Quality Auditor 4x4

Young's Seafood; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive rates

On-site parking

Canteen

Life insurance

Company pension

Referral programme

Health & wellbeing programme

Job summary

Sofina Foods in Grimsby is seeking a quality-focused professional to monitor GMP and product standards from intake to dispatch, ensuring food safety and regulatory compliance.

Reporting to the QA Manager and Operations, you will lead quality checks, audits, and root-cause analysis, collaborate with Production and NPD, and support customer audits and supplier quality initiatives.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification or equivalent.
• Experience in quality auditing and internal auditing.
• Knowledge of Root Cause Analysis and Intermediate HACCP.
• Experience working in a chilled environment, ideally with fish products.
• Competent in Microsoft Office.
• A role model for high standards with a proactive, committed approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain quality and technical requirements within the factory.
• Ensure all raw materials, processed and finished products conform to specification.
• Carry out quality checks at set intervals, reporting any non-conformances promptly.
• Conduct customer benchmarking panels, shelf-life testing, consistency checks and sensory reviews, inputting results into customer systems.
• Collect samples for laboratory testing.
• Support customer audits and visits.
• Work closely with Production and NPD teams to maintain technical compliance and smooth site operations.
• Drive right-first-time behaviours across multi-disciplined teams.

Skills

Quality auditing

Internal auditing

Root Cause Analysis

HACCP (Intermediate)

Microsoft Office

Quality standards

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Role

We are looking for a quality-focused individual to monitor and uphold GMP and product standards at every stage of production, from intake to dispatch. Working closely with the QA Manager and Operations team, you will ensure all products are manufactured and packed to specification, meeting food safety and legal requirements.

Pay: £14.76 per hour

0600-1800, 4 days on, 4 days off.

The Ideal Candidate

• Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification or equivalent.
• Experience in quality auditing and internal auditing.
• Knowledge of Root Cause Analysis and Intermediate HACCP.
• Experience working in a chilled environment, ideally with fish products.
• Competent in Microsoft Office.
• A role model for high standards with a proactive, committed approach.

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.
• Ensure all raw materials, processed and finished products conform to specification.
• Carry out quality checks at set intervals, reporting any non-conformances promptly.
• Conduct customer benchmarking panels, shelf-life testing, consistency checks and sensory reviews, inputting results into customer systems.
• Collect samples for laboratory testing.
• Support customer audits and visits.
• Work closely with Production and NPD teams to maintain technical compliance and smooth site operations.
• Drive right-first-time behaviours across multi-disciplined teams.

Summary

Join our team at Humberstone Road and play a key role in maintaining food safety and quality standards across our production site.