QA Auditor

**QA Auditor - Shift Based**

**£25,000 per annum + shift premium £7,257.17**

**About us**:
We are a **rapid-growth** scale-up disrupting the **infant nutrition **space through our award-winning brand Kendamil - the only infant milk made in Britain, proudly used by the British Royal Family and uniquely crafted locally using British organic full cream milk, without the nasties.

Our company, Kendal Nutricare, is a 200 person team passionate about giving children a better start to life. We’re proud to be a Queens’ Award winning business and to be ranked by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s 1000 Fastest Growing Companies in 2020.

We’re on an exciting path - join us

**The role**:
The QA Auditor is responsible for auditing, monitoring, and evaluating the organization's quality systems and procedures. This role supports operational teams by maintaining high technical and quality standards in line with business objectives. The QA Auditor ensures compliance with Quality Management Systems and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and assists in resolving non-conformances and customer complaints.

This is a full-time role based at our headquarters in Kendal. Hours of work are annualised and include 12 hour day shifts and night shifts. You will be required to work a 10 week shift pattern, which includes a 2 week holiday break within each rotation.

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with Quality Management Systems and GMP. Identify non-conformances, provide objective evidence, and assist operational teams in corrective actions.
- Perform scheduled and ad-hoc product testing to ensure compliance with quality standards.
- Collaborate with the Quality Manager to investigate customer complaints and out-of-specification results. Perform traceability studies and ensure thorough investigations.
- Monitor and resolve supplier and factory non-conformances. Ensure investigations are thorough, root causes are identified, and corrective actions are implemented effectively.
- Provide ongoing technical advice and support to factory teams to promote quality standards and resolve quality issues.
- Complying with safety procedures including but not limited to: adopting safe working practices, wearing the required protective clothing and use of safety equipment appropriate to the role.

**What you’ll need**:

- Proven experience in quality assurance or a related field.
- Strong understanding of Quality Management Systems and GMP.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills.

**What we would like you to have**:

- BSc / MSc in Food Science
- Attention to detail and a methodical approach to work.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
- Strong report writing and documentation skills.

**What you’ll get from us**:
The opportunity to work for the fastest growing infant milk brand in Europe, alongside a young talented team dedicated to serving thousands of passionate customers.

We offer to all our employees:

- 20 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with additional holidays granted each year for the first 5 years of employment
- A pension scheme
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Louenna App for new parents
- Life Assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Free on-site parking
- Subsidised breakfast

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £32,257.17 per year

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: QA Auditor
Expected start date: 01/07/2024