Auditor / Factory support

Business: SARIA’s UK operations have a market-leading presence in a wide range of sectors associated with the food chain. The Group’s companies manufacture quality products for use in human and animal foodstuffs, agriculture, aquaculture, and industrial applications. The company also produces biofuels and renewable energy and provides services for farming and the food industry. The company has a UK annual turnover approaching £280 million and employs around 1,000 people at 19 sites across the country.

The Position:

Applications are invited for an Auditor/Factory Support to be based at our Doncaster Site working with our suppliers and within our Group. This is a full-time permanent position, working 40 hours per week, 8am-4.30pm, Monday to Friday.

The duties and responsibilities of this role will include but are not limited to:

• Ensuring all supplier documents are obtained for approval to supply.
• Ensuring audits are carried out to the relevant standard i.e., SARIA Supplier Audit Standard/ appropriate Accreditation standard.
• Contacting Supplier or Site Representatives to arrange audits.
• Audit preparation, i.e., sending out pre-audit questionnaires, gathering information relevant to the audit, generating audit checklists.
• Carrying out audits and evaluating supplier or quality systems against the relevant standard- SARIA or a third party.
• Generating and issuing audit reports. Carrying out follow-up audits and reviews.
• During the audit follow up any quality issues with regard to the supplier to ensure corrective actions are closed out/completed.
• Carrying out internal audits.
• Supporting factory personnel with Quality/Technical issues and audits.
• Assisting with training of factory personnel as required.
• Ensuring up to date raw material specs are obtained and held for each site.

The Person

• You must be able to work using your own initiative or as part of a team.
• Be able to communicate well at all levels.
• You must be a motivated individual.
• You must hold a valid passport/full clean Driving Licence for UK & occasional European travel.
• A Lead Auditor or Supplier Audit Certificate/Qualification is essential to this role.
• Level 3 HACCP Certificate.
• Good understanding of the Meat/Slaughter Industry and Animal by Products.
• Experience of Auditing against BRC Standard and Feed Industry standards.
• Good IT Skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.

Salary: Competitive Salary and Benefits.

Please apply in writing with your CV to HR Department, Ings Road, Doncaster, DN5 9TL or e mail recruitment@saria.co.uk

• Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted due to the high volume of CV’s being received.