Job Description
Quality Auditor | £27,291 base salary | Days only | Chichester
We’re excited to announce multiple opportunities for Quality Auditors at our Merston site, based in Chichester! In this role, you’ll play a key part in upholding our commitment to food safety and product quality. You'll be responsible for ensuring our products, systems, processes, and procedures meet both internal standards and customer expectations, with a focus on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). You’ll also lead audits and oversee the closure of any non-conformance to maintain our high standards. This is a days-only position, offering a steady schedule with room to grow in a quality-focused environment. Join us in making a difference in the quality and safety of our products!
What you get from us
* Base salary of £27,291
* Overtime available
* Employer matched pension up to 5%
* Health cash plan
* Flexible benefits including; Corporate gym discounts, shopping discounts, enhanced maternity & paternity policy and many more
* Access to online GP & life assurance
Key responsibilities
* Ensure that the product quality & safety standards are always maintained and that the product that is manufactured meets the customer’s specification and is legally compliant in all aspects
* Ensure that our factories are always audit ready and the strict GMP standards are maintained throughout the manufacturing site
* Conduct scheduled auditing of safety, legality and GMP standards of the site
* Carry out regular documented checks on all areas and lines of manufacture and packing, including paperwork checks to ensure correct completion
* Carry out validation and verification of processes according to schedule
* Monitor lines during production and report any issues in relation to quality or product safety
* Carry out sampling, checks, tests, swabbing and other conformance requirements according to required schedules, including logging of samples into laboratory system
* Conduct documented investigations and close out non-conformances, using root cause analysis
* Prepare, audit and file paperwork for lines & mixing room
* Set up and conduct daily quality assessments, including feedback and trending for operational teams
* Control & documentation of on hold and other non-conforming products
Experience required
* QA or similar experience working within the food industry, ideally experience in short shelf-life products
* Food safety Level 2
* HACCP
* Basic understanding of Microbiology
* Knowledge of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and Food Safety compliance
* Working knowledge of Auditing techniques
* Computer literate, good oral and written communication skills.
Nature’s Way Foods is the leading manufacturer of prepared salads, coleslaw and “food-to-go” for supermarkets and retailers, and as such we work closely with farmers across Europe. But there’s lots more to us than the products we make.
Our culture is inclusive, and our people are diverse spanning 39 different languages. We operate four manufacturing facilities capable of producing over 326m units per year. It is an exciting time to join Nature’s Way Foods as we are growing rapidly and there are genuine opportunities to progress within the organisation.
Interested?
Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.
At Nature's Way Food, we believe that diversity and inclusion are key to driving innovation and achieving excellence. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential. We are dedicated to building a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve and the world we live in.
Join us in our mission to create a more inclusive and fairer world. Together, we can become best at fresh.