Quality Auditor

Avara Foods Ltd; Hereford; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Avara Foods Ltd is seeking a Quality Auditor for their Scropton site. The role involves ensuring quality standards in a fast-paced environment, conducting audits, and maintaining documentation. Candidates should have relevant food safety qualifications and strong teamwork skills. Join a leading UK food business with opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Paid Weekly

Overtime available

Free Tea and Coffee

Free on-site parking

Discounted staff shop

Qualifications

• Good level of English and basic numeracy skills.
• Experience in a production/manufacturing environment is desirable.
• Attention to detail and flexible attitude.

Responsibilities

• Verify quality checks through auditing.
• Conduct internal audits against site Quality Manual.
• Compile and distribute shift reports.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Intermediate Food Safety Qualification or NVQ Level 3

Foundation L1 HACCP Qualification

Tools

Internal auditing

Basic Microbiology

Job description

About the Role:

Do you want to earn a minimum of£14.43per hour? We’re looking for aQuality Auditorto join our team at our site inScropton, Derbyshire.

The benefits of working for Avara Foods:

• £ 14.43per hour plus shift allowance of£2.00for any hours worked between 18:00 and 06:00
• Paid Weekly
• Overtime available
• Earn a minimum of£505.05per week
• Earn£500for every friend or family member you refer for a job with us*
• Training and development from day one
• Secure contract, guaranteed hours and opportunities for overtime
• Free Tea and Coffee
• Free on-site parking
• Discounted staff shop

*T’s & C’s apply

Working Hours

Monday to Friday 05:30 to finish (notional finish time 15:00) Guaranteed 35 hrs per week

About the role:

As aQuality Auditoryou’ll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf-life products where hygiene standards are critical

• Verify Quality checks through auditing
• Carry out checks as prescribed to verify that the Skilled Operative is following Quality Manual Procedure correctly.
• Data entry input and analysis of Quality checks. Assist in the production of quality reports and charts that utilise the collected data.
• To undertake audits as per scheduled, reporting non conformances and ensuring corrective action is completed.
• Organise microbiological and organoleptic sampling and report findings. Microbiological samples to be taken as per schedule.
• Implement changes requested by the Quality Manager.
• Raise any non conformance activity with Quality and Production Management.
• Highlight areas where Quality Manager needs to be involved.
• Ensure that any employee operating on a CCP activity is trained to do so and report any non-conformances.
• Maintenance of filing of record documents, and archiving.
• Whenever non conformances are highlighted ensure you support the responsible person ensuring that effective corrective action is implemented using one point lessons as training tools.
• Ensure procedures are implemented to provide a safe and legal product.
• Where trained to do so, train others to conduct CCP tasks.
• Carry out internal audits against the site Quality Manual, BRC standard and customer codes of practice.

• Compile and distribute shift reports and handovers, attend regular meetings with quality Manager and production
• To maintain standards and reinforce continuous improvement, e.g. area champions for GMP
• To be aware of, understand and adhere to the maintenance of good GMP.
• Conducting traceability exercises
• Investigating customer complaints
• Be an ambassador of the QA function raising the profile and being instrumental in achieving targets
• Take responsibility for departmental objectives and manage own time to successfully complete them.
• To support the QA manager during site audits
• The duties of the post and job description will be regularly reviewed by the QA Manager.
• This list is neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the post holder will be expected to carry out other reasonable duties as requested.

What you’ll need to be successful:

• A good level of English and basic numeracy skills
• Good teamwork and communication skills
• Attention to detail and a flexible attitude to tasks
• Intermediate Food Safety Qualification or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• Foudation L1 HACCP Qualification
• Internal auditing
• Basic Microbiology
• Allergen Awareness Training
• Basic Health and Safety Training
• Experience within a production/manufacturing environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided

Who are we, and what do we do?

You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

What happens after you apply for this role?

After you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted in due course by a Resourcing Officer at ourScroptonsite, to discuss your application and CV further. There’ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role.

If you’re ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!

Due to Bird Welfare, it is essential that you do not own any Avian Pets or Poultry.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

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