Quality Auditor

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

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Training and career development

Holiday entitlement

Job summary

Paradigm Employment Services Ltd. is seeking a Quality Auditor for our Newmarket factory, a leading FMCG producer. You will ensure product safety and quality, work with production teams, and maintain high standards of QA, hygiene and process efficiency.

Responsibilities include auditing QC docs, conducting daily quality checks, managing non-conformances, and supporting with lab reference samples and CCP monitoring. NVQ Level 2 in relevant areas and strong QMS knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• IT literacy to an intermediate level.
• Clear communicator with ability to engage at all levels.
• Knowledge of QMS, HACCP & GMP procedures.

Responsibilities

• Audit QC documentation to identify non-conformances.
• Ensure site quality, housekeeping and hygiene standards.
• Carry out daily quality inspections and raise non-conformances.
• Complete quality control documentation for compliance (BRC, customers).
• Control issuing of knives, scissors and metal detector sticks.
• Carry out taste panels as per schedule.
• Perform internal audits and trace exercises for out-of-spec results.
• Coordinate lab samples for out-of-spec results and logs.
• Ensure compliance to QMS at all times.
• Contribute to planning, organisation, operation of new processes and equipment.
• Know and apply QMS, HACCP & GMP procedures.
• Provide SME in x-ray and metal detection for CCP monitoring.

Skills

IT literacy

Communication

Team leadership support

Education

NVQ Level 2 Food Manufacturing

NVQ Level 2 Team Leading

Level 2 Food Safety Manufacturing

Tools

Quality Management Systems

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:

As a Quality Auditor, you will be responsible for ensuring product safety, legality and quality across the Newmarket factory. You will work closely with the production teams to support high-class, efficient and flexible manufacturing performance in line with business objectives and strategic plans.

• 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

Paradigm Employment Services Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy