Spot audit - Quality/Presentation

• Site conducted

  Select

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

Control room

• Flush required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Flush applied?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Flush recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Die change?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• New die purged?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Grinder screen checked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Last recorded check

  Date

• Any issues with cross contamination observed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Product quality checked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Holmen score

• Colour/length/size confirmed against the Standards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any issues observed? i.e whole grain, plastic, burnt nuts, odd smell?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Destination bin confirmed empty?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Method of confirming bin empty

Packer

• Bagged products - first bags checked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Numbers of bags discarded

• Discards recorded on packing sheet?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Start/end label numbers recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Check weights consistently at target (slightly over the required bag weight)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Check weigher checked if operating correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Last recorded check weigher check

  Date

• Metal detectors functional?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Metal detectors last tested

  Date

Outloading

• Outloading - any issues?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Outloading sieve working OK?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sievings Totes - enough space/screens on?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Magnets check (visual if accessible) - add notes

• Last recorded magnets check + clean

  Date

• Ask to observe: 1. Run empty bin (any product present?) or 2. Lorry loading (start of the run, any cross-contamination?)

Presentation - site (Cleanliness & Tidiness)

• Yard

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Raw material intakes

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Car park area/Walkways

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Mill entrance

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Packing area

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Control room/Press floor area

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Weighbridge/Office

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Presentation - Finished product (bagged)

• Pallet stacking - tidy, straight, not leaning?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Wrapping tidy, lose ends tidy, no rips?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Stitching straight?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Label present and stitched on straight?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Label legible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Proteus label on? Straight?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Packer checklist - has it been completed? (Should be 4-5 checks a day)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Daily Manager's Audit completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Morning meeting done?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any complaints/corrective actions discussed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Breakdowns - any equipment failures that might affect quality? (i.e Mixer door not closing/Issues with slides or blocked conveyor/Sieve not spinning at the sight speed)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have they been actioned as soon as identified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A