Quality Assurance Auditor

3Sixty Talent Management; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a QA Auditor for a client in Bedford. The role involves ensuring food safety and legal compliance through factory audits, training, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates will have experience in quality assurance in food production, alongside relevant HACCP qualifications. The position offers a shift pattern of 4 on 4 off and a salary of GBP32,838 including shift allowances.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role with a food-related background.
• Knowledge of relevant quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily factory walkthroughs for compliance.
• Complete internal audits to verify food safety standards.
• Collaborate with hygiene teams to ensure cleaning standards.

Skills

Experience in a similar role

Knowledge of BRC, ISO, Organic & major retailer standards

Education

Level 2 or 3 HACCP qualification/certification

Internal auditing qualification/certification

Job description

QA Auditor

We have a fantastic opportunity to join and grow with one of our thriving clients based in Bedford.

The Role:

As a QA Auditor, you'll immerse yourself in a dynamic environment with a committed team, ensuring that every grain our client processes meets the highest standards of food safety and legality. This role combines hands-on factory engagement with meticulous quality verifications, promising a career that s as rewarding as it is challenging. Picture your day unfolding with insightful audits, vital training sessions, and opportunities to make impactful decisions that resonate throughout the company.

You will be driving food quality and safety compliance with daily factory walks and internal audits, coordinating with cross-functional teams to maintain rigorous food standards and leading investigations and ensure timely communication across departments.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct daily factory walkthroughs with relevant managers to ensure compliance with food quality and safety standards.
• Complete online verifications to confirm that manufacturing adheres to the site's critical control points.
• Ensure that product manufacturing aligns with all aspects of food safety through the quality management system.
• Perform internal audits to verify compliance with food safety standards.
• Collaborate with the hygiene team to guarantee cleaning is performed to food-safe standards.
• Conduct swabbing verification for cleaning and allergenic control.
• Collect and execute chemical, microbiological, and nutritional testing according to the established schedule.
• Carry out both online and offline product checks through organoleptic testing.
• Organise daily taste panels.
• Investigate any materials that are on hold.
• Conduct investigations related to potential product contamination.
• Ensure that any out-of-specification product is placed on hold, including both 'forward' and 'backward' checks; maintain a hold log and concession log, and communicate as necessary.
• Complete all investigations related to metal rejection.
• Send Certificates of Analysis to customers within agreed deadlines.
• Fulfil any tasks requested as part of the factory food safety audit schedule.
• Complete traceability within the specified timeframe.
• Perform daily tasks, including calibrations, scale checks, and inspections of needles, scissors, and scoops.
• Conduct site audits, including GMP and moisture checks, and report findings to the senior management team.
• Maintain HACCP and CCP standards at the site, including control and verification of metal-detectable equipment.
• Check metal detector sensitivities according to the established frequency.
• Analyse metal detector rejects as per the required frequency.
• Carry out AU (from American table) and Lipase tests according to the schedule.
• Conduct product, water, and swab sampling as per testing schedules.
• Check fridges and vending machines for allergens, spoilage, cleanliness, and temperature.
• Record and investigate non-conformances and report to the appropriate personnel.
• Perform equipment calibration and verification checks following procedures.
• Report on assigned critical points.

Requirements:

Experience in a similar role food related background

Knowledge of BRC, ISO, Organic & major retailer standards desirable

Qualifications:

Level 2 or 3 HACCP qualification / certification

Internal auditing qualification/certification

4 on 4 off shift pattern - days and nights - 06.00am to 18.00pm / 18.00pm to 06.00am

Salary - GBP32,838 inclusive of shift allowance