Group Technical Auditor

Our client is seeking a Group Technical Auditor to strengthen their central technical function, ensuring consistency, compliance, and best practice across multiple manufacturing sites.

This is an excellent opportunity for a quality-driven professional who enjoys working across a diverse operation, supporting site teams, visiting suppliers and driving continuous improvement.

The Role:

As Group Technical Auditor, you will play a key role in maintaining and enhancing technical standards across the business. Working closely with site technical teams, you will ensure all locations are operating to company policies, customer requirements, and industry standards.

Key responsibilities will include:
-Leading and conducting internal audits across multiple company sites.
-Managing the internal audit programme to ensure a centralised and consistent approach to technical compliance.
-Ensuring compliance with BRCGS and customer-specific standards.
-Supporting sites during external audits and customer visits.
-Managing supplier audits and supplier approval activities.
-Delivering training and guidance to site teams to ensure they remain up to date with relevant standards, certifications, and best practices.
-Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and driving corrective actions across the group.

Requirements:
-A Lead Auditor qualification (essential).
-Previous experience in a similar technical auditing role within the food manufacturing industry.
-Strong working knowledge of BRCGS and major retailer standards.
-Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and support teams across multiple sites.
-A proactive and organised approach with a keen eye for detail.
-Flexibility to travel regularly across the business network and visit suppliers.

Salary - £55,000 - £65,000

The ideal candidate will be working in a similar position within food production. If you feel this exceptional opportunity is for you and you meet the above criteria, then click apply and send us an updated copy of your CV - alternatively you can send through your C.V to (url removed) or phone (phone number removed).

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