QA Auditor

Greencore; Freiston; In loco; GBP 28.000 - 38.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Company share save scheme

Competitive pension contributions

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount

Wellbeing Centre platform

Enhanced parental leave and menopause

Descrizione del lavoro

Greencore, a leading UK convenience food producer, seeks a Quality Auditor for our Old Leake site near Boston. You will audit quality systems, support production teams, and ensure food safety standards are met across operations.

Join a fast-paced environment with 700 site staff and a strong focus on continuous improvement. The role offers site-based hours (3/2 shifts) and opportunities for development within a growing company.

Competenze

• Understanding of GMP and HACCP in manufacturing.
• Ability to perform root-cause analysis and drive corrective actions.
• Hands-on on factory floor with practical technical guidance.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Commitment to continuous improvement.

Mansioni

• Audit compliance with QMS, GMP, and HACCP and raise non-conformances.
• Identify root causes and reduce repeat issues.
• Conduct traceability audits and present findings.
• Perform sampling and testing per schedule.
• Calibrate measurement equipment and manage out-of-tolerance actions.
• Support investigations into complaints and incidents.
• Assist in NPD trials and product launches.
• Provide technical support to factory teams and customer visits.
• Contribute to Technical KPI delivery through audits.
• Maintain high health, safety and environmental standards.

Conoscenze

GMP/HACCP knowledge

Traceability/data analysis

Factory floor auditing

Quality systems

Communication skills

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Description

Quality Auditor

Salary:

Competitive salary

Benefits:

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

Location:

Old Leake (PE22 9PN) Near Boston

Ways of Working:

Site Based

Hours of work:

3's & 2's (Red shift) - 06:00 - 18:00

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.

Our site in Old Leake, just outside Boston, Lincolnshire, specialises in chilled Italian ready meals and modern deli products for a dedicated customer. The site employs around 700 people and operates in a fast-paced production environment.

What You'll Be Doing

In this busy and hands-on role as a Quality Auditor, you’ll audit, monitor, and continuously improve quality systems and procedures across site operations. Working closely with operational teams, you’ll provide practical technical support while maintaining and promoting quality and food safety standards in line with Greencore, customer, and legal requirements, with guidance from the QA Supervisor or Manager.

Role Accountabilities

• Audit compliance with QMS, GMP, and HACCP, raising clear non-conformances and driving corrective actions to closure
• Apply an inquisitive audit mindset to identify root causes and reduce repeat non-conformances
• Conduct traceability audits, efficiently retrieving data and presenting findings clearly
• Complete sampling activities to schedule, including microbiological, nutritional, swabs, and organoleptic testing
• Prepare, facilitate, and trend taste panels, escalating out-of-specification results and recommending improvements
• Calibrate factory measurement equipment to schedule and manage out-of-tolerance actions
• Support investigations into complaints, incidents, and out-of-specification results through audits and data analysis
• Support NPD trials and product launches, including testing, shelf-life assessment, and taste panels
• Provide day-to-day technical support to factory teams, audits, and customer visits
• Contribute to Technical KPI delivery through audits, investigations, and proactive improvement actions
• Work safely at all times, promoting strong health, safety, and environmental standards

What We're Looking For

• A strong understanding of quality systems, GMP, HACCP, and traceability within a manufacturing environment
• A proactive, detail-focused approach with a natural curiosity to challenge and improve standards
• Confidence working hands-on on the factory floor, providing clear and practical technical guidance
• Ability to audit effectively, identify root causes, and drive corrective and preventative actions
• Strong communication skills, able to engage confidently with colleagues at all levels
• A collaborative mindset, working effectively within cross-functional teams
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities to deadlines
• Commitment to continuous improvement and personal development
• A positive, resilient approach aligned to Greencore values

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 and 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
• Competitive matched pension up 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.