Quality Auditor

Paradigm Employment Services Ltd.; Newmarket; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Pension scheme

Training and career development

Holiday entitlement

Job summary

Paradigm Employment Services Ltd. is seeking a Quality Auditor for a leading global FMCG producer in the UK. The role focuses on quality, hygiene, and continuous improvement, offering exposure to QMS and HACCP procedures within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will regularly audit documentation, perform daily inspections, and raise non-conformances with supervisors. The position requires IT literacy and the ability to drive improvements through data and teamwork; typical shift pattern

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG production environments.
• Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Ability to lead, communicate and drive quality improvements.

Responsibilities

• Audit QC documentation and identify non-conformances.
• Ensure site quality, housekeeping and hygiene standards.
• Carry out daily quality inspections and report non-conformances.
• Complete quality control documentation for BRC and customer standards.
• Control issuing of knives, scissors and metal detector sticks.
• Carry out taste panels as per Technical schedule.
• Conduct internal audits and trace out of specification results.
• Coordinate reference swabs/samples for lab analyses.
• Ensure compliance with QMS, HACCP & GMP procedures.
• Support planning and installation of new processes and equipment.
• Provide SME in x-ray and metal detection for CCP monitoring.

Skills

Production leadership

IT literacy

QMS knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 2 Food Manufacturing

NVQ Level 2 Team Leading

Level 2 Food Safety Manufacturing

Job description

Quality Auditor

We have exciting opportunity for a Quality assurance/ auditor to join a leading global producer within the FMCG sector. This role provides the chance to work alongside a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment, with a strong focus on quality, sustainability, and continuous innovation.

We are looking to speak with applicant who can demonstrate commitment to excellence, a willingness to contribute meaningfully to this outstanding business and a dedication to help others achieve shared goals!

Main responsibilities for the Quality Auditor:

• To regularly audit all QC documentation as directed and identify non-conformances against the agreed standards, specifications and/or procedures.
• Ensure all site-specific Quality, Housekeeping and Hygiene standards are achieved or exceeded.
• Ensure daily quality inspections and audits are carried out, and raise any non-conformances against the agreed standards, specification and/or procedures with the relevant managers, and ensure appropriate action is identified, actions carried out and documented as required.
• Accurately complete all required quality control documentation for compliance against BRC, Customer and site-specific quality standards.
• Control and monitor the issuing of knives, scissors and metal detector sticks to the relevant Team Leader.
• Carry out Taste panels as per the Technical schedule.
• Carry out internal audits.
• To carry out trace exercise for out of specification micro results.
• To arrange for reference swabs/samples to be sent to the lab and logged for out of specification results.
• Ensure compliance to QMS systems at all times.
• Carry out tasks within your capability and deemed necessary by the QA Manager/Technical Manager.
• Contribute with the planning, organisation, operation and installation of all new processes and equipment within the factory.
• To know all QMS, HACCP & GMP procedures and standards and ensure they are complied with.
• To provide subject matter expertise in x-ray and metal detection, in order to support the operations team in ensuring compliance with critical control point (CCP) monitoring.

Main Requirements for the Quality Auditor:

• Good solid experience in a production leadership capacity within an FMCG environment.
• IT literate to an intermediate level.
• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems.
• An energetic self-starter who is results-oriented, tenacious and deadline-driven.
• A high degree of self-belief and a strong desire to progress.
• Able to provide clear direction to teams and motivated to consistently drive safety, quality, production targets and efficiencies to a high standard.
• Promotes team autonomy, has a flexible approach and encourages an ethos of managing upwards.
• An effective communicator, able to engage confidently at all levels, with the ability to motivate, persuade, question and challenge.
• NVQ Level 2 Food Manufacturing, NVQ Level 2 Team Leading, or Level 2 Food Safety Manufacturing qualification.

What we offer in return to the successful Quality Auditor :

• Monday to Friday- Site base (2 weeks am shift followed by 2 weeks pm shift)
• Hourly rate £15.58 + overtime
• UK's leading wealth management pension scheme
• Training and career development prospects
• Holiday entitlement + Bank Holidays