Lead Quality & Food Safety Auditor (PM Shift)

Apetito-Wiltshire-Farm-Foods; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living Wage employer

25 days holiday

Holiday purchase up to 5 days

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension scheme 4% matched

Life assurance

Subsidised canteen

Free parking

Turkey voucher/Christmas voucher

Apetito perks scheme

Job summary

apetito Wiltshire Farm Foods seeks a Quality and Food Safety Auditor Supervisor to ensure every product meets safety and quality standards. You will lead the PM and night-shift teams, audit ingredients, processes and products, prioritise tasks to stay compliant, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

This role sits in Technical—the Conscience of the Business—protecting customers and the business by upholding our high standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in a food manufacturing quality environment.
• Experience supervising a team with KPI focus.
• Audit skills and problem-solving abilities.
• SAP experience and strong IT skills.
• Attention to detail and compliance culture.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food safety, quality, and compliance standards are consistently achieved across site.
• Carry out audits and inspections in line with BRC and HACCP requirements.
• Investigate quality issues and customer complaints, identifying root causes and implementing solutions.
• Manage food safety and quality non-conformances, driving corrective and preventative actions.
• Support traceability exercises and product investigations when required.
• Monitor product quality against agreed specifications and standards.
• Assess risks associated with raw materials and incoming goods.
• Manage supplier quality concerns, concessions, and product rejections.
• Support the operation and compliance of food safety monitoring and detection systems.
• Coordinate testing activities and maintain accurate quality documentation.
• Promote a strong food safety culture through training, inductions, and coaching.
• Work closely with production and technical teams to continuously improve quality performance.

Skills

Food safety compliance

Team supervision

Auditing

Attention to detail

IT proficiency

Education

Degree or equivalent in relevant subject

BRCGS experience

Auditing skills/experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

apetito Wiltshire Farm Foods seeks a Quality and Food Safety Auditor Supervisor to ensure every product meets safety and quality standards. You will lead the PM and night-shift teams, audit ingredients, processes and products, prioritise tasks to stay compliant, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

This role sits in Technical—the Conscience of the Business—protecting customers and the business by upholding our high standards.