JOB TITLE: Internal Quality Auditor

REPORTS TO: Site Technical and Health & Safety Manager

DEPUTY: Technical and Health & Safety Compliance Co-Ordinator

Based - Conwy

Our client is seeking an experienced Auditor to join their Team.

Employment Package:

• Salary £28k (negotiable, dependent on experience and qualifications).

Objectives

• To ensure that Technical and Food Safety procedures are followed.
• To ensure the Quality Management systems are adhered to.
• To support New Product Development Trial and Testing processes.
• To ensure Health and Safety systems are adhered to.

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

Food Safety

• Auditing of Good Manufacturing Practice & processes, to include factory environment, staff facilities, exterior & fabrication of the building, and product quality audits
• Ensuring traceability procedures are followed within the factory
• Carrying out forward and backward, & mass balance traceability checks
• Glass and plastics checks
• Allergen control and verification, ensuring the pre-requisite programme is followed
• Implementation of corrective action when required
• Monitoring of CCP's within the factory
• Co-ordinate factory production trials within the factory for the NPD process
• Assist with third party audits and customer visits
• Training of site personnel
• Carry out staff briefings
• Internal Auditing
• Maintain the Safety Culture System
• Specification collation and review process
• Supplier approval and monitoring
• Auditing on a daily basis of factory documentation.

Health and Safety

• Assist in Health and Safety audits
• Assist in Legislation implementation and research
• Assist in Maintaining Health and Safety Management System

Candidate Criteria & Qualifications

Prior experience

• Previous experience (1 to 2 years) in a similar role:
• Previous experience within the food manufacturing industry (2 to 3 years).
• Good understanding of HACCP, VACCP and TACCP

Qualifications
Internal Auditing qualification desirable but full training can be given.
Must have at least 2 years' experience of Food Manufacturing experience preferably in compliance role.
HACCP Level 2
Food Safety Level 2

Competency & Skills

• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Professional approach with strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong administrative, record keeping and reporting skills.
• Proficient in the use of MicroSoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Ability to work on own initiative and co-operatively with others.

Personal Attributes

• Integrity: Does the right thing, gives credit where it's due, can admit to making mistakes and honours commitments.
• Perseverance - Can overcome adversity, does their best, aims to exceed expectations and looks for the positive.
• Consideration - Works together to support the whole team, appreciates diversity, looks out for their colleagues and avoids making assumptions.
• Adaptability - Embraces change, responds dynamically, can think creatively and has a desire to improve their selves.

Schedule: Monday to Friday 40 hours per week. Possible weekend work might be required.

Job Type: Full time, Permanent. Would consider part time applications.