Job Description
We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better.
We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.
Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.
Here at Bow, we have a team of around 800 colleagues. We produce sandwiches, wraps, platters, sub rolls and salads for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Sainsbury's, Co-op, Asda, Morrisons and BP Wild Bean Café.
What you'll be doing
Due to an internal promotion we have a vacancy in our QA team working 4 on 4 off red shift 6PM - 6AM
Your key focus will be to assist in the production of safe food, which meets customer specification and legal requirements by ensuring the effective operations of agreed procedures through regular auditing.
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 on going communication with the team and other relevant functions ensuring they are fully aware of quality assurance results
Collect all relevant samples (products, swabs, water samples etc.), with adherence to procedures and protocols, to ensure quality, safety and legality of products sampled
Provide technical support & advice to operational staff and other teams to ensure compliance with all relevant technical standards, seeking guidance and advice from QA Area Leaders / Technical Manager where necessary
Ensure that a safe working environment exists for all employees and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the safety, health and environment policy.
What we're looking for
We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.
Experience of chilled manufacturing
Confident to challenge non-compliant practices or behaviours in a busy factory environment
Capable of communicating to a variety of people - from operatives to senior management and auditors
Food hygiene - Level 2
Health and Safety - Level 2
Ideally HACCP Level 2 trained
Allergen Awareness Training
Previous auditing experience
Understanding of good manufacturing practice
Microbiological awareness - understanding of basic of food safety
Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications
If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.
What you'll get in return
Competitive salary and job-related benefits
Holidays
Pension up to 8% matched
Company share save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.