Internal Auditor

Thistle Seafoods Ltd; Boddam; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Thistle Seafoods Ltd is seeking an Internal Auditor to conduct comprehensive internal technical audits across our Boddam and Uddingston sites. The role requires regular travel and focuses on ensuring compliance with customer, BRC, and third-party standards.

You will maintain the audit matrix, manage non-conformances, and drive improvements through cross-functional collaboration while monitoring KPIs and reporting findings to the Quality & Compliance team.

Qualifications

• Willingness to travel between sites regularly.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills to manage audits.
• Strong communication, written and verbal, across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal technical audits at Boddam and Uddingston sites.
• Maintain audit matrix and audit frequencies, and manage non-conformance close-out.
• Report on internal audit KPIs and drive corrective actions with stakeholders.
• Support brand integrity and CSR through cross-department collaboration.
• Travel between sites to perform announced and unannounced audits.

Skills

Willingness to travel

Planning & organisation

Interpersonal communication

Attention to detail

Team player

Self-motivated

Work under pressure

Education

Lead Auditor qualification

HACCP certification

Job description

The successful applicant can be based at either our Boddam or Uddingston site.

The Role

The internal auditor is responsible for conducting all Internal Technical Audits across both sites. The role requires extensive travel between sites and plays a key part in ensuring compliance with customer, BRC, and third-party technical standards. Responsibilities include maintaining the internal audit matrix, completing audits to required frequencies, managing the close-out of non-conformances through effective cross-functional collaboration, and maintaining relevant KPIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure both sites remain compliant with the internal auditing requirements of our customers, BRC, and relevant third parties.
• Maintain internal audit proformas in line with customer, BRC, and legislative changes.
• Work with the Quality Systems Manager to maintain a risk-based audit matrix and audit frequencies.
• Conduct both announced and unannounced internal audits within required timescales.
• Work cross-functionally with relevant departments to close out non-conformities within agreed deadlines.
• Maintain and report on internal auditing KPIs, highlighting slippage, overdue actions, or serious non-conformities.
• Support and actively promoting brand integrity and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by ensuring there is engagement and communication between teams, customers and suppliers that continually drives improvement.
• Undertake additional duties as required by the Line Manager, Senior Managers, or Company Directors.

Skills/Personal Attributes:

• Willingness to travel regularly between sites.
• Strong drive to deliver results and exceed expectations.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Flexible approach in line with business needs.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
• A strong team player with the ability to work collaboratively.
• Self-motivated with a commitment to continuous personal development.
• Professional approach, attitude, and conduct.

Experience:

• Previous Technical and Food Safety internal auditing is highly desirable.
• Experienced in working with the key UK retailers.
• Ideally Lead Auditor qualified.
• Experience across multiple food categories.

Education/Qualifications:

• Practical experience of HACCP
• Practical experience in TACCP/VACCP

Other Relevant Information:

• Full driving licence essential due to extensive travel between sites.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Flexibility to adjust working hours on occasions to meet the needs of the business.

Hours of Work

• Hours of work will be Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 5.00pm.