Internal Auditor

Job Description:

Job Description:

Job Title: Internal Auditor – Food Safety & Quality
Location: On-site, Leicester
Hours: Full-time, Monday – Friday
Pay: Up to £35,000 per year
Contract Type: Permanent

Frontline Recruitment is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Internal Auditor to join a well-established food manufacturing business. This role ensures the site’s Quality Management System remains compliant with food safety, legal, and BRCGS standards through structured auditing, monitoring, and verification activities.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a BRCGS-accredited facility
• Supportive management team and career development opportunities
• Hands-on role with direct impact on product safety, compliance, and quality

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct internal audits across all areas of the business to ensure compliance with BRCGS, legal, and customer standards
• Audit Raw Materials, Finished Goods, and Works Orders documentation to confirm CCPs are completed accurately and signed off
• Verify HACCP procedures are correctly implemented, monitored, and updated as required
• Audit prerequisite programmes, including pest control, glass & plastic control, allergen management, and metal detection systems
• Lead and document traceability exercises and annual mock recall testing
• Support preparation for external BRCGS audits and maintain audit readiness at all times

Documentation & Due Diligence

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date quality documentation and document control systems
• Ensure supplier approval documentation meets legal and BRCGS requirements
• Record audit findings clearly, providing objective evidence and actionable recommendations

Non-Conformance & Corrective Action

• Identify, document, and escalate non-conformances relating to food safety, legality, or quality standards
• Support root cause analysis and verification of corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs)
• Monitor complaint trends and non-conformance data to identify recurring risks

Frontline Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer, and we act as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. This vacancy may close early due to high application volumes. If you do not hear from us within two weeks, please assume your application has not been successful this time.