QA Auditor (12 months FTC)
| Company: | The Compleat Food Group |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,000 - £30,000 per annum DOE |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Nottingham |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Posting date: | 11 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 11 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Job Advert
Quality Assurance Auditor (12 months FTC)
We’re looking for a QA Auditor to join our Technical team at our Nottingham site on a 12 months fixed-term contract, covering
maternity leave, and play a key role in maintaining the highest standards of food safety, quality, legality and customer
compliance.
About The Compleat Food Group
At The Compleat Food Group, we’re proud to be a food business built on purpose and passion. Formed in 2021, we’re on a mission to
create Food to Feel Good - great quality, tasty and affordable food that people love to eat.
We’re home to some of the UK’s most exciting and loved food brands, including Wall’s Pastry, Pork Farms, Wrights, The Real
Yorkshire Pudding Co., unearthed, Vadasz, Squeaky Bean, Palace Culture, and Harvey & Brockless. Alongside our branded portfolio,
we’re a leading supplier of delicious own-label pastry, sweet bakery, party food, olives and antipasti, added-value egg products,
continental meats, dips and sauces and plant-based food to the UK’s major retailers, as well as across foodservice.
With over 6,000 talented colleagues across 17 sites, and an annual turnover of £1.3bn, we’re united by a shared ambition to shape
the future of food for the better.
We are backed by European private equity firm PAI Partners.
Location: Nottingham
Hours: Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 5pm & Friday: 8:30am – 4pm
Salary: up to £30,000 per annum DOE
Contract duration: 12 months
Purpose:
As a QA Auditor, you’ll provide professional and effective technical and quality support to the factory, helping to drive high
standards of food safety and GMP across the site.
You’ll play an important role in ensuring our quality systems are followed and business requirements are met, while building
strong and positive relationships with customers, suppliers and colleagues.
Key Duties, Responsibilities & Accountabilities:
Maintain and enhance relationships with all departments, fostering teamwork and effective communication.
* Communication & Teamwork skills developed.
* Detailed communication records available for site use at all times.
Conduct daily factory walk rounds, working closely with the operations team to meet and maintain high GMP standards. This includes
performing in-depth hygiene inspections on equipment, leading to improved factory standards and valuable feedback from the
operations team.
* Daily walk rounds carried out.
* Improved factory standards.
* Feedback from the operations team.
To support the production teams and other departmental functions in resolving quality issues. Detailed investigations are crucial
for timely issue closure and a reduction in quality incidents.
* Detailed investigations completed as necessary.
* imely closure of issues
* Reduction in quality incidents
* Carry out daily taste panels as part of reviewing the quality of products.
* Taste panels carried out on time
* Products reviewed prior to panels and issues feedback to operations team as necessary
* Carry out routine tasks such as swabbing, air plates and product sampling in line with schedules in place, send to Lab and
investigate OOS results.
* Sampling/testing carried out to schedule
* OOS Reports completed
* Carry out Pre Despatch Verification (PDV) checks.
* 4 hours checks carried out on time
* Reduction in issues due to accurate checks
Support the investigation into customer complaints including ability to carry our full traceability exercises.
* Completed complaints investigation reports
* Recall of product traceability
Support on site audits by third parties.
* Good audit results
Carry out temperature monitoring and measurement for onsite temperature systems as required.
* Timely checks
* Completed records
Carry out scheduled calibration checks e.g. scales, belts etc.
* Checks carried out to schedule
Carry out and report scheduled internal audits and close of corrective actions.
* Audits carried out on time
* Close out of actions
Pick up ad hoc tasks and requests through the technical management team e.g. traceability exercises, investigations.
* Reports completed
* Prevention of issues recurring
Pick up ad hoc projects as requested and take part in project teams.
* Project delivery
Support NPD and commercial in new launches through line set ups for labelling, coding, X rays, check weigher, Metal detection.
* Completed checks prior to launch
Champion a health and safety culture to meet all requirements across the site. Promote safe working practices ensuring safety
during packaging trials.
* Promote safe working across site and advise manager immediately on unsafe working practices
* Work safely during packaging trials
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
* Previous QA experience in a food production facility
* Ability to use computer programmes including word, excel and related technical IT packages
* Allergen awareness-implications
* Food Safety Level 2
* Good communicator
Why Join Us?
At The Compleat Food Group, we believe our people are the heart of our success. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits
designed to support your lifestyle, wellbeing and career growth:
Financial & Lifestyle Benefits:
* Salary Sacrifice Schemes - including Electric Vehicles, Home & Tech, Cycle to Work, and SMART Pension
* Annual leave with the option to purchase extra
* Holiday Discounts via our online retail platform
* Access to enhanced retail discounts online and in-store
* Free product handouts across our sites, so you can sample and enjoy our delicious products first hand
* EV charging points - available at selected sites
Health & Wellbeing:
* 24/7 access to Grocery Aid for free financial, emotional, and practical support
* Physical Wellbeing Hub - free on-demand exercise classes, gym discounts
* Free diet & nutrition advice with access to thousands of healthy recipes
* Online wellbeing support - from mindfulness to lifestyle resources
* Financial wellbeing tools - including mortgage calculators, budgeting tools, and financial aid
Career Growth & Development:
* Access to a personalised online learning platform (LMS)
* Formal and informal training opportunities tailored to your role
* Performance Development Plans and regular Career Conversations
* Company Mentoring Scheme to add depth and really support your career journey
* Recognition through Club Compleat rewards
Community & Culture:
* 2 paid volunteering days per year to give back to causes that matter to you
* Charity initiatives and fundraising events
* Team socials to connect and celebrate together
* Employee networks & support groups - including Women @ Compleat
* New baby gift for new parents
What You Should Know About How We Recruit
At The Compleat Food Group, we believe great teams are built on difference. We create an inclusive, respectful environment where
everyone feels safe, supported, and are able to be themselves at work.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect. If you need a
reasonable adjustment at any stage of our recruitment process, just let us know, we’ll support you — confidentially and with care.
We hire the best people for our roles, not the same people. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, we focus on what you do and the
impact you could make in our business. Our recruitment process is fair, accessible, and designed to give everyone an equal chance.
You’ll also find benefits that support people at every life stage, plus active internal networks — including Women @ Compleat,
LGBTQIA+, and Neurodiversity
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