QA Auditor Blue

Bakkavor Group; Holbeach St Marks; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fresh prepared food company is seeking a Quality Auditor for their Holbeach site. You will ensure compliance with quality standards, audit systems, and support technical teams. Candidates are welcomed with QA or operational experience. The role offers a permanent, site-based shift pattern, with a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including life assurance, holiday, and staff shop.

Benefits

Life Assurance (1 x salary)

23 days holiday

Private medical insurance (after 5 years' service)

Staff shop

Stakeholder Pension Scheme

Discount & cashback platform

Personal Accident Insurance

Free health check

Qualifications

• Experience in a Technical/QA role in a food environment is ideal.
• Understanding the chain of custody within the food sector is key.
• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn are valued.

Responsibilities

• Audit compliance against Quality Management Systems.
• Communicate corrective actions with operational teams.
• Understand the site traceability system for audits.
• Take samples according to specific schedules.
• Prepare and facilitate taste panels per procedure.
• Conduct calibrations of measurement equipment.
• Assist in investigations of specifications and incidents.
• Support NPD trials and product launches.
• Provide technical support during customer audits.
• Coordinate activities to improve Technical KPIs.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Education

Quality or technical background

Job description

Quality Auditor

We're proud to be Bakkavor.

Salary: Competitive

Benefits

Highly competitive rewards package, staff shop and excellent career progression prospects across the Bakkavor group.

Location

Holbeach.

Ways of Working

Site Based.

Shift

3's & 2's shift pattern, 06:00 - 18:00.

Contract Type

Permanent.

Why join us?

We're proud to offer you a career with a global leader in the fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to give everyone the opportunity and support to develop and progress their career. To nurture talent, fuel ambition and work with resilience and purpose to achieve the highest possible standards.

What we do.

This fantastic opportunity will be based at our Bakkavor Pizza site in Holbeach St Marks, Lincolnshire. The site specialises in making chilled pizzas and is 11 miles from Spalding, 13.5 miles from Boston, 18 miles from Wisbech, 23 miles from King's Lynn and 29 miles from Peterborough.

About the role.

Working as part of a wider team of QA Auditors and reporting directly to our Quality Assurance Supervisors, you will play a key role in ensuring that our site continues to meet all quality and technical standards set nationally and by our grocery retailer partners.

As one of our QA Auditors, you will audit, monitor, improve and evaluate quality systems and procedures and provide technical support for the operational teams, while maintaining and promoting technical and quality standards in line with business needs and customer requirements.

In this position you will work on a permanent day shift which will include some weekend working as set by the rota.

We welcome applications from candidates with a quality or technical background, as well as those with operational or line experience within food production/manufacturing who wish to develop their career. Excellent attention to detail, process driven mindset, initiative, prioritisation and problem‑solving skills are desirable.

Full training on internal quality processes is provided to the successful candidate.

Role Accountabilities

• Audit compliance against Quality Management Systems, GMP and HACCP controls, raising all non‑conformances with objective evidence.
• Communicate with operational teams to enable appropriate corrective action and follow up on completion.
• Understand the site traceability system to complete audits, demonstrate compliance and gather investigation information.
• Take samples (micro, nutritional, swab, and organoleptic) according to specific schedules and communicate progress in a timely manner.
• Prepare and facilitate taste panels in accordance with procedure, ensuring accurate recording and communication of results.
• Calibrate measurement equipment per schedules and procedures.
• Assist the QA Supervisor with investigations of specifications (micro and nutritional), complaints and incidents.
• Support NPD trials and product launches, assisting in micro testing and product life assessment to ensure compliance.
• Provide technical support and advice to the factory team during customer visits or audits.
• Coordinate day‑to‑day activities to improve Technical KPIs.
• Operate safely and support continuous improvement related to health, safety and the environment.

About You

Ideally you will have professional experience within a similar Technical / QA role in a food environment; however, enthusiasm and a willingness to learn are also valued.

Understanding the chain of custody within the food environment and background of working on small to mid‑sized quality improvement projects—such as implementing new procedures and defining new documentation—is key.

You will be an excellent communicator, able to work independently with a proactive and innovative approach to problem solving.

You will adopt a thorough, diligent approach to every task and demonstrate our key values: customer care, can‑do, teamwork and a commitment to maintaining quality.

What you'll receive

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

• Life Assurance (1 x salary)
• 23 days holiday
• Private medical insurance (after 5 years' service)
• Staff shop
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Discount & cashback platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free health check

Employee Assistance Programme

• Holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Free independent mortgage advice
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Free car parking – site dependent
• Wellbeing support services delivered by our champions

Proud to be Bakkavor

We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers such as Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come join our dedicated Bakkavor team!

At Bakkavor, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, and we believe that diversity makes us stronger. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and ensure fair, transparent recruitment practices. Learn more about our commitment in our Inclusion and Diversity Policy.

Find out more and apply.