Quality Assurance Auditor

Finnebrogue; Downpatrick; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

On-site canteen (subsidised meals)

5 free food products per week

Insula Wellbeing support

Perks Discount card

Gym membership

Cycle-to-work

Birthday paid holiday

Job summary

Finnebrogue in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, is seeking a Quality/Technical team member to help ensure all products meet national and partner standards. Working in a busy production environment, you will collect samples, operate metal detectors, verify weights, and follow SOPs.

Full training on internal quality processes is provided, and candidates with recent graduates or food-degree backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Relevant work experience in quality/technical roles.
• Ability to work as part of a team with good attention to detail.
• Graduate or forthcoming graduate with a food-related degree encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Ensure products meet national and partner standards.
• Collect samples from production runs and conduct audits.
• Check weight, operate metal detectors and Olympus systems, and raise issues during shift.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Quality experience

Education

Food-related degree

Tools

Olympus systems

Metal detectors

Weight checks

Job description

Be part of something big

Finnebrogue is a leading UK-based food producer within the global Sofina Foods Group. We look at what is wrong with food to figure out how to make it the best it can be. Operating from four facilities in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, Finnebrogue supplies major supermarkets with own-label bacon, sausages, burgers, and vegetarian products, as well as its pioneering Naked range made without nitrites.

We have been recognised as the UK’s Employer of the Year by Grocer Gold and the Best Place to Work in Northern Ireland by the Irish News Workplace & Employment Awards. Our robust People Strategy offers career pathways and development opportunities for all employees, emphasising talent growth and wellbeing with generous benefits for all. We are proud to be the first food producer in the UK and Ireland to achieve the Diversity Mark accreditation and are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace.

Globally, Sofina Foods and its wholly owned subsidiaries operate more than 40 sites and have over 14,000 employees in Canada, UK, Island of Ireland, Germany and France.

Job Purpose

Working as part of a team and reporting to theTechnical Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring that Finnebrogue continue to meet all quality and technical standards set nationally and by our partners. As a part of the technical team, you will ensure all products meet standards, ensure production tasks are carried out to specification/SOPs, collect samples of all production runs, ensure correct operation of metal detectors, check weight and Olympus systems, conduct audits and highlight any issues during shift.

As well as welcoming applications from candidates with quality or technical experience, we would also like to encourage applications from candidates who have recently graduate or are on track to graduate with a food relate degree.

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

What it takes

The successful candidate will have relevant work experience, ability to work as part of a team and good attention to detail.

Hours of Work

4 out of 7 days per week, 6am-6pm.

Benefits

At Finnebrogue, we offer more than just a job – we provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support and reward our employees. Working in one of our state-of-the-art facilities, you’llenjoy free onsite parking and access to electric charging points and access a restaurant-standard canteen with all meals subsidised, includingfree breakfastoptions.

You'll enjoy access to our award-winning Food Shack, where you can receive up to 5 free food products per week. You'll also have confidential support through Insula Wellbeing, our on-site counsellors.

We offer a full calendar of wellbeing, social, and sports events, helping you stay balanced and connected. As you settle into the business, your benefits will continue to grow, with the Perks Discount card, gym membership, cashback healthcare plan, cycle-to-work scheme, electric car scheme, and even your birthday as a paid holiday.

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