Quality Auditor Nights

Sofina Foods Europe; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Canteen facilities

Employee referral programme

Job summary

Sofina Foods Europe on Humberstone Road is seeking a quality-focused individual to monitor GMP and product standards across the production site. You will work with the QA Manager and Operations to ensure all products meet specifications, safety and legal requirements from intake to dispatch.

The role involves routine quality checks, supporting audits, and driving continuous improvement in a chilled environment. It offers onsite parking, pension benefits, life insurance and wellbeing support.

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 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 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

Root cause analysis

HACCP

Microsoft Office

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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

Role Overview

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: £16.21 per hour

Shift: Sunday - Thursday, 2200-0600

Key Duties

• 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.

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 Join Us?

You’ll be joining a business where quality and food safety are at the heart of everything we do. This role offers the opportunity to make a direct impact on product standards, work with cross-functional teams and continue developing your technical expertise. Benefits include an online benefits hub, company pension, life insurance, wellbeing support, onsite parking, canteen facilities and an employee referral programme.

About Sofina

Sofina Foods is more than just a food company. It’s a place where you can grow your career, learn new skills, and make a positive impact.

With a wide range of meat and seafood products that delight consumers worldwide, Sofina Foods is always looking for talented and passionate people to join its team of over 13,000 employees across 40 sites in Canada and Europe.

At Sofina Foods, you will be part of a culture that values innovation, quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. You will work with diverse and delicious products that are sourced responsibly and sustainably from over 50 different protein sources from 5 continents.

Our vision is to be the most successful food company in the world. If you are looking for a rewarding and exciting career in the food sector, Sofina Foods is the place for you.

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