Quality Control Auditor

Around Noon Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Around Noon is seeking a QA support role to help ensure adherence to quality and food safety systems across manufacture. You will conduct audits, sampling, and conformity checks while supporting the technical team.

Key duties include maintaining documentation, reporting non-conformances, and training staff on compliance procedures. The role requires strong communication and basic microbiology knowledge, with flexibility for weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• Essential: strong communication skills, detail-oriented, good report writing, and solid IT literacy.
• Essential: good time management, planning, and problem solving in a fast-paced food manufacturing setting.
• Desirable: HACCP knowledge, basic microbiology, and Level 3/4 Food Hygiene awareness.

Responsibilities

• Check and file factory paperwork daily, ensuring legibility and accuracy.
• Conduct internal audits, calibrations and temperature checks.
• Report non-conformances and investigate metal detector rejects.
• Collect micro samples and prepare for lab collection; release or quarantine non-conforming goods.
• Perform taste panels and quality checks; report results.
• Monitor site safety, hygiene and quality standards on-site.
• Provide staff training on compliance procedures as required.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Report writing

IT literacy

Time management

Problem solving

Microbiological knowledge

Team player

Work with limited support

Food manufacturing experience (retail/

Food Hygiene

HACCP (Basic)

Education

Professional Vocational (City and Guilds)

Job description

Job Purpose - Support Technical team inensuringthatallproceduresandpoliciesdefinedinAround Noon Quality and Food Safety System are adhered to through all stages of manufacture.

Keyactivities - Compliancechecks; Foodqualityandsafetymonitoring;Leadingbyexample.

Reportsto - Assistant Quality Manager

Deputy - N/A

Shift - Dayshift – Flexibility to work 6 days a week Mondays to Sundays. exact Rota to be confirmed at interview

SummaryofRolesandResponsibilities:

• Checking and filing factory paperwork, ensuring it is legible and correctly filled on daily basis.
• Conducting internal audits, calibrations and temperature checks.
• Reporting and completing non-conformance notices.
• Investigating metal detector rejects and completing reports.
• Collecting micro samples and preparing for lab collection.
• Checking, releasing or quarantining any non-conforming goods.
• Conducting taste panels and conformity and quality checks. Collating and reporting results.
• Monitoring the site safety, quality and hygiene standards – internally and externally.
• Conducting gluten free production swabs to positive release.
• Performing starts up checks.
• Managing concession process and log.
• Making decisions regarding removing any substandard products or ingredients and reporting to immediate supervisor or technical management.
• Ensuring the CCP and key procedures are always adhered to.
• Preparing staff communication and giving training on compliance procedures where required.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR JOB ROLE

Essential: Communication, verbal & written skills, Attention to details and methodical approach, Report writing skills, Intermediate IT literate, good time management and planning, Problem solving, Basic microbiological knowledge, good team member, Able to work with limited support, Food manufacturing experience retail or food service, LFood Hygiene, HACCP(Basic).

Desirable: BRC awareness e.g. HACCP implementation Micro biological investigation, Level3/4 Food Hygiene, HACCP Level 3.

Job Related Experience

E.g. Number of year experience required to do the role Does the experience need to be industry specific

Essential Qualification:

Professional Vocational, i.e. City and Guilds Educational (where appropriate)

Additional Information:

Other Flexibility to operate on shifts required and at weekends where required

810 Oxford Avenue, Slough Trading Estate, SL1 4LN, Slough, Berkshire, England