Raw Materials QA

Greencore (Formally Bakkavor Group); Bo'ness; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company share save scheme

Life insurance

Pension contribution

Job summary

Greencore Bo'ness is seeking a Raw Material Quality Auditor (QA) to ensure incoming raw materials and packaging meet customer, business and legal requirements. You will monitor supplier quality, perform sampling and maintain real-time records to support continuous improvement.

This permanent, site-based role operates Sundays to Thursdays, 07:00–15:00. You will apply QMS, GMP and HACCP, investigate non-conformances, drive corrective actions, and work closely with suppliers and internal teams to

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of food safety, quality systems and raw material assurance within a manufacturing environment.
• Confidence conducting audits and applying QMS, GMP and HACCP requirements.
• Ability to assess raw materials and packaging against specifications with a high level of accuracy.
• Experience managing supplier non-conformances and supporting root cause analysis.
• Strong analytical skills to monitor KPIs and identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Clear and confident communication skills when working with internal teams and suppliers.
• A hands-on, practical approach with a strong presence in operational environments.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assessing incoming raw materials and packaging against specifications and approved supplier standards
• Communicating out-of-specification materials promptly to minimise operational impact
• Maintaining accurate, real-time records and identifying anomalies in documentation
• Conducting scheduled and ad-hoc sampling, reporting results and following corrective actions to closure
• Monitoring and improving KPI performance, supporting investigations and audits
• Participating in internal, customer and group technical audits to ensure compliance with QMS, GMP and HACCP
• Identifying and escalating non-conformances, recommending improvements and reducing recurring issues
• Managing supplier interactions, ensuring non-conformances are addressed and root causes resolved
• Investigating customer complaints, maintaining traceability and ensuring corrective actions are implemented
• Promoting health, safety and compliance, reporting hazards and supporting continuous improvement

Skills

Audit execution

QMS/GMP/HACCP

Supplier quality management

Data analysis

Documentation accuracy

Communication skills

Job description

Raw Material Quality Auditor (QA)

Salary: Competitive salary

Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contribution, Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location: Bo'ness

Ways of Working: Site based

Hours of work: Sunday - Thursday 07:00 - 15:00

Contract Type: Permanent

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US.

Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

This particular role is based at our Bakkavor Salads Bo'ness site, which employs over 1,000 people and produces food-to-go salads and salad accompaniments to a number of customers. It is located 3.5 miles from Linlithgow and 8 miles to Falkirk.

What you'll be doing

In this busy and dynamic role, you will ensure customer, business and legal requirements for raw materials and supplier quality assurance are consistently met by monitoring and assessing the quality of all incoming raw materials, including packaging.

Role Accountabilities

• Assessing incoming raw materials and packaging against specifications and approved supplier standards
• Communicating out-of-specification materials promptly to minimise operational impact
• Maintaining accurate, real-time records and identifying anomalies in documentation
• Conducting scheduled and ad-hoc sampling, reporting results and following corrective actions to closure
• Monitoring and improving KPI performance, supporting investigations and audits
• Participating in internal, customer and group technical audits to ensure compliance with QMS, GMP and HACCP
• Identifying and escalating non-conformances, recommending improvements and reducing recurring issues
• Managing supplier interactions, ensuring non-conformances are addressed and root causes resolved
• Investigating customer complaints, maintaining traceability and ensuring corrective actions are implemented
• Promoting health, safety and compliance, reporting hazards and supporting continuous improvement

What we're looking for

• Strong knowledge of food safety, quality systems and raw material assurance within a manufacturing environment
• Confidence conducting audits and applying QMS, GMP and HACCP requirements
• Ability to assess raw materials and packaging against specifications with a high level of accuracy
• Experience managing supplier non-conformances and supporting root cause analysis
• Strong analytical skills to monitor KPIs and identify trends and improvement opportunities
• Clear and confident communication skills when working with internal teams and suppliers
• A hands-on, practical approach with a strong presence in operational environments
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively

We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contribution
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.