Quality Assurance Auditor / Night Shift

Description:

Quality Assurance Auditor / Night Shift
£29,562.64 – £34,345.46 per annum
Night Shift – 10PM–6AM
Monday – Friday
Site Based

The Company

A leading food manufacturing business operating within a fast-paced production environment. The company supplies products to a broad customer base across the retail, wholesale and food-to-go sectors.
The business is continuing to grow and is looking to strengthen its Quality team with a conscientious and detail-focused QA Auditor who can help maintain high standards across food safety, quality and compliance.

The Role

You will be responsible for carrying out quality checks across the production and packing processes, ensuring products meet internal standards, customer specifications and legal requirements.

Working closely with Production and other departments, you will monitor critical control points, complete internal audits, maintain accurate quality records and identify and escalate non-conformances. You will also support corrective actions, traceability checks, allergen management, customer complaint investigations and external audit preparation.

This is a hands-on, site-based quality position with a strong presence on the production floor. It would suit someone with previous food manufacturing quality experience who is confident challenging non-conformances and supporting a positive food safety and quality culture.

Key Responsibilities

Carrying out routine quality checks throughout the production and packing processes
Completing MAP, lead detector and seal integrity checks
Ensuring products meet internal quality standards, customer specifications and legal requirements
Monitoring CCPs and other quality checkpoints in line with HACCP requirements
Identifying and reporting non-conformances and escalating issues promptly
Supporting corrective and preventative actions when quality issues arise
Working closely with production teams to communicate quality standards and resolve concerns
Conducting scheduled GMP, hygiene and site-standard audits
Assessing compliance with food safety and quality management systems across the factory
Ensuring quality records are completed accurately and in line with company procedures
Documenting audit findings and supporting the development of corrective action plans
Following up previous audit actions to verify effective close-out
Supporting preparation for BRCGS, customer and regulatory audits
Supporting traceability checks, allergen management and shelf-life monitoring
Assisting with customer complaint investigations and root-cause analysis
Monitoring hygiene standards across the site and escalating issues where required
Supporting microbiological sampling and product-testing requirements
Promoting a strong food safety and quality culture across the site
Working with other departments to ensure quality expectations are understood and achieved
Identifying recurring issues and opportunities to improve quality standards and processes
Assisting with updates to procedures and quality documentation

The Person

Previous experience within a QA, Quality Assurance or food safety position
Previous experience within food manufacturing
Experience within a chilled or high-care manufacturing environment would be advantageous
Good understanding of HACCP, GMP and BRC food safety standards
Experience completing audits, reporting non-conformances and supporting corrective actions
Knowledge of allergen controls, traceability and retailer standards
Excellent attention to detail with a methodical and thorough approach
Strong observational skills and the confidence to challenge non-conformances
Clear communication skills with the ability to work across all levels of the business
Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple checks and priorities
Able to work effectively within a fast-paced production environment
Good numeracy, record-keeping and computer skills
Comfortable using Microsoft Office and quality management systems
Proactive, hands-on approach with a willingness to work on the production floor
Food Safety Level 2 or Level 3 qualification desirable

Benefits

28 days’ holiday inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with service
An additional day off for your birthday
Health cash plan after three months
Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave pay
Employee Assistance Programme
Company pension scheme with a 4% employer contribution
Free on-site parking
Company-paid events throughout the year
Employee discount scheme
Regular employee wellbeing initiatives

Keywords
QA Auditor, Quality Auditor, QA Assistant, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Food Safety, Food Manufacturing, FMCG, HACCP, GMP, BRC, BRCGS, CCP, Internal Audits, Quality Systems, Non-Conformance, Corrective Actions, Traceability, Allergen Management, Hygiene Audits, Food Quality, Night Shift

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