Quality Assurance Auditor

Our Vacancies Ltd.; Sefton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holiday entitlement

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Share scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount

Wellbeing platform

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Greencore Crosby is seeking aQuality Assurance Auditor to verify that raw material prep, production and product storage meet food safety and quality standards. You will conduct audits, verify calibration, maintain documentation and drive corrective actions as needed.

You will train operations teams on technical standards, ensure safe working conditions and escalate non-conformances promptly. A strong QA background and HACCP knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent with numeracy and literacy skills.
• Holds Health & Safety level 2 and Food Hygiene level 2.
• CCP training including HACCP principles for Manufacturing Unit.
• Experience and understanding of internal audit processes.
• Understanding of allergen awareness and related risks.
• Knowledge of GMP techniques.
• Understanding non-conformance reporting techniques.
• Microbiological awareness and basic food safety knowledge.
• Knowledge of basic disinfection principles, labeling practices and weight legislation.

Responsibilities

• Sample, test, audit and monitor to verify safe and compliant manufacturing and storage.
• Verify equipment calibration to meet required standards.
• Complete documentation for audits and highlight corrective actions for non-conformances.
• Communicate QA activities, results and trends to operations and other functions.
• Collect samples adhering to procedures to ensure safety and legality of products.
• Provide education and training to operational teams on technical standards.
• Maintain safe working environment and meet Health, Safety and Environment policy.
• Escalate non-conformances promptly to the appropriate manager.
• Follow daily schedule of work.

Education

GCSE or equivalent

Health & Safety level 2

Food hygiene level 2

CCP HACCP training

Internal audit experience

Allergen awareness

GMP techniques

Non-conformance reporting

Microbiological awareness

Disinfection principles & labeling basics

Job description

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Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off

Pay Rate: Competitive

Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off /rotating days and nights/

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Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026,we’reone 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’reproud 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 thevery best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here atCrosby, we have a team of around 300 colleagues. We produce sushi for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Asda, Aldi, Co-op, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s.

What you'll be doing

The purpose of the role as a Quality Assurance Auditor is toverify that raw material preparation, manufacturing production and product storage/distribution is compliant with food safety, legal and customers’ quality standards. Key accountabilities of this role include:

• Sample, test, audit and monitor to verify that all processes, procedures and products are being manufactured in a safe and compliant manner
• Conduct verification checks to ensure equipment is suitably calibrated to comply with required standards
• Complete all necessary documentation ensuring that it is kept accurate and ready for internal and external audits and highlighting when non-conformance requires corrective action
• Maintain ongoing communications with the operations team and other relevant functions ensuring they are fully aware of quality assurance activities, results and trends
• Collect all relevant samples, with adherence to procedures and protocols, to ensure quality, safety and legality of products sampled
• Provide education and training to operational colleagues and other teams to ensure compliance with all relevant technical standards
• Ensure that a safe working environment exists for all colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the Health Safety and Environment policy
• Escalation of non-conformances in a timely manner to the appropriate manager
• Follow daily schedule of work

What we're looking for

To be successful in this role, we are looking for the following qualifications and skills:

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent standard with numeracy and literacy skill
• Able to work with basic computer programmes such as Microsoft Office applications
• Holds a Health and Safety level two and a food hygiene level two qualification
• CCP training including HACCP principles for Manufacturing Unit
• Experience and understanding of internal audit processes
• Has an understanding of allergen awareness and the associated risk
• Has a knowledge of GMP techniques
• Understands non-conformance reporting techniques
• Microbiological awareness – understanding of basic of food safety
• Has and understanding of basic disinfection principles, basic legal labelling practice and basic weight legislation

These skills are desirable and not essential during the recruitment process. Full training will be provided if successful in the role.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Companysharesave scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhancedparentalleave 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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