Quality Auditor x

Summary

Join Our High-Performing Team and Help Drive Production Excellence

Ensure top-tier food safety and quality everyday by actively monitoring and upholding GMP and product standards across every stage—from intake to dispatch. Collaborate closely with the QA Manager and Operations team to guarantee that every product is manufactured and packed to precise specifications, achieving the highest quality benchmarks while maintaining food safety and compliance with legal standards.

Hourly Pay: £14.18 per hour

Monday to Friday 06:00‑14:00/14:00‑22:00 rotating on a weekly basis

• Lead and maintain quality and technical requirements within the factory environment.
• Ensure all customer and legal requirements are met.
• Ensure all raw materials, processed products, and finished products conform to specifications.
• Ensure incoming raw materials and packaging meet internal specifications.
• Carry out Quality and Technical duties as defined by the Technical and Quality Managers.
• Conduct customer benchmarking panels, shelf‑life testing, consistency checks, customer complaint panels, online reviews, and other sensory requirements as defined by customers, inputting results directly into customer web‑based systems.
• Report any non‑conformance issues to the Line Manager in a timely manner.
• Challenge fellow work colleagues to ensure compliance with the highest standards in the business.
• Collect samples for laboratory testing.
• Support the production team to complete tasks accurately and ensure compliance with company food safety procedures.
• Drive “right first‑time” behaviours among colleagues across multi‑disciplined teams.
• Carry out checks at set intervals to ensure adherence to specifications.
• Support customer audits and visits.
• Work closely with Production and NPD teams to maintain smooth site operations and technical compliance.

• Level 3 Food Hygiene (or equivalent)
• Quality Auditing experience
• Internal Auditing Qualification
• Root Causes Analysis
• Intermediate HACCP
• Experience of working in Chilled environments
• Knowledge of fish products
• Ability to take part in audits
• A personal commitment to role model behaviours and setting the standard
• A working understanding of Microsoft Office

• Competitive rates
• Online Benefits Hub
• Canteen
• Life insurance
• On‑site parking
• Company pension
• Referral programme
• Health & wellbeing programme

Sofina Foods is more than just a food company. It’s a place where you can grow your career, learn new skills, and make a positive impact.

With a wide range of meat and seafood products that delight consumers worldwide, Sofina Foods is always looking for talented and passionate people to join its team of over 13,000 employees across 40 sites in Canada and Europe.

At Sofina Foods, you will be part of a culture that values innovation, quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. You will work with diverse and delicious products that are sourced responsibly and sustainably from over 50 different protein sources from 5 continents.

Our vision is to be the most successful food company in the world – If you are looking for a rewarding and exciting career in the food sector, Sofina Foods is the place for you.

Sofina Foods is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences – regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Monday to Friday, 8 Hour Shift

Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

Full‑time

Sofina Foods

GB

5124

INDP

Entry level

Full‑time

Quality Assurance

Food and Beverage Manufacturing