Quality Auditor Afternoons

Young's Seafood; Haverhill; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK food manufacturer in Haverhill seeks a Quality Assurance professional to ensure food safety and quality standards. The role involves conducting audits, inspections, and process checks while liaising with Operations. Candidates should have knowledge of internal auditing, microbiology, and hygiene. Competitive pay and benefits include paid breaks and life insurance. Haverhill offers a dynamic work environment where teamwork and high standards are valued and rewarded.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rates

Paid breaks

Online Benefits Hub

Life insurance & company pension

Health & wellbeing programme

Canteen facilities

On-site parking

Referral programme

Qualifications

• Experience conducting internal audits within a food factory is desirable.
• Experience of working within a FMCG Company in a QA capacity is desirable.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office software.

Responsibilities

• Conduct scheduled internal audits including GMP, GHP, HACCP.
• Auditing documentation for accuracy.
• Verify operation of in-line checkweighers and temperature probes.
• Monitor product specifications standards.
• Investigate consumer complaints.
• Conduct traceability exercises.
• Perform environmental temperature checks.
• Prepare and supervise daily taste panels.
• Maintain QA sample shelves.
• Collate process control documentation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Knowledge of microbiology

Knowledge of hygiene

Knowledge of pest control

Experience in internal audits

Knowledge of technical procedures

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Job description

The Role

To ensure the quality and safety of all our products, working closely with Operations across the site to maintain standards and drive improvement, using positive behaviours, taking accountability to ensure that only the best products reach our customers and therefore ensuring the repeat business of the companies that we rely on, but protecting the customers Health & Safety at all times.

Hours: Monday to Friday 3pm - 11pm

Pay: £14.67 an hour

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience of conducting internal audits within a food factory (desirable)
• Experience of working within a FMCG Company in a QA capacity (desirable)
• Knowledge of Technical procedures and practices relating to internal auditing
• Knowledge of microbiology and hygiene
• Knowledge of pest control
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook
• Key attention to detail

Why Sofina Foods?

• Competitive hourly rates
• Paid breaks
• Access to our Online Benefits Hub
• Life insurance & company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Canteen facilities
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• A culture where commitment, teamwork, and high standards are valued and rewarded

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

• Conduct scheduled/planned internal audits including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Hygiene Practices (GHP), HACCP Critical Control Points (CCP) and Control Points (CP), glass register, etc.
• Responsible for auditing documentation related to the production process to ensure accuracy and raising any identified issues with relevant departmental heads.
• Carry out verification checks at set frequencies for in-line checkweighers, scales, and temperature probes to ensure proper operation.
• Monitor and verify that standards specified in product specifications for intermediate and finished products are achieved.
• Investigate consumer and customer complaints, communicating findings to Technical Management and appropriate factory personnel.
• Conduct traceability exercises according to the required schedule.
• Perform environmental manual temperature checks as per the required schedule.
• Collect retained samples and maintain QA sample shelves in an orderly manner.
• Prepare, conduct, and supervise daily taste panels, ensuring all relevant paperwork is completed and raising any issues with Production and Technical Management.
• Collate all process control documentation on a shift basis for sign-off, maintain filing systems, and report all issues to relevant line leaders or area supervisors.
• Conduct swabbing and sampling according to risk-assessed schedules and ad hoc requirements to support investigations.

Summary

Join a flagship site acting as QA in order to meet food safety, legal, and quality standards by conducting audits, inspections, and process checks.