Quality & Compliance Auditor

Deeside Cereals; Wales; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Wales is seeking a Quality Assurance Auditor to ensure compliance with food safety standards. The ideal candidate will conduct audits, manage documentation, and ensure product safety. This role offers a competitive annual salary, a company bonus, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company Bonus Scheme

Career Development Plan

Access to e-learning suite

Company pension scheme

Life Assurance cover

Discounted vending service

Staff Shop access

Health surveillance medical

Free parking on site

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance auditing required.
• Understanding of food safety regulations and standards.
• Ability to manage complaints effectively.

Responsibilities

• Conduct audits to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Monitor the manufacturing process for compliance.
• Generate and manage quality-related documentation.

Skills

Auditing skills

Attention to detail

Knowledge of HACCP

Ability to conduct internal audits

Education

Relevant quality assurance qualifications

Tools

Quality Management Systems

Computerized order systems

Job description

VALUES & CULTURE

Deeside Cereals is proudly owned by the Weetabix Food Company. Acquired in December 2023.

Our Mission - We want to nourish the nation with better breakfasts that help them to live better lives, so we've made it our mission to delight consumers with great tasting, nutritious breakfasts produced with passion and excellence.

These are the behaviours that can fast-track us to where we want to be. They focus in on what makes us great AND how we can win more in the future. We\'re moving away from values as values implies you have to adopt a particular value set when you walk through our door, but we want you to embrace & be proud of your own values. We just want to set a clear framework for the way we work together, our ‘ways of working' so we\'re setting ourselves up to win together.

• Right Thing, Right Way - We strive for 100% safety in every sense - for our people, partners, products & the plant. Our consumers & customers are at the heart of our choices, and we get up stream to fix things properly, rather than short lived solutions.
• We Own It - We treat the business as if it were our own. We make honest & constructive feedback part of the day to day and own the difficult conversations. We take calculated risks, own the outcome and go again if we need to.
• Win Together - We recognise & respect the power of diversity in our team. Collaborating across sites & teams with effective, lasting relationships. We work hard together but have fun along the way and celebrate whatever the score.
• Great Work at Pace - We prioritise what makes the difference and do it brilliantly as we have high standards. When we pick up the pace on the big stuff we get there faster. We do what we say we\'re going to do, whatever bump in the road we face.
• Always Improving - We\'re agile & innovative to find simpler and better ways of doing things. We embrace & experiment with changes to build a better Weetabix. We\'re curious about how organisations may do things better & take action on what we learn.

REQUIREMENTS

Purpose of Role

• To ensure all products are produced to customer specification and legal requirements, by auditing process and quality checks
• To act as cover for consumer and customer complaints during the absence of the Raw Materials & Complaints Administrator
• To carry out Raw Materials checks within the QA department
• Cover for shift based QA auditors in times of absence

Key Responsibilities

• Compliance Auditor cover – All audits are carried out and closed to schedules
• Customer audits completed on time and to customer satisfaction
• Due-diligence - are carried out and correct
• Quality checks completed
• Responsibility for ensuring that the production areas adhere to HACCP, EFSIS, IFS
• Conduct internal audits (GMP etc..) to schedules
• Carry out start up, shift-start and other checks throughout the shift on work in process and packing, ensuring that Operators are using correct procedures according to SOP/CIC
• Continually monitor the manufacturing process to ensure compliance with all parts of the QMS and relevant legal requirements
• Ensure products are safe, legal food and ensure food defence
• Manage out of specification ingredients and/or packaging materials within the shift
• Audit all quality related paperwork to ensure due diligence
• Carry out food reviews. Bring to the attention of senior management any unsatisfactory product
• Ensure all samples required for microbiological, analytical and nutritional are sent for analysis as per agreed schedule. All out of specification results to be reported to Technical Manager
• Inspect plant after cleaning to ensure it is fit for use, carry out hygiene and allergen swab as per schedule
• Calibrate all laboratory and process weighing equipment and other relevant instruments according to the schedule. Action out of specification results to be reported to Technical Manager
• Set checkweigher and metal check detection at start of production, entering new products as required
• Attend at third party warehouses as required regarding quality issues
• Generate Markem codes for cases and download onto Markem system
• In the event of product contamination, inform relevant personnel whilst carrying out a full investigation including completion of all sampling/documentation
• Attend daily production cell meetings in absence of Compliance Manager
• On a monthly basis carry out shelf life testing on retained samples
• Raise concession notes as and when needed
• Responsible for carrying out investigations in the event of product contamination

Days Based role

• Ensure that all raw materials are checked against raw material incoming checks matrix, ensure all paperwork matches and all checks are carried out to matrix, informing supervisor then take action as and when required on out of specification on RM or packaging
• Complete non-conformance notes (NCN) when requested by Compliance Manager and track ensuring they are disposed of in a timely manner
• Release product on the computerised order system when checks have been satisfactorily completed
• Maintain a stock-rotation system for raw materials reference samples
• Ensure that all ‘check' paperwork from the Warehouse and Suppliers is filed appropriately, as per what good looks like
• Ensure any out of specification results are reported in a timely manner with actions
• Responsible for ensuring quality records are filed correctly
• Manage HOLD system
• Maintain spread sheets for Goods Inwards/NCN and complete all relevant documentation
• Provide support for Warehouse/Production for traceability and stock control
• Carry out Hygiene and Internal audits when required
• Carry out department training in conjunction with the Company Training & Development Officer
• Manage the Annual Hygiene Testing schedule

Benefits

• A competitive salary which is reviewed annually
• Access to the Company Bonus Scheme
• A personalised Career Development Plan
• Access to the company\'s e-learning suite
• Access to the company pension scheme
• Life Assurance cover
• Heavily-subsidised vending service in the Canteen
• Access to the Company Staff Shop at discounted prices
• A health surveillance medical every year (if required)
• Regular business updates
• Free parking on site