Quality Auditor
- Application Deadline: Jan. 10, 2025
- Milton Keynes
- On-site
Job Title: Quality Auditor
Reporting To: Quality Supervisor
Shift: Pink Shift
Location: Lantmännen Unibake, Maidstone Road, Kingston, Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
As a Quality Auditor, you will play a vital role in ensuring that our food products consistently meet the highest standards of safety and quality. Your meticulous attention to detail and expertise in food safety regulations will ensure that our manufacturing processes comply with industry standards, customer requirements, and regulatory guidelines.
Work with great people
Skills & Requirements
You Will Be Great At:
- Conducting audits and inspections to verify that food safety and quality protocols are followed across all production areas.
- Identifying areas of improvement and working with teams to implement corrective actions that enhance product quality.
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of food safety regulations, including HACCP, GMP, and other industry standards.
- Training and mentoring staff on quality control procedures and best practices to ensure compliance with company policies.
- Accurately documenting audit results and communicating findings to both management and production teams.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve non-conformance issues and implement preventive measures.
- Supporting the company’s continuous improvement initiatives by contributing to process optimization and quality enhancement efforts.
You Are:
- Detail-oriented and methodical, with a keen eye for spotting inconsistencies and non-compliance.
- Proactive, able to anticipate potential issues and take steps to prevent them.
- A strong communicator, capable of delivering clear, constructive feedback to various teams and departments.
- A team player who thrives in a collaborative environment but can also work independently when needed.
- Passionate about food safety and committed to upholding the highest quality standards.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment.
You Have:
- A solid understanding of food safety systems such as HACCP, GMP, and BRC standards.
- Previous experience in a quality assurance or quality control role within the food manufacturing industry.
- Excellent analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data and regulatory guidelines.
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
- A qualification in food science, microbiology, or a related field (preferred but not essential).
- Certification or training in quality auditing, food safety, or regulatory compliance (desirable).
Pink Shift Pattern Overview:
In our 24/7 operation, the Quality Auditor role is available on the Pink Shift. This means you will be working 12-hour shifts, alternating between 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM for two weeks (day shifts) and then 6:00 PM - 6:00 AM for two weeks (night shifts).
Your working days will follow this rotation:
- Week 1 & 3: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday (4 days on, 3 days off).
- Week 2 & 4: Thursday, Friday, Saturday (3 days on, 4 days off).
This shift pattern ensures you’ll have regular time off while maintaining consistency in your work schedule, with an alternating balance between day and night shifts.
Apply Now!
Be a part of our mission to deliver excellence in food manufacturing. If you are passionate about quality and food safety, we encourage you to apply. We are accepting applications exclusively through our online career portal.
About the company
Lantmännen Unibake is a leading global bakery company within the Lantmännen Group. With expertise in bakery products for food service and retail, we serve consumers around the clock and across the world every day. The aim is to make bread and pastry a profitable business for our customers through tasty, high-quality products and innovative solutions and based on a sustainable mind-set and excellent food safety standards. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Lantmännen Unibake operates modern bakeries around the world and has sales in more than 60 countries. The brand portfolio comprises a range of well-established B2B and BtC brands e.g. Schulstad Bakery Solutions, Schulstad, Bonjour, Vaasan, Pastridor and Hatting. Lantmännen Unibake has a turnover of EUR 1.1 billion and employs more than 6,000 people in 20+ countries. Appetite for more? Visit us at www.lantmannen-unibake.com
#1It goes right. Right from the start. New people start at Lantmännen Unibake every day. We’re used to creating the right beginning, right from day one. We’re ready for you.
#2Baking is a people business. Lantmännen Unibake has flour on its hands and people at its heart. The whole process of making everyday products takes team work, open-ness and mutual respect.
#3It's a group thing. Working for a global business is different. You feel connected to something bigger. Your team has a higher purpose. Ripples turn into waves.
#4It's about baking the future. We are taking baking further. Not just geographically but in terms of innovation. We have a proud heritage but we want to explore new products, markets and opportunities.
#5Diversity is a reality. Not an ambition. Not only are we global, we hire a multitude of nationalities. At the moment, your future colleagues come from more than 40 countries.
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