Quality Assurance Auditor (PM shift)

TN United Kingdom; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Quality Assurance Auditor to join their dynamic team in Milton Keynes. This role is pivotal in ensuring the highest standards of food safety and quality within a fast-growing plant-based food company. You will conduct audits, verify compliance, and support a culture of excellence in food safety. With a focus on teamwork and communication, you will contribute to the company's mission of promoting healthy eating through innovative products. Join a passionate team where your contributions will make a real impact and help shape the future of food.

Benefits

Free Deliciously Ella App Access

Performance-based annual bonus scheme

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday plus additional benefits

Health insurance through Vitality

Unlimited free snacks

Twice-yearly team events

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Study leave for job relevant qualifications

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing industry is essential.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular GMP audits and ensure compliance with food safety regulations.
• Verify production paperwork and maintain accurate documentation.
• Support root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Food Safety Knowledge

Job description

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Client:

Deliciously Ella

Location:

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

29.04.2025

Expiry Date:

13.06.2025

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About Deliciously Ella

Deliciously Ella’s mission is to help people eat real food again, with more plants, more of the time. We are growing fast and we’re looking for talented, passionate, purpose-led people who share in our mission to help us get there.
Every day, we work to cultivate positive change, sharing delicious, natural, plant-based recipes and food products with the aim of building the world’s leading plant-based platform. Starting from a recipe website, the business has evolved into a restaurant, a range of plant-based food products, an app, a collection of bestselling recipe books and a growing social media community that sits at the heart of what we do.
We launched our first food products in 2016 and have since launched a wide range of products across different categories. We work with all the major grocers and OOH retailers across the UK. We also have a growing international business in the US and Europe.
Take a look at our website to read more aboutour story.


Working at Deliciously Ella
We have around 75 team members across two sites. Our factory site near Milton Keynes produces some of our best-loved products like our energy balls, caramel cups, nut butter bites and dipped nuts. Our Head Office is based in the heart of central London, on Tottenham Court Road, and this is where our Leadership Team work, alongside our Commercial, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and People teams.

Purpose of the role

• This role will be a Report to the Department Manager and assist with various quality tasks.
• Conduct regular GMP audits and corrective actions.
• Verify production paperwork for accuracy and completion, including filing and archiving.
• Conduction and recording of Quality and Food Safety product checks
• Conduct environmental swabbing and sample collection.
• Participate in taste panels.
• Raise NCRs and manage incidents (e.g., glass breakage, metal incidents).
• Print and manage lineside paperwork.
• Oversight and support of Hygiene team
• Conduct daily hygiene audits and ensure hygiene schedule completion.
• Provide staff training on food safety and quality procedures.
• Ensure labelling accuracy and allergen declarations.
• Monitor compliance with food safety procedures and regulations.
• Ensure compliance with customer specifications regarding food safety and quality.
• Conduct product sampling and perform product seal and label checks, signing off when required.
• Support root cause analysis and implement corrective actions, including GMP close-out.
• Oversee food production to meet company standards and legal requirements throughinternal audits.
• Check hygiene standards regularly to maintain high standards.
• Verify equipment calibration to ensure compliance.
• Manage and maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation, addressing non-conformances.
• Support the closure of audit non-conformances within agreed timeframes.
• Maintain communication with the team on quality assurance results.
• Ensure a safe working environment in line with Safety, Health, and Environment policies.
• Handle food safety complaints or queries with prompt follow-up.
• Work with the Technical Manager to ensure relevant training is completed.
• Promote a positive food safety culture across the site.

Your team

You’ll report to our Technical Manager, and will work alongside our other team of Team Leaders, to maintain standards in the factory and promote a positive, high performance culture.
You will work the PM shift, either 3pm-midnight or 4pm-1am.

What you will bring (skills and experience)

• Similar experience in within the food manufacturing industry.
• Good written and oral communication
• Problem solving abilities
• Ability to work as part of a team

What we expect from you (behaviours & values)

We believe our team members are what make our business special, and we hire extraordinary people to fulfil our extraordinary mission. We strive for high performance and our values guide the way we work each day:

• Proud - We act in ways that make our families, colleagues and community proud
• Think big -We think big, constantly searching for ways to grow our business
• Embrace challenges - We embrace challenges head on and enjoy problem solving
• Guardians - We’re guardians of our brand and the values it holds
• Welcome change - We thrive on change, and use it as an opportunity to innovate, learn, and grow

What we offer

You will have the opportunity to be part of a mission driven scale up business at a hugely exciting point in our growth trajectory, where your voice is heard and where you’re able to actively input in the strategic direction of our business. Some great perks in working for Deliciously Ella include:

• Free Deliciously Ella App Access for you and five friends and family
• Performance based annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of your base salary
• Contributory pension scheme with the People’s Pension
• 25 days holiday plus an extra day off for your birthday and an additional day after 5 years of service
• Health insurance through Vitality
• Unlimited free snacks
• Twice-yearly team events
• Enhanced maternity leave (16 weeks full pay) and paternity leave (4 weeks full pay)
• Up to 8 days per year study leave for job relevant qualifications