Food Safety and Quality Control Inspector

About You

Do you have a background in food quality, safety, or auditing? Are you passionate about raising standards across the food industry? This is your opportunity to play a vital role in ensuring that food products and hospitality businesses across the North East deliver excellence, safety, and compliance.

Why Join Audit Point?

At Audit Point, we are trusted by food industry leaders and hospitality operators nationwide. Our independent inspections provide accurate, reliable, and actionable data, helping our clients deliver safe, high-quality food and environments to their customers. Our work directly influences the quality and safety of food in the retail and hospitality industry.

We're looking for a Food Safety and Quality Control Inspector to join our professional, friendly team.

Your Role and Responsibilities

As a Food Safety and Quality Control Inspector, you'll carry out inspections across the North East, supporting both supply chain and hospitality clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

· Inspecting fresh and prepared produce in distribution centres and supermarkets (often chilled environments).

· Conducting hygiene, food safety, and health & safety inspections at food outlets and pubs.

· Assessing quality against client specifications – including size, freshness, condition, packaging, and weight.

· Checking compliance with safety and hygiene requirements – including cleaning, pest control, staff training, COSHH, food handling, and record-keeping.

· Recording inspections and non-conformances accurately using our digital inspection app.

· Writing clear, concise reports for clients.

· Communicating effectively with colleagues, clients and site managers.

· Travelling to multiple locations each week and representing Audit Point professionally.

· Working independently while ensuring quality and safety standards are upheld.

What You Need to Succeed

We're looking for someone with a strong food industry or hospitality background and ideally a relevant qualification in Food Safety, Quality, or Health & Safety. Experience in any of the following is valuable:

· Food quality or technical teams

· Food safety auditing or inspection

· Catering or hospitality operations

· Fresh produce, meat, or food production

· Chefs and catering professionals with a strong focus on quality and hygiene

· Exceptional attention to detail – you can spot issues others might miss

· Proficiency with mobile technology (iPad reporting)

· Strong written and verbal communication skills

· Ability to work independently and manage your schedule

· Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle

· Right to work in the UK

The Perks and Package

· Hourly rate: £12.84 per hour

· Mileage reimbursed at 45p per mile for all travel away from your base location

· Company NEST pension + statutory holidays (pro rata)

· Comprehensive training provided – no two inspections are the same

· All equipment provided

· Flexible, varied schedule (average of 3 days per week, 24 hours total)

· Opportunities for further training and increased hours as our client base grows

· Primary Location is Goldthorpe with further work across multiple locations in the wider North East area.

Ready to Apply?

If you're looking for a rewarding, hands-on role where your work directly improves food quality and safety, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and join Audit Point in raising standards across the UK food industry.

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Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.84 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Licence/Certification:

• Drivers Licence and access to own vehicle (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Location:

• Goldthorpe S63 (required)

Work Location: In person