Quality Assurance Technician - Fresh Produce (Chichester, ENG)

Quality Auditor (Fresh Produce / Food Manufacturing)

Chichester Area | 4 On, 3 Off Shift Pattern | Permanent

£13.75 per hour + Benefits + Parking

Are you an experienced Quality Auditor or QA Technician looking to join a well-established food manufacturing business supplying major retail and customer accounts?

We're recruiting for a Quality Auditor to join a busy technical team responsible for maintaining food safety, quality and compliance standards across a fresh produce operation. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with QA experience in food manufacturing, fresh produce, FMCG or a similar regulated environment who enjoys being hands-on on the factory floor and working closely with production teams.

The Role

As a Quality Auditor, you'll play a key role in ensuring products consistently meet customer, legal and food safety requirements. You'll be responsible for conducting audits, investigating quality issues, supporting corrective actions and helping the business maintain an audit-ready environment at all times.

Key Responsibilities

· Conduct internal audits covering hygiene, GMP, food safety, glass and hard plastics compliance.

· Complete traceability audits and verify that quality and food safety records are accurate, complete and retrievable.

· Monitor product quality throughout production and ensure products meet agreed specifications.

· Investigate non-conformances and support root cause analysis and corrective actions.

· Audit production documentation and ensure records are completed correctly.

· Carry out sampling, product assessments and quality inspections.

· Collect microbiological, water and environmental swab samples.

· Assist with customer complaint investigations and CAPA activities.

· Monitor production processes to ensure compliance with customer requirements.

· Support internal, customer and third-party audits.

· Work closely with production, procurement and supply chain teams to drive continuous improvement.

· Assist with training and awareness activities relating to quality and food safety.

· Support shelf-life assessments and communicate quality concerns where required.

· Maintain and support compliance of labelling, weighing and quality systems.

What We're Looking For

Essential

· Previous experience within a Quality Assurance, Quality Auditor or QA Technician role.

· Experience within food manufacturing, fresh produce, FMCG or a similar regulated environment.

· Knowledge of HACCP principles.

· Strong attention to detail and record-keeping skills.

· Ability to investigate quality issues and support corrective actions.

· Good communication skills and confidence working with multiple departments.

· Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

· Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office.

Desirable

· Internal Auditor experience.

· Food Hygiene Level 2.

· HACCP Level 2.

· Knowledge of IFS standards.

· Experience within fresh produce manufacturing.

· Previous exposure to customer, retailer or third-party audits.

If you have quality assurance experience within food manufacturing, fresh produce or FMCG and are looking to join a business where quality and food safety are at the heart of the operation, we'd like to hear from you.

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