Quality Auditor

Greencore Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension

Life insurance

Company share save

Greencore qualifications

Exclusive employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre platform

Enhanced parental leave and menopause

Job summary

Greencore Heathrow is recruiting for a Quality Assurance Auditor to monitor CCPs, audit hygiene and uphold the site QMS at our Heathrow manufacturing site. You will conduct investigations, trend analysis and drive improvements across production processes.

Join a fast-paced food manufacturing environment with strong emphasis on Health & Safety, Food Hygiene and HACCP principles. The role offers on-site work with competitive pay at £15.48 per hour and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent in Literacy and Numeracy.
• Experience in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work in a chilled, fast-moving environment.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and Food Hygiene.
• CCP training including HACCP principles.
• Allergen awareness and microbiological awareness.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and audit CCPs, checks and records.
• Audit pre-requisite systems and control procedures forming part of the site QMS.
• Audit personnel, environment and equipment hygiene standards.
• Carry out investigative swabs and monitor results.
• Conduct internal audits of products and processes for compliance.
• Conduct in-house audits to ensure compliance.
• Carry out trend analysis of site information and target improvements.
• Investigate, communicate and implement corrective actions.
• Action quality and process improvements, liaising with departments.
• Monitor start up checks and update documents when new machinery is introduced.
• Coach and train factory personnel on food safety and quality systems.

Skills

Audit skills

HACCP training

Food hygiene

Quality assurance

GMP

Education

GCSE Literacy & Numeracy

Job description

Shift - 5 days out of 7 / Day Shift

Pay Rate £15 48 Per Hour

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one 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're proud 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 the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here at Heathrow, we have a team of around 400 colleagues. We produce gluten free sandwiches and ready to eat or reheat sandwiches, wraps and other bread-based products, salads and ready meals for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Asda, Aldi, Co-op, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Waitrose.

What you'll be doing

• Monitor and audit CCPs (Critical Control Points), their checks and records
• Monitor & audit pre-requisite systems and control procedures forming part of the site QMS
• Audit personnel, environment & equipment hygiene standards prior to and during production
• Carry out investigative swabs to monitor hygiene standards and investigate out of specification results
• Conduct internal audits of products and processes to ensure compliance with procedures and standards and continually improve in line with industry best practices & customer requirements
• Conduct in-house audits to ensure compliance
• Carry out trend analysis of site information (non-conformances, complaints, out of spec results, internal foreign bodies etc.) and use to target improvements
• Investigate, communicate & implement corrective action following internal or external non-conformances, or out of specification micro results, nutritional results, customer complaints etc
• Action quality and process improvements, carrying out investigations, traceability, liaising with other departments / suppliers to ensure non-compliances are closed fully & followed up
• Monitor and audit start up checks to ensure issues are resolved within risk assessed & agreed timescales, liaising with relevant departments (taking photo standards, updating documents when new machinery introduced)
• Carry out coaching, training and ongoing education of factory personnel at all levels in relation to food safety & quality systems

What we're looking for

• Ideally experience within a food manufacturing environment or similar environment
• GCSE or equivalent standard in Literacy and Numeracy
• Ability to work in a fast past, chilled environment
• Practices in Health & Safety and Food Hygiene
• CCP training including HACCP principles
• Allergen Awareness and Microbiological Awareness

Accuracy and pays attention to detailAt Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make everyday taste better. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

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

Greencore and its recruitment partners never charge candidates any fees at any stage of the hiring process. Any request for payment relating to a job opportunity should be considered fraudulent.

Please note due to high numbers of applications this role maybe closed before the posted closing date.