Quality Auditor (Placement) - Category Development & Quality

Job Req ID: 5906

Job Posting Closing Date: Monday 6th January 2025

Quality Auditor (Student Placement)

Attractive Salary & Benefits

36.5 Hours per week

Newtownabbey

Who are we?

At Henderson Group, we are proud to be Northern Ireland’s leading foodservice provider. Our group encompasses Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Retail, Henderson Foodservice and Henderson Group Property. We employ over 5,500 staff and have been placed 5th in Ulster Business Top 100 Companies 2024.

We're a family-owned, ambitious team that cares about our people and the community in which we live.

A look into the role

Our placement opportunities are designed to develop today’s talent for the future. Students who obtain a place with us will complete a 12-month intensive learning program, supported by senior leaders and business specialists, positioned within one of our key organisational departments. It is designed for a student who has completed their second-year undergraduate study and is seeking to gain valuable experience working in Industry before returning to University to complete their final year in 2026/2027.

The successful candidate will work in partnership with stakeholders to ensure fresh food products and suppliers meet Henderson Group specifications in relation to food safety, legality, quality, freshness, and sustainability. Maintaining a quality management system, you will focus on delivering customer satisfaction and continuous business improvement and support the continued development of the Group’s total quality management agenda with specific focus on fresh food.

As Quality Auditor you will:

Control the required specification from own brand supply and the receiving standards from all suppliers.
Analyse and challenge supplier performance against KPI’s
Investigate and maintain a record of supplier non-conformances and corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence
Support New Product Development processes with specification design and supplier conformance targets and liaise with retail and wholesale customers on fresh food quality issues.
Responsibility for maintenance of management information and performance reports for the Trading and Operations teams to aid problem resolution and drive continual improvement actions.
Perform internal warehouse hygiene and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) audits to ensure high standards are met.
Benchmark product standards against specification and market equivalents.
Where appropriate, follow up complaints with suppliers and provide customer responses on incidents.
Assist (if relevant) on issuing alert notices for product recalls.

Skills for Success

Joining us as Quality Auditor the minimum criteria you’ll need is:

Working towards a relevant food related third level qualification.
Level 2 Food Hygiene.
Full, current UK Driving License.
Knowledge of Quality Assurance expectations within a food manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of food safety system HACCP, GMP and hygiene standards.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft office Packages.

The attributes you’ll need include:

Self-starter with the ability to work on own initiative.
Excellent organisational skills.

It is Desirable if you had:

External allergen training.
Level 3 Food Hygiene.
HACCP Level 3.
Level 2 Internal Audit.
Previous experience within the Food Manufacturing Industry.
Previous experience in business improvement projects.

Are we right for you?

As part of this role, it will be important that you feel aligned with the values that we live and work by.

Ambition – We always strive to be better. We seek new challenges and look for ways to do things better.

Customer First – We provide exceptional service. We put customers at the heart of everything and support our communities.

Teamwork – We succeed together. We help colleagues to succeed, and we share our knowledge and skills.

Integrity – We are fair, honest and ethical. We treat everyone with dignity and respect. We are inclusive and champion diversity.

The Reward

The impact you can make with Henderson Group goes far beyond your day to day. You will be part of a business supporting defibrillator installations and school sports days. In the last year Henderson group staff and retail stores raised over £1 million for charity partners.

We will help you to feel proud of what you do and achieve. And we will be here to celebrate your success.

Our business has been recognised externally for delivering excellence in employment. We value employee development and heavily invest in our people.

Benefits include market competitive salary, employee assistance programme, social club, Perks Offers/Discount scheme throughout UK/Ireland, staff discount (grocery/fuel) at SPAR/EUROSPAR Henderson Group company-owned stores and many more.

This is a full-time position working 36.5 hours per week. Working hours will be 8:45am-4:45pm Monday to Thursday and 8:45am-3:45pm Friday. Hybrid and flexible working arrangement available.

If you'd like to speak with us before making your application, our Talent Acquisition Specialist - Joanne McClelland would be happy to have a confidential chat with you about the role on offer - email joanne.mcclelland@henderson-group.com to get in touch.

Completed applications must be submitted online by midnight on 6th January 2025.

We are an equal opportunities employer.