Quality Assurance Auditor

Greencore; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 1,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading convenience food manufacturer is seeking a Quality Auditor in Wisbech to ensure raw materials and production meet safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have Level 2 Food Hygiene and Health & Safety certifications, along with experience in chilled manufacturing. You'll conduct sampling, manage supplier communications, and document QA activities. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary and job-related benefits

Holidays

Discounted Staff Shop

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Exclusive employee discount platform

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Qualifications

• Level 2 Food hygiene certification required.
• Level 2 Health and Safety certification required.
• Experience in raw material preparation is beneficial.
• Understanding of food safety microbiological basics needed.

Responsibilities

• Verify compliance with food safety and quality standards.
• Conduct microbiological sampling and testing.
• Liaise with suppliers managing rejections and non-conformances.
• Document quality assurance activities accurately for audits.

Skills

Food hygiene - Level 2

Health and Safety - Level 2

HACCP Level 2

Allergen Awareness Training

Previous raw material experience

Experience of chilled manufacturing

Microbiological awareness

Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications

Job description

Day Shift - 4on4off 06:00-18:00
14.09ph per hour.

Why Greencore?
We are a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better.
We supply all of the major supermarkets in the UK. We also supply convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice and other retailers. We have strong market positions in a range of categories including sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings. We have 16 world-class manufacturing sites and 17 distribution centres in the UK, with industry-leading technology and supply chain capabilities. We generated revenues of 1.8bn in FY24 and employ 13,300 people. We are headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
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Here at Wisbech, we have a team of 525 colleagues and manufacture premium chilled ready to cook meals for major retailers such as Sainsbury's, Aldi and Co-op.

What you'll be doing:
In the role of Quality Auditor, you will be required to verify that raw material preparation, manufacturing production and product storage/distribution is compliant with food safety, legal and customers' quality standards.

• Sample, test, and monitor to verify that all raw materials are being supplied in a safe and compliant manner.
• Assist in traceability requests.
• Complete routine micro sampling by collecting all relevant samples, adhering to procedures and protocols, to ensure the quality, safety, and legality of the products sampled.
• Conduct weekly, monthly, and quarterly checks on ambient materials.
• Liaise with suppliers and manage rejections and non-conformances.
• Maintain ongoing communications with the operations team and other relevant functions ensuring they are fully aware of quality assurance activities, results and trends Complete all necessary documentation, ensuring it is accurate and ready for internal and external audits.
• Provide cover for holidays and sickness within the team and provide education and training to operational colleagues and other teams to ensure compliance with all relevant technical standards
• Communicate effectively between all departments.

What we're looking for

• Food hygiene - Level 2
• Health and Safety - Level 2
• Ideally HACCP Level 2
• Allergen Awareness Training
• Previous raw material experience
• Experience of chilled manufacturing
• Microbiological awareness - understanding of basic of food safety
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

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.

What you'll get in return:
Competitive salary and job-related benefits
Holidays
Discounted Staff Shop
Pension up to 8% matched
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company share save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.