Quality Assurance Auditor
Job in
Maryport, Cumbria County, CA15, England, UK
Listed on 2026-11-01
Listing for:
Greencore
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-11-01
Job specializations:
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Quality Assurance - QA/QC
Quality Control - QC Analysts/Managers, Food Quality & Safety
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Competitive Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off /rotating days and nights/
** Why Greencore? Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately 4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
Here at Crosby, we have a team of around 300 colleagues. We produce sushi for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Asda, Aldi, Co-op, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s.What you'll be doing
The purpose of the role as a Quality Assurance Auditor is to verify that raw material preparation, manufacturing production and product storage/distribution is compliant with food safety, legal and customers’ quality standards. Key accountabilities of this role include:
Sample, test, audit and monitor to verify that all processes, procedures and products are being manufactured in a safe and compliant manner
Conduct verification checks to ensure equipment is suitably calibrated to comply with required standards
Complete all necessary documentation ensuring that it is kept accurate and ready for internal and external audits and highlighting when non-conformance requires corrective action
Maintain ongoing communications with the operations team and other relevant functions ensuring they are fully aware of quality assurance activities, results and trends
Collect all relevant samples, with adherence to procedures and protocols, to ensure quality, safety and legality of products sampled
Provide education and training to operational colleagues and other teams to ensure compliance with all relevant technical standards
Ensure that a safe working environment exists for all colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the Health Safety and Environment policy
Escalation of non-conformances in a timely manner to the appropriate manager
Follow daily schedule of work
What we're looking forTo be successful in this role, we are looking for the following qualifications and skills:
Educated to GCSE or equivalent standard with numeracy and literacy skill
Able to work with basic computer programmes such as Microsoft Office applications
Holds a Health and Safety level two and a food hygiene level two qualificationCCP training including HACCP principles for Manufacturing Unit Experience and understanding of internal audit processes
Has an understanding of allergen awareness and the associated risk
Has a knowledge of GMP techniques
Understands non-conformance reporting techniques
Microbiological awareness – understanding of basic of food safety
Has and understanding of basic disinfection principles, basic legal labelling practice and basic weight legislation
These skills are desirable and not essential during the recruitment process. Full training will be provided if successful in the role.
What you'll get in return
Competitive salary and job-related benefits
Holidays
Competitive matched pension contributions
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company share save scheme
Greencore Qualifications Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.
We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date.
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Technical Job type:
Permanent - Full Time
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