Quality Auditor 2x8

Sofina Foods; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician in Grimsby to ensure top-tier food safety and quality by monitoring GMP standards. Ideal candidates should have Level 3 Food Hygiene and experience in quality auditing. Responsibilities include maintaining compliance with specifications and supporting audits. This position offers competitive pay of £14.18 per hour, with shifts rotating from Monday to Friday. The company fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Competitive rates

Online Benefits Hub

Canteen

Life insurance

On-site parking

Company pension

Referral programme

Health & wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Ensuring top-tier food safety and quality by monitoring GMP and product standards.
• Conducting customer benchmarking panels and sensory evaluation.
• Reporting non-conformance issues to the Line Manager.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain quality and technical requirements in the factory.
• Ensure conformity of raw materials and finished products.
• Support customer audits and technical compliance.

Skills

Quality Auditing experience

Root Causes Analysis

Intermediate HACCP

Ability to take part in audits

Working understanding of Microsoft Office

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene (or equivalent)

Internal Auditing Qualification

Job description

The Role

Ensure top-tier food safety and quality every day by actively monitoring and upholding GMP and product standards across every stage-from intake to dispatch. Collaborate closely with the QA Manager and Operations team to guarantee that every product is manufactured and packed to precise specifications, achieving the highest quality benchmarks while maintaining food safety and compliance with legal standards.

Hourly Pay: £14.18 per hour

Monday to Friday 06:00-14:00/14:00-22:00 rotating on a weekly basis

The Ideal Candidate

• Level 3 Food Hygiene (or equivalent)
• Quality Auditing experience.
• Internal Auditing Qualification
• Root Causes Analysis
• Intermediate HACCP
• Experience of working in Chilled environments
• Knowledge of fish products
• Ability to take part in audits.
• A personal commitment to role model behaviours and setting the standard.
• A working understanding of Microsoft Office

Why Sofina Foods?

• Competitive rates
• Online Benefits Hub
• Canteen
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Company pension
• Referral programme
• Health & wellbeing programme

Equal Opportunities

Sofina Foods is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences - regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain quality and technical requirements within the factory environment.
• Ensure all customer and legal requirements are met.
• Ensure all raw materials, processed products, and finished products conform to specifications.
• Ensure incoming raw materials and packaging meet internal specifications.
• Carry out Quality and Technical duties as defined by the Technical and Quality Managers.
• Conduct customer benchmarking panels, shelf-life testing, consistency checks, customer complaint panels, online reviews, and other sensory requirements as defined by customers, inputting results directly into customer web-based systems.
• Report any non-conformance issues to the Line Manager in a timely manner.
• Challenge fellow work colleagues to ensure compliance with the highest standards in the business.
• Collect samples for laboratory testing.
• Support the production team to complete tasks accurately and ensure compliance with company food safety procedures.
• Drive "right first-time" behaviors among colleagues across multi-disciplined teams.
• Carry out checks at set intervals to ensure adherence to specifications.
• Support customer audits and visits.
• Work closely with Production and NPD teams to maintain smooth site operations and technical compliance.