Quality Auditor QA - PM shift

Quality Auditor - Pork Factory

(QA Shifts hours negotiable. Start time between 1pm and 1am (42.5 hours per week)

Eye - Suffolk

With a family tradition in butchery stretching back more than 200 years, and with a passion for provenance and quality, C&K Meats is an award-winning British pork producer in the heart of the Suffolk countryside. It is now part of the wider CPC Foods Group and international food company Tönnies.

We are recruiting a Quality Auditor (QA) to support our growing technical department.

Team size 4 x QA, 1 x Quality Systems Technologist, I x Spec Tec, QA Manager, Technical Systems Manager and Head of Technical.

In this technical role, you will split your duties equally between in-house laboratory testing and shop floor quality assurance across all factory areas.

You will ensure all products conform to quality standards and comply with regulatory requirements.

Duties in this role:

• Perform routine in-house Trichinella testing within our dedicated on-site laboratory (50% of the role)

• Perform a wide range of QA activities across all shop floor areas of the factory, including slaughter (50% of the role)

• Inspect and verify products against customer specifications, quality standards, and procedures

• Accurately record data relating to testing and product conformity in a timely manner

• Highlight to management any issue that could compromise food safety, quality, or legality

• General administrative tasks for the department, including filing and archiving records

• Report any health and safety hazards within working areas and report equipment defects immediately

• Fully cooperate with site management and the technical team

• A flexible approach to work in order to meet operational requirements

• Carry out all duties as deemed necessary by managerial or supervisory staff to ensure the smooth running of the site

• Compliance with health and safety rules, company policies, and standard operating procedures at all times

Our ideal candidate:

• Previous experience in a QA or food manufacturing environment is preferred

• Experience or willingness to work within a small in-house laboratory setting

• Comfortable working across all shop floor factory areas, including slaughter facilities

• A good level of written and spoken English

• Excellent attention to detail and accurate data-recording skills

• Good literacy and numeracy skills

• Ability to work using your own initiative

• Flexible and adaptable to shift patterns

• Basic IT skills

What we can offer you:

• 42.5 hours per week

• Full training on in-house Trichinella laboratory procedures

• Access to Grocery Aid providing emotional, practical, and financial support

• Benefits and recognition hub - including colleague discounts