Quality Assurance Auditor / Night Shift

Proman; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Proman is seeking a Quality Assurance Auditor for a night shift at its food manufacturing site in the United Kingdom. You will perform quality checks across production and packing, ensuring products meet internal standards and legal requirements.

You will monitor critical control points, complete audits, maintain quality records and support corrective actions, allergen management, traceability and external audit preparation.

Qualifications

• Previous QA or food safety experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP and food safety standards is essential.
• Experience conducting audits and reporting non-conformances.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out routine quality checks across production and packing processes.
• Monitor CCPs and audit trails in line with HACCP requirements.
• Support corrective and preventative actions and traceability checks.
• Prepare for BRCGS, customer and regulatory audits.
• Maintain accurate quality records and document audit findings.

Skills

QA Auditor

Food safety

HACCP

GMP

Allergen controls

Traceability

Job description

Quality Assurance Auditor / Night Shift
£29,562.64 - £34,345.46 per annum
Night Shift - 10PM-6AM
Monday - Friday
Site Based

The Company

A leading food manufacturing business operating within a fast-paced production environment. The company supplies products to a broad customer base across the retail, wholesale and food-to-go sectors.
The business is continuing to grow and is looking to strengthen its Quality team with a conscientious and detail-focused QA Auditor who can help maintain high standards across food safety, quality and compliance.

The Role

You will be responsible for carrying out quality checks across the production and packing processes, ensuring products meet internal standards, customer specifications and legal requirements.

Working closely with Production and other departments, you will monitor critical control points, complete internal audits, maintain accurate quality records and identify and upscale non-conformances. You will also support corrective actions, traceability checks, allergen management, customer complaint investigations and external audit preparation.

This is a hands‑on, site‑based quality position with a strong presence on the production floor. It would suit someone with previous food manufacturing quality experience who is confident challenging non‑conformances and supporting a positive food safety and quality culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Carrying out routine quality checks throughout the production and packing processes
• Completing MAP, lead detector and seal integrity checks
• Ensuring products meet internal quality standards, customer specifications and legal requirements
• Monitoring CCPs and other quality checkpoints in line with HACCP requirements
• Identifying and reporting non‑conformances and escalating issues promptly
• Supporting corrective and preventative actions when quality issues arise
• Working closely with production teams to communicate quality standards and resolve concerns
• Conducting scheduled GMP, hygiene and site‑standard audits
• Assessing compliance with food safety and quality management systems across the factory
• Ensuring quality records are completed accurately and in line with company procedures
• Documenting audit findings and supporting the development of corrective action plans
• Following up previous audit actions to verify effective close‑out
• Supporting preparation for BRCGS, customer and regulatory audits
• Supporting traceability checks, allergen management and shelf‑life monitoring
• Assisting with customer investigations and root‑cause analysis​
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• Supporting microbiological sampling and product‑testing requirements
• Promoting a strong food safety and quality culture across the site
• Working with other departments to ensure quality expectations are understood and achieved
• Identifying recurring issues and opportunities to improve quality standards and processes
• Assisting with updates to procedures and quality documentation

The Person

• Previous experience within a QA, Quality Assurance or food safety position
• Previous experience within food manufacturing
• Experience within a chilled or high‑care manufacturing environment would be advantageous
• Good understanding of HACCP, GMP and BRC food safety standards
• Experience completing audits, reporting non‑conformances and supporting corrective actions
• Knowledge of allergen controls, traceability and