Food Safety & Quality Auditor

Border Biscuits Ltd; Lanark; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real Living Wage employer

Full training provided

Dynamic and supportive working env.

Employee assistance program for личal?

Mental health first aiders

Free 24/7 GP helpline

Optional salary sacrifice schemes

Paid volunteering opportunities within

Job summary

Border Biscuits Ltd in Lanark is seeking a Quality Auditor to drive food safety compliance and champion quality standards across the site. You will deliver training, complete competency assessments and internal audits to ensure standards are achieved.

You will work with production teams and management to foster a strong food safety culture, perform GMP/HACCP monitoring, and support continual improvement through accurate auditing and reporting.

Qualifications

• HNC/HND qualification in Food Technology or related discipline.
• Experience conducting internal audits in manufacturing or food production.
• Understanding of food safety and quality management systems.
• Proficient IT skills including Outlook and Excel.
• Experience in food manufacturing, ideally baked goods or similar FMCG.
• Awareness of UK food legislation, technical standards and codes of practice.

Responsibilities

• Conduct GMP and process audits to maintain site food safety and quality standards.
• Monitor HACCP compliance and ensure records are accurately completed and maintained.
• Carry out routine quality checks in line with the site QMS.
• Deliver food safety and quality training to production teams to support competency and compliance.
• Perform product and material checks, including goods-in validation, product sampling, and probe calibration.
• Assist with customer complaint investigations, including data gathering and root cause analysis.
• Manage non-conforming products or materials, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to product quality, materials, and production processes.

Skills

Internal audits

Food safety

Quality management systems

IT skills

Food manufacturing

UK food legislation

Education

HNC/HND in Food Technology or related

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Job description

Border Biscuits Ltd in Lanark is seeking a Quality Auditor to drive food safety compliance and champion quality standards across the site. You will deliver training, complete competency assessments and internal audits to ensure standards are achieved.

You will work with production teams and management to foster a strong food safety culture, perform GMP/HACCP monitoring, and support continual improvement through accurate auditing and reporting.