Quality Assurance Auditor

Who are we ?

We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! -And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).

FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.

We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Ilse of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset. We also have offices for our supporting services in St Albans, Liverpool and Moreton. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing employees across all our locations.

We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming the number two biscuit manufacturer worldwide.

We are proud to be part of the Ferrero enlarged family: such a fantastic and successful business. The Ferrero Group operates in more than 50 countries, with products sold in over 170 countries, represented by almost 38.000 employees worldwide, and a consolidated turnover of €12.7 billion (2020-21).

Along with our fantastic brand portfolio, we also have long-term agreements to manufacture several sweet & savoury snacks across Mars, Cathedral City, Marmite, Jacobs, and LU branded products. In addition, we are proud to be a strategic partner for many retailer-branded products.

Our employees make our business special. With strong family values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work with when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each whilst meeting our business goals.

And don't forget work hard but play harder!

What does your typical day look like?

To ensure compliance to customer specifications, drive quality standards throughout the factory and provide advice and support to all operational functions within the business.

Other key actions will be but not limited to:

• To support and cover QA Technician on shift with daily roles and deputise when they are off including 24/7 shift pattern.

• To ensure finished product and WIP product comply with the specifications and customer specific QAS
• To conduct manual weight checks where required
• To attend QAS panels and record results
• To manage and review retained samples
• To carry out GMP, compliance audits and Internal audits. This includes weight control, CCPs, GMP, glass and plastic, factory paperwork, plaster checks and locker audits
• To raise non-conformances and fully execute the hold and disposition procedure. This includes raw material, intermediate and finished product inspections
• To lead traceability and mass balance exercises including "out of hours" traceability where the business requires
• To report, record and support investigation of foreign matter incidents
• Complete calibration/validation checks according to schedule
• To support and attend first production runs and collate samples as required
• To support the site in preparation for audits and visits
• To file and archive paperwork
• To complete any other reasonable tasks as required by the business

What are the key ingredients needed for the role?

• Be able to work well with others as part of a team and independently
• Able to make quick decisions including problem solving
• Have a positive attitude
• Ability to adapt to change
• Show flexibility where required
• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to effectively manage workload
• Effective communicator

If you are ready to begin a career with real bite, we would love to hear from you so apply now by clicking the link below.