Quality Auditor

Found Food & Drink; Southall; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Found Food & Drink is seeking a proactive Quality Auditor for our site-based operation in the UK. You will conduct internal audits across GMP, CCP/OPRP, allergen control, hygiene and traceability, and support the HACCP system to ensure controls are followed.

Working closely with Production, Hygiene and Technical teams, you will log non-conformances, perform root cause analysis and report quality data to support daily to monthly performance monitoring.

Qualifications

• Experience working within food manufacturing environments.
• HACCP Level 2 or Level 3 qualification.
• Experience conducting internal audits across food safety and quality systems.
• Strong understanding of GMP, food safety controls and traceability processes.
• Comfortable investigating issues and supporting root cause analysis.
• Confident communicating findings and raising potential risks where necessary.

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal audits across the site including GMP, CCP / OPRP, allergen control, foreign body prevention, glass & hard plastics, hygiene, process audits and traceability
• Support and maintain the HACCP system, ensuring controls are consistently followed
• Log non-conformances and carry out root cause analysis to support corrective actions
• Carry out positive product release checks, including visual, measurement and sensory assessments
• Review factory food safety documentation including CCP and OPRP paperwork
• Conduct basic laboratory testing including pH testing, ATP swabs and microbiological swabs where required
• Support complaint investigations and wider quality improvement activities across the site
• Monitor raw material quality and highlight any issues through the non-conformance process
• Work closely with production teams to maintain food safety, quality and hygiene standards
• Prepare and report quality data to support daily, weekly and monthly performance monitoring

Skills

Auditing

Quality Assurance

Food Safety

Root Cause Analysis

Education

HACCP Level 2

HACCP Level 3

Job description

Working Pattern: Site-based role, 7:00am–7:00pm / 7:00pm–7:00am, 3 on - 3 off with a 2-week rotation between days and nights

This BRC accredited food manufacturing business is looking for a proactive and personable Quality Auditor to join their team.

The person will play a key role in supporting the site’s food safety and quality systems, ensuring that processes, documentation and production standards consistently meet internal, legal and retailer requirements. Working closely with Production, Hygiene and Technical teams, you will help maintain strong factory standards through auditing, monitoring and proactive investigation.

This is a hands-on technical role with strong visibility across the factory floor, ideal for someone who is confident raising issues and committed to protecting food safety and product quality.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Conduct internal audits across the site including GMP, CCP / OPRP, allergen control, foreign body prevention, glass & hard plastics, hygiene, process audits and traceability
• Support and maintain the HACCP system, ensuring controls are consistently followed
• Log non-conformances and carry out root cause analysis to support corrective actions
• Carry out positive product release checks, including visual, measurement and sensory assessments
• Review factory food safety documentation including CCP and OPRP paperwork
• Conduct basic laboratory testing including pH testing, ATP swabs and microbiological swabs where required
• Support complaint investigations and wider quality improvement activities across the site
• Monitor raw material quality and highlight any issues through the non-conformance process
• Work closely with production teams to maintain food safety, quality and hygiene standards
• Prepare and report quality data to support daily, weekly and monthly performance monitoring

What’s In It for You

• Opportunity to join a collaborative technical team within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment
• Exposure to major UK retailer food safety and compliance standards
• Participation in daily meetings, providing visibility across the wider operation
• Ongoing training and development, including support to learn site-specific processes and CCP controls
• The opportunity to develop your career within the wider technical and quality team

Your Background

• Experience working within food manufacturing environments
• HACCP Level 2 or Level 3 qualification
• Experience conducting internal audits across food safety and quality systems
• Strong understanding of GMP, food safety controls and traceability processes
• Comfortable investigating issues and supporting root cause analysis
• Confident communicating findings and raising potential risks where necessary

Join a Business That Invests in You

This is more than a quality auditing role. It is an opportunity to play an important part in protecting food safety, supporting operational teams and ensuring the highest standards are consistently maintained across the factory.

If you are a proactive technical professional who enjoys investigating issues, raising standards and working closely with production teams, we would love to hear from you.