Quality Auditor

New England Seafood; New Waltham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A seafood processing company in New Waltham is seeking a Quality Assurance Auditor to ensure food safety and compliance with industry standards. You will conduct audits, monitor hygiene, and maintain documentation. The role involves working shifts in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates will have experience in quality management and a solid understanding of relevant compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience with BRC/MSC compliance and quality management systems required.
• Ability to conduct audits and maintain hygiene standards is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food safety, quality, and legality of products during shifts.
• Assist in compliance with BRC/MSC and retailer requirements.
• Monitor hygiene standards through audits.

Job description

Who is New England Seafood International?

New England Seafood International (NESI) was established in 1991 and is an importer and processor of premium fresh and frozen sustainable fish and seafood. NESI employs circa 650 people across two sites in the UK and imports a wide range of wild and farmed fish and shellfish from all around the world. We are part of the Sealaska Corporation, an Alaska Native corporation formed in 1971 and which is owned by 22,000 Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian shareholders, who are all bloodline descendants of the first settlers to the Americas.

Our vision is to “show people how to enjoy fish every day” and we pride ourselves on our supply chain integrity, sustainable sourcing and high-quality product. Our values run through our business and are Respect, Customer Care, By Learning We Grow, Team Spirit and Integrity.

Job Purpose

To ensure the food safety, quality & legality of products produced during their shift as part of the company’s due diligence and HACCP controls.

Responsible For

The auditing of Raw materials, ingredients, finished products and manufacturing processes within their assigned area of production.

Key Accountabilities

Assist in the effective implementation of all new products or changes to existing lines, and documentation through liaison with production, and control of product labelling.

Ensure that the company maintains compliance with the current BRC/ MSC versions, retailer COP’s & Local Authority requirements to ensure compliance is being maintained at factory level.

Assist in the maintenance of the Quality Management System in line with all recommended standards to ensure factory compliance at all times.

Monitor hygiene standards through audits to assist the site Quality Manager to ensure that standards are being maintained to the highest possible level at all times

Completion of the following tasks (This list is not exhaustive):

• Pre-operational hygiene audits
• Scale verification
• Facility and product temperature verification
• Intake and despatch control and quality checks
• Paperwork auditing and scheduled traceability challenges
• Document control: updating the SOP and QR document files
• Organoleptic taste panel and cooking
• Microbiological sample collection, Data submission to laboratory web site, certificate file updating and gathering any retests when required
• Quarterly water samples
• CCP verification
• GMP audits
• Daily, weekly & monthly Glass and brittle plastic audits
• Weekly fabrication audits
• Update KPI reports
  
  

The Shifts Available Are

4on - 4off 10am - 10pm.