Quality Auditor

Kepak Group; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; CAD 47,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Scheme

Further Education support

WrkIt Employee Discount Platform

Bike to Work Scheme

Long Service Awards

Job summary

Kepak Group is recruiting a Quality Auditor for its New World Foods site in York. The QA team ensures food safety, quality and hygiene standards are met and liaises with production areas.

The role reports to the Quality Manager and operates on rotating shifts from 06:00–14:00 and 14:00–22:00. Candidates should have at least 2 years of QA experience in food, solid IT skills, and strong knowledge of traceability and GMP practices.

Qualifications

• 2 years minimum QA experience in food industry.
• Competent IT skills (Microsoft Office) with ability to complete electronic records.
• English language skills essential.
• Knowledge of paperwork and traceability systems is desirable.
• Experience of GMP and temperature auditing/monitoring preferred.

Responsibilities

• Traceability and Paperwork Auditing.
• Equipment calibration and verification.
• Hygiene Auditing of personnel, equipment and factory environment.
• Product, water and environmental sampling and testing to specifications and schedule.
• Cleaning chemical concentration testing.
• Liaising with production/hygiene to identify non-conformance and instigate corrective action.
• GMP auditing.

Skills

QA experience (food)

MS Office

English language

Traceability systems

GMP auditing

Job description

About Kepak Foods Division

Kepak Foods Division have developed a portfolio of brands that are successful in the chilled convenience, ambient and frozen meat categories in the UK, Ireland and chosen European markets for both Retail and Foodservice Customers. We have 5 Manufacturing Sites supported by shared services, with 1000 people supporting our vision to become a transformed, future proofed, profitable €0.5bn Food Business by 2030.

We are currently recruiting for a Quality Auditor to join our New World Foods site (part of Kepak Group) in York.

JOB PURPOSE/PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

The QA team play a critical role in ensuring the required standards of Food Safety, Quality and Hygiene are met. You will be required to liaise with all production areas.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Reporting to the Quality Manager

SHIFTS: 06:00-14:00, 14:00-22:00 (rotating every 2 weeks)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities associated with this role include, but are not limited to the following:

• Traceability and Paperwork Auditing.
• Equipment calibration and verification.
• Hygiene Auditing of appropriate personnel, equipment and factory environment.
• Product, water and environmental sampling and testing to agreed specifications and to an agreed schedule.
• Cleaning chemical concentration testing.
• Liaising with production and/or hygiene departments to identify non-conformance and instigating corrective action.
• GMP auditing

• Previous QA experience, ideally in food (2 years minimum)
• Competent IT skills (e.g., Microsoft Office) with ability to complete electronic records accurately.
• English language skills essential
• Knowledge of paperwork and traceability systems is desirable.
• Experience of GMP and temperature auditing/monitoring preferred.

• Company Pension Scheme
• Further Education support
• Employee Discount Platform -All Kepak employees are entitled to access to the WrkIt platform, which offers significant discounts and cashback with hundreds of brands.
• Bike to Work Scheme -You can buy a bike and safety equipment through a salary sacrifice scheme which reduces your taxable income – meaning you pay less tax!
• Long Service Awards -We recognise, acknowledge and award the dedication and valuable contribution of long serving employees

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