Group Supplier Auditor - 12 Month FTC

Greencore Group Lts; Worksop; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Supplier Auditor to ensure compliance with food safety and supplier requirements. The role involves conducting risk-based audits and working closely with suppliers to implement technical standards. Candidates should hold a degree in Food Science and have knowledge of food legislation. The position offers competitive salary and benefits including training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary and job-related benefits

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier approval audits for food safety compliance.
• Understand supplier requirements for technical food safety.
• Conduct audits on a risk-assessed schedule.
• Communicate best practices for compliance and standards.
• Ensure technical policies meet legal and customer requirements.

Skills

Food legislation

Internal Audit Management

Retail knowledge

Technical Strategy implementation

BRC/certification knowledge

QMS management

RCA – problem solving techniques

Customer COP knowledge

Education

Degree / L4 Food Science or equivalent qualification

L4 HACCP

Job description

We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

What you'll be doing

We are looking for a Supplier Auditor on a 12 month FTC, to undertake supplier approval audits to ensure finished products are safe and conform to all relevant specifications, legislation, and customer requirements.

• Carry out risk assessed audits and approval of the supplier base for manufacturing sites in order to demonstrate food safety, compliance and legality are being met
• Comprehensive understanding of supplier requirements in order to ensure delivery of technical food safety criteria for the manufacturing sites
• Ensure Food Safety audits and approvals are conducted on an appropriate, risk assessed schedule whilst also ensuring other Manufacturing requirements are met from an auditing perspective (e.g. Emergency audits, new supplier approval audits, innovation auditing and investigations)
• Communication of best practice and suggest ways of working to ensure effectiveness across the group from a compliance and technical standards perspective
• Ensure up to date technical policies and procedures are operational and aligned to best practice from a legal and customer compliance perspective.

What we’re looking for

The successful applicant will have the following qualifications and experience:

• Degree / L4 Food Science or equivalent qualification
• L4 HACCP
• Retail knowledge
• Internal Audit Management
• QMS management
• Technical Strategy implementation
• BRC/certification knowledge
• RCA – problem solving techniques
• Customer COP knowledge
• Food legislation

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.