QA Auditor (Sunday - Wednesday 17:00pm-03:00am)

Greencore; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company share save scheme

Competitive matched pension contribut.

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount

Wellbeing Centre platform

Enhanced parental leave

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

Greencore London Meals – Park Royal is seeking a QA Auditor to audit, monitor and improve quality systems across site operations.

You will work with operations teams, provide practical technical support, and ensure compliance with quality and food safety standards under guidance from QA Supervisor.

The role is site-based, hours Sunday-Wednesday 17:00-03:00, permanent contract, offering benefits and a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of quality systems, GMP, HACCP, and traceability.
• Detail-focused with a proactive approach to improve standards.
• Confident on factory floor, providing practical technical guidance.
• Ability to audit, identify root causes, drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Organised with ability to manage multiple priorities to deadlines.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and development.
• Positive, resilient approach aligned to Greencore values.

Responsibilities

• Audit compliance with QMS, GMP, and HACCP; raise non-conformances.
• Identify root causes and reduce repeat issues.
• Conduct traceability audits and present findings.
• Perform sampling and microbiological testing.
• Trend taste panels and escalate out-of-spec results.
• Calibrate equipment and manage out-of-tolerance actions.
• Support investigations into complaints and incidents.
• Support NPD trials and product launches; shelf-life tests.
• Provide on-site technical support to factory teams.
• Contribute to KPI delivery through audits and improvements.
• Work safely and promote health and safety standards.

Skills

Quality systems

GMP

HACCP

Traceability

Audit skills

Communication

Cross-functional

Problem solving

Job description

Job Description

QA Auditor

Salary: Competitive salary

Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contribution, Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location: Greencore London Meals – Elveden, 304-306 Elveden Rd, Park Royal, London, NW10 7SY

Ways of Working: Site based

Hours of work: Sunday-Wednesday 17:00pm-03:00am

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 Park Royal, West London, spans three factories and a distribution centre. The site produces a wide range of chilled ready meals, houmous dips, deli products, and savoury accompaniments, employing over 2,000 people in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this busy and hands-on role as a QA 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 contribution
• 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.

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