materials, WIP and finished products meet specifications
• Carry out routine quality checks and report non-conformances promptly
• Conduct customer benchmarking panels and sensory assessments
• Complete shelf-life testing and product consistency reviews
• Input technical data into customer systems accurately
• Collect and prepare samples for laboratory testing
• Support customer audits and site visits
• Work with Production and NPD to maintain compliance standards
• Promote right-first-time behaviours across operational teams

Skills

Quality auditing

Root Cause Analysis

HACCP

Microsoft Office

Food Hygiene Level 3

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sofina Foods Europe is seeking a Quality Auditor at our Grimsby site to ensure products meet the highest standards of quality, safety and compliance from intake to dispatch. You will work with the QA Manager and Operations teams to monitor production standards, support continuous improvement and help deliver right-first-time results.

The ideal candidate has food hygiene qualifications, experience in auditing and root cause analysis, and a strong understanding of HACCP within a chilled food