Quality Auditor

We currently have an opportunity available for **a QA** to join our technical team based in** Syston, Leicester**. You will join us on a full time, permanent contract, and in return will receive a **competitive salary. **Core working hours are 06:00 am - 18:00 pm, 3 on 3 off. This will be an average of 42 hrs across 7 days a week

Pukka Pies is a friendly, family owned independent company with an outstanding reputation as a brand leader in its market.

Reporting to the QA Technologist, the QA is responsible for monitoring product quality and factory compliance standards through auditing, data collection and swabbing. To conduct product quality assessments and collate all laboratory and quality samples.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Assist with conducting GMP, paperwork compliance audits and CCP verification checks
- Conduct various audits within the bakery
- Monitor process settings to ensure they are running within agreed tolerances
- Collect taste panel and laboratory samples as require
- Monitor the quality of raw materials and packaging being delivered to site to ensure that they are delivered to the specification required
- Assisting with ensuring materials are placed on hold
- Assist in investigations on customer complaints
- Input of data to allow for trend analysis
- Print and issue paperwork to the relevant departments
- Part of the site internal audit team
- Assist with the preparation and on the day management of third party audits, enforcement authority visits and customer visits.
- Support all other departments as required

**Applied Skills, Knowledge, Experience**
- Food manufacturing knowledge
- Excellent IT skills (Excel and Word primarily and has the ability to learn/use other systems e.g. iAuditor)
- Good data analytical skills
- Knowledge and experience ofshort shelf life chilled food saftey risk
- HACCP Level 2
- Internal auditor skills (preferable but not essential)

**Person Specification**
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- A good relationship builder.
- Ability to prioritize, manage time effectively, escalate issues appropriately, and keep information confidential.