Quality Auditor: Raw Materials & Supplier Compliance

New England Seafood; New Waltham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

New England Seafood International is seeking an RMQA Operative to join our UK site network. You will perform on‑delivery inspections, verify temperatures, and help ensure batch quality and compliance with our supplier policies.

You will collect samples, raise supplier non‑conformances, support KPI reporting, and maintain calibration schedules for the RMQA facility, contributing to safe, high‑quality seafood across our operations.

Responsibilities

• Inspect vehicles onto site post security checks to ensure cleanliness and temperature compliance.
• Ensure all batches of raw materials are fully assessed for quality and legality.
• Ensure all batches of packaging are fully assessed against approved versions and specifications.
• Ensure all batches of ingredients are fully assessed to match specifications and avoid allergen cross‑contamination.
• Collect relevant samples of raw material and ingredients for microbiological assessment via the ALS portal.
• Raise supplier non‑conformances for issues identified at raw material stage and route to suppliers.
• Raise supplier non‑conformances for further processed raw materials where defects cannot be identified initially.
• Support data provision for external KPI reports.
• Be the key stakeholder of the K2/Business Central intake system and ensure timely sign‑off of intakes.
• Ensure external storage facilities are kept at correct temperatures throughout shifts.
• Support and manage the supplier non‑conformance log for data trending on request.
• Conduct organoleptic assessment of raw materials on delivery to site.
• Work with intake to keep the Approved Supplier Matrix up to date and reflect current supplier status.
• Maintain RMQA facility cleanliness and conduct scheduled calibration checks.

Job description

New England Seafood International is seeking an RMQA Operative to join our UK site network. You will perform on‑delivery inspections, verify temperatures, and help ensure batch quality and compliance with our supplier policies.

You will collect samples, raise supplier non‑conformances, support KPI reporting, and maintain calibration schedules for the RMQA facility, contributing to safe, high‑quality seafood across our operations.