Group Auditor

Greencore (Formally Bakkavor Group); Leeds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company share save scheme

Competitive pension contributions

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Job summary

Greencore is seeking a Group Auditor in Leeds to strengthen food safety, legality and quality across the business. You will deliver independent internal and supplier audits to drive meaningful and sustained improvement across sites.

You will plan, conduct and report audits across multiple locations, evaluating GMP, HACCP, allergen controls and traceability. This role requires strong knowledge of COPs and customer standards, plus travel across the UK and internationally.

Qualifications

• Degree-level or Level 4 food science qualification (or equivalent relevant food science qualification).
• Level 4 HACCP and lead assessor qualification.
• Strong experience auditing within a retail food manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge and experience of QMS management and internal audit processes.
• Understanding of customer Codes of Practice and food legislation.
• Experience generating meaningful and achievable KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a risk-based programme of internal and supplier audits to assess compliance with food safety, quality, legality and customer standards.
• Evaluate GMP, hygiene, HACCP, allergen controls and traceability during audits to ensure sites meet required standards.
• Plan, conduct and report audits independently across multiple categories, processes and locations.
• Ensure food safety audits and approvals follow a risk-assessed schedule, including emergency audits, new supplier approvals and investigations.
• Provide clear feedback, highlight non-conformances and recommend improvements to support continuous enhancement.
• Maintain strong knowledge of customer COPs, ensuring these are reflected within audit standards.
• Support the delivery and review of technical policies, procedures and best practice across the group.
• Communicate insights and share best practice to drive consistency in compliance and technical standards.
• Generate accurate KPI information to monitor performance and audit completion.
• Engage effectively with internal teams and suppliers while maintaining objective, independent assurance.

Skills

Auditing

Food safety

QMS knowledge

Travel flexibility

Education

Degree-level or Level 4 food science qualification

Job description

Group Auditor

Salary: Competitive salary

Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contributions, Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location: Leeds

Ways of Working: Flexible working with travel to sites and suppliers across UK and Worldwide

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 8.30 - 17.00

Contract Type: Permanent

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

What you'll be doing

In this busy and exciting role, you will play a key part in strengthening food safety, legality and quality across Greencore by delivering independent internal and supplier audits that drive meaningful and sustained improvement.

Role Accountabilities

• Deliver a risk-based programme of internal and supplier audits to assess compliance with food safety, quality, legality and customer standards
• Evaluate GMP, hygiene, HACCP, allergen controls and traceability during audits to ensure sites meet required standards
• Plan, conduct and report audits independently across multiple categories, processes and locations
• Ensure food safety audits and approvals follow a risk-assessed schedule, including emergency audits, new supplier approvals and investigations
• Provide clear feedback, highlight non-conformances and recommend improvements to support continuous enhancement
• Maintain strong knowledge of customer COPs, ensuring these are reflected within audit standards
• Support the delivery and review of technical policies, procedures and best practice across the group
• Communicate insights and share best practice to drive consistency in compliance and technical standards
• Generate accurate KPI information to monitor performance and audit completion
• Engage effectively with internal teams and suppliers while maintaining objective, independent assurance

What we're looking for

Ideally you will have:

• Degree-level or Level 4 food science qualification (or equivalent relevant food science qualification)
• Level 4 HACCP and lead assessor qualification
• Strong experience of auditing within a retail food manufacturing environment
• Knowledge and experience of QMS management and internal audit processes
• Understanding of customer Codes of Practice and food legislation
• Experience generating meaningful and achievable KPIs
• Strong problem‑solving capability with the ability to diagnose issues and deliver solutions
• Holds BRC certification with supporting technical knowledge
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently across multiple sites
• Full and valid driving licence, with flexibility for regular UK and international travel

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
• Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Colleagues whose roles are at risk of redundancy and who meet essential role criteria will be given priority consideration for this role.

Colleagues in central/support functions whose roles are at risk of redundancy and who accept a new role can continue working from their current location, in accordance with our location guidance, where feasible. The exception to this would be if a colleague accepts a role that requires in‑person attendance at a specific location e.g. a Finance colleague who accepts an operationally focussed Finance role. All other successful applicants will be expected to attend work at locations where roles are based. Location expectations and any associated working arrangements will be discussed and confirmed as part of the interview and offer process