Natures Way Foods Ltd
Quality Auditor
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Overview
NWF is a leading manufacturer of prepared salads, coleslaw, and “food-to-go” for supermarkets and retailers, and as such we work closely with farmers across Europe. But there’s a lot more to us than the products we make. We also...
- Grow careers and opportunities
- Grow Sustainability
- Grow employee and community wellbeing
- Grow great supplier relationships
Our culture is inclusive, and our people are diverse spanning 39 different languages. We operate four manufacturing facilities capable of producing over 326m units per year. Building on previous success, this year is set to be another exceptional year for our organisation. It is an exciting time to join Natures Way Foods as we are expanding our production lines and there is genuine opportunity to develop your skills and progress within the organisation.
Responsibilities
Reporting into the QA Manager you will be responsible for Product Food Safety and Quality, systems, processes, procedures & GMP to ensure they comply with the set internal and customer requirements and specification, including auditing and closure of non-conformances.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure that the product quality & safety standards are maintained at all times and that the product that is manufactured meets the customer’s specification and is legally compliant in all aspects.
- Ensure that our factories are audit ready at all times and the strict GMP standards are maintained throughout the manufacturing site.
- Conduct scheduled auditing of safety, legality and GMP standards of the site.
- Carry out regular documented checks on all areas and lines of manufacture and packing, including paperwork checks to ensure correct completion.
- Carry out validation and verification of processes according to schedule.
- Monitor lines during production and report any issues in relation to quality or product safety.
- Carry out sampling, checks, tests, swabbing and other conformance requirements according to required schedules, including logging of samples into laboratory system.
- Conduct documented investigations and close out non-conformances, using Root Cause Analysis.
- Complete records and logs for all activities according to procedure.
- Prepare, audit and file paperwork for lines & mixing room.
- Set up and conduct daily quality assessments, including feedback and trending for operational teams.
- Control & documentation of On Hold and other non-conforming products.
- Pest control checks where required.
- Carry out specified projects.
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- QA or similar experience working within the food industry, ideally experience in short shelf-life products.
- Food safety Level 2.
- HACCP.
- Basic understanding of Microbiology.
- Knowledge of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and Food Safety compliance.
- Working knowledge of Auditing techniques.
- Computer literate, good oral and written communication skills.
About you
- Good communicator with the ability to interact with other teams/functions.
- Ability to prioritise effectively.
- Ability to remain calm and professional in a sometimes pressurised environment.
- A passion for product quality.
We offer
- Generous benefits package.
- Pension plan.
- Overtime available.
- Free on-site parking.
- Ongoing learning and development.
- A genuine opportunity to progress your career.
What kind of people do we look for?
We look for passionate people and then help them to channel that passion, because their success is our success! We also like people who have high standards, because we do. We are always trying to improve, and we want you to help us do that.
Please apply in the first instance if you are interested.
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