Full job description**
Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off /rotating days and nights/
Pay Rate: Competitive
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Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.


As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.


Here at Crosby, we have a team of around 300 colleagues. We produce sushi for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Asda, Aldi, Co-op, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s.


What you’ll be doing
The purpose of the role as a Quality Assurance Auditor is to verify that raw material preparation, manufacturing production and product storage/distribution is compliant with food safety, legal and customers’ quality standards. Key accountabilities of this role include:
*Sample, test, audit and monitor to verify that all processes, procedures and products are being manufactured in a safe and compliant manner
*Conduct verification checks to ensure equipment is suitably calibrated to comply with required standards
*Complete all necessary documentation ensuring that it is kept accurate and ready for internal and external audits and highlighting when non-conformance requires corrective action
*Maintain ongoing communications with the operations team and other relevant functions ensuring they are fully aware of quality assurance activities, results and trends
*Collect all relevant samples, with adherence to procedures and protocols, to ensure quality, safety and legality of products sampled
*Provide education and training to operational colleagues and other teams to ensure compliance with all relevant technical standards
*Ensure that a safe working environment exists for all colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the Health Safety and Environment policy
*Escalation of non-conformances in a timely manner to the appropriate manager
*Follow daily schedule of work
What we’re looking for
To be successful in this role, we are looking for the following qualifications and skills:
*Educated to GCSE or equivalent standard with numeracy and literacy skill
*Able to work with basic computer programmes such as Microsoft Office applications
*Holds a Health and Safety level two and a food hygiene level two qualification
*CCP training including HACCP principles for Manufacturing Unit
*Experience and understanding of internal audit processes
*Has an understanding of allergen awareness and the associated risk
*Has a knowledge of GMP techniques
*Understands non-conformance reporting techniques
*Microbiological awareness - understanding of basic of food safety
*Has and understanding of basic disinfection principles, basic legal labelling practice and basic weight legislation
These skills are desirable and not essential during the recruitment process. Full training will be provided if successful in the role.


What you’ll get in return
*Competitive salary and job-related benefits
*Holidays
*Competitive matched pension contributions
*Life insurance up to 4x salary
*Company share save scheme
*Greencore Qualifications
*Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
*Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
*Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies


Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.


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