Food Safety & Quality Compliance Auditor

ABP Food Group; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Hollybank Trustees Ltd in York is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to ensure conformance with QA objectives and to support the Technical Manager in delivering food safety and quality standards on site.

You will conduct daily checks, plan and perform internal audits, and manage documentation for audits. The role supports traceability, lab submissions, and continuous improvement within a busy factory environment.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Technical Manager on overall conformance with the Company's Assurance objectives
• Carry out daily compliance checks within each factory department and report non-conformances to managers
• Perform internal audits of QA areas such as Glass & Hard Plastic, Maintenance, GMP, Locker checks, Paperwork audits and staff handwashing per schedule
• Collect DNA swabs twice a week and send to IDENTIGEN via TNT / FEDEX
• Take and monitor temperatures and air temperatures daily
• Conduct weekly data logger tests on offals and beef in chills
• File and store all quality management paperwork for audit retrieval
• Assist with pre-operation hygiene in the abattoir & boning hall daily
• Collate micro samples for lab submission and ensure results are printed, inspected and trended
• Verify probes & thermometers monthly
• Perform site PACCP testing daily in chills and cutting room
• Audit Quality Assurance Manual, SOPs, HACCP, Cleaning and Hygiene as per schedule
• Verify compliance and completion of factory quality paperwork
• Maintain calibration certification via the calibration register and arrange calibration when due
• Assist with traceability exercises as needed by customers
• Ensure non-conformances raised during audits are actioned within timescales
• Maintain approved suppliers list and onboard new suppliers timely
• Complete and action customer complaints in a timely manner
• Investigate root causes of complaints where data allows
• Issue, rescind and verify quality documentation used on site
• Ensure daily production checks and QA sheets are completed on time
• Audit products against specifications and follow HACCP plan
• Carry out data entry and related administration and filing
• Ensure internal audits align with the audit schedule and support external audits
• Engage with onsite customer and third-party auditors and provide technical support as required
• Assist management with other reasonable requests and support the Technical Manager on demand

Job description

Hollybank Trustees Ltd in York is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to ensure conformance with QA objectives and to support the Technical Manager in delivering food safety and quality standards on site.

You will conduct daily checks, plan and perform internal audits, and manage documentation for audits. The role supports traceability, lab submissions, and continuous improvement within a busy factory environment.