Your main accountabilities will be to: Work alongside Production Operatives to ensure quality is a pivotal part of daily tasks including sharing your expertise to improve their understanding of food safety and quality. Monitor and educate production team members on the importance of technical paperwork and its correct completion. Address and/ or escalate quality or food safety concerns immediately to the appropriate level. Audit production processes to ensure packed product is always to the correct standard, thereby reducing waste and factory downtime. Support the quality auditing process for both internal and external audits. Work with the intake and process teams to ensure raw material meets the expected standards. Audit and guide Production Team members to maintain high GMP Standards. Audit against company and customer standards across the board. Ensure food safety is always maintained. Attend relevant POD meetings. Area Lead for EDAR Responsibility ensuring panel data is effectively communicated out to the business and ensuring corrective actions are being provided back in a timely manner Complete weekly EDAR audit and any other scheduled internal audit Make recommendations to the Technical Management to improve QA systems as appropriate Attend and contribute to team meetings and taste panels Lead Production and Engineers with Incident controls Complete fabrication audits as scheduled Provide absence cover for Quality Team Leader as appropriate. Activities and Resources o Follow relevant SOP’s and ensure relevant QP’s/ CCP’s are adhered to. o Ensure all company issued sampling and investigation testing regimes are carried out in a timely manner. o Report immediately to appropriate manager on incidents and situations potentially hazardous to health and safety of personnel and equipment that comes to your notice. o Perform internal audit as directed. Requirements Experience in quality assurance/quality control/ food safety/ environmental standards/ organics. Knowledge of Microsoft Office. Working experience within a similar role and/or a food environment. Awareness of the importance of food safety. Benefits Some of our benefits include: Competitive Salary NEST Pension Scheme Annual Leave – 24.8 days Long service awards Employee Wellness Programmes Life Assurance Ride to Work Scheme