Quality Auditor
Hours: Full time
Location: Runcorn Site
Contract: Permanent
Salary: salary is starting from £26K + Shift Allowance.
About AAK
AAK is proud to be the world’s leading producer of specialty vegetable fats. Through our unique co-development approach, we develop and provide value-adding vegetable oil solutions in close collaboration with our customers, enabling them to achieve long-lasting business results.
By doing so, we solve customer specific needs across many industries including Bakery, Chocolate & Confectionery, Dairy, Foodservice, Infant Nutrition and Personal Care.
Our pioneering spirit and passion for innovation keeps us at the cutting edge of our industry and is what sets us apart. It enables our employees to work in a safe and supportive environment in which they make a genuine impact.
AAK employ more than 3,500 employees globally and with 20 production facilities and customisation plants, and sales offices in over 25 countries spanning six continents we have one of our industries most diverse global footprints.
AAK Runcorn
AAK Runcorn is the home to AAK Foods, a major manufacturer and supplier of sauces, condiments and dressings to the retail and foodservice sectors.
Our private label work has won awards for taste and quality, and our products can be found on the shelves of stores throughout the world.
From our site on Davy Road, to the east of the town centre, we work with customers to co-develop new recipes for grocery private label products, retail restaurants, quick service restaurants, foodservice and food ingredients.
About the role
AAK Foods are seeking to appoint a Quality Auditor to join the Technical Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for raising quality and site standards and providing technical support across the business. The role reports directly to the Quality Manager. The working hours will be 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday, on a rolling 3 shift pattern (06.00 – 14.00 – 14.00 – 22.00 – 22.00 – 06.00)
Responsibilities
• Develop and ensure complete compliance with all food safety and quality standards including BRC, Customer Codes of Practice, HACCP and Legislation requirements.
• Carryout QMS, GMP, G&HP internal audits to ensure compliance across all departments.
• Ensuring that all shift tasks are completed against the QA matrix.
• Support with complaint investigations to ensure appropriate corrective and preventative actions are taken.
• Carryout Allergen, Micro, Environmental swabbing against Technical schedules.
• Support the site on traceability exercises when required.
• Conduct daily taste panels against the product quality attribute sheets.
• Being a Food Safety Culture champion and supporting the site.
• Working collaborative with all departments to ensure root cause analysis is undertaken to facilitate continuous improvement projects and ways of working.
About you
The successful candidate should have the following skills and experience:
• Previous experience working in a similar role (FMCG experience advantageous)
• Strong attention to detail.
• Food hygiene/HACCP qualification is an advantage
• Able to work well within a team or on own initiative.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to find areas for improvement.
• Problem solving skills.
• Able to make and communicate decisions.
In return AAK offer:
• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• Company pension 1% Employee, 7% employer.
• UK Healthcare Scheme, Including Gym And Lifestyle Discounts
• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays.
• Bonus scheme.
• Life Assurance Cover
• Free Hot Drinks
• Free Parking Onsite
• On-Site Canteen Serving Hot Food
• Investment in training and development.
You may also have experience in the following: Quality Auditor, QA Auditor, Quality Assurance Technician, Food Quality Auditor, Technical Auditor, Compliance Auditor, Food Safety Auditor, HACCP Auditor, BRC Auditor, Internal Auditor, FMCG Quality Auditor, Production Quality Auditor, QA Officer, Quality Control Specialist, Food Industry Auditor
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