Process and Quality Auditor (Walthamstow) (648)

We are proud of our brands: we make top 10 UK grocery brand Kingsmill as well as Allinson’s, Bürgen and Sunblest. You’ll know us best through our white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, and our delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and other bakery products.

Overview of role : Location: Walthamstow

• Like our Loaf's Good Superhero, you too could become great every day and be part of our amazing team delivering freshly baked bread and many other delicious items to our customers every day! We are Allied Milling and Baking, the home of the fresh, fluffy, super-soft, great everyday Kingsmill loaf. Part of Associated British Foods who are one of Britain’s leading companies, we pride ourselves on our high manufacturing and distribution standards that we set ourselves each day.- We have an exciting role in our Technical Team at our Walthamstow Bakery where you will be responsible for establishing and maintaining product quality and food safety through process monitoring, auditing, problem solving and communicating to individuals at all levels within the organisation. As part of your role, you will be responsible for monitoring and auditing the manufacturing and site processes to provide qualitative and quantitative analysis of the processes. From there, you will play a key part in developing and recommending action plans to improve our daily processes. The role also includes information gathering, analysis and presentation. Please read on to find out more about the great opportunities to join our team, what we are looking for in you and the fantastic benefits available to all our valued colleagues. Key Accountabilities :

• To carry out HACCP verification checks as defined within the Quality System.

• To maintain and control the Stevens Ingredient Weighing System and provide qualitative and quantitative analysis on ingredient usage.

• To carry out process and GMP audits as defined within the ABSS requirements and complete audits of finished product quality and follow up on corrective actions.

• To collate daily weights information and ensure any corrective actions required are carried out.

• To review checkweigher performance on a daily basis and arrange for any remedial/corrective actions to be carried out.

• To carry out process loss checks on ovens and coolers on a quarterly basis and checks on every divider on a weekly basis.

• To publish weekly weights information including finished weights, ‘potential give-away’ and record non-conformances.

• To actively seek means of minimising weight loss/give-away

• Sampling of products to ensure Product Quality.

• Liaising with Allied Bakeries and Allied Technical Centre for sample regimes.

• Analysing and trending information and data obtained through sampling and assessing.

• Ensuring product is manufactured having taken all reasonable precautions to prevent Foreign Body contamination of all descriptions.

• To be involved in project work as required to improve product quality, yield, plant efficiency and New Product Development (NPD).

The Right Person :

• Will have previous experience of working in a technical department preferably in a Food Manufacturing environment
• Experience leading project involving multi-disciplinary teams is desirable.
• Team player with excellent organisation and planning skills.
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Professional approach and a self-starter and willing to learn new skills
• Ideally degree educated, or equivalent.
• PC Literate, including excellent Excel knowledge

Our defining value is to ‘ _Be the best we can be’; _the behaviors that we believe help us to do this and are key to our success are: Aim high, I do what I say, Work Together and Everybody Matters .

**We are committed to equal treatment and opportunities for all our people and believe in building a diverse and inclusive organisation that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for consumers, customers and stakeholders.