# Quality Audit Report Template, Free Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/quality-audit-report Report what a quality audit checked, what it found, how serious it is and who fixes it by when. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/quality-audit-report) ### Quality audit report **Organisation:** Northfield Bakery Ltd **Area audited:** Production hall, packing and dispatch **Auditor:** Maria Costa, Quality Manager **Audit date:** 18 to 19 March 2030 **Report date:** 22 March 2030 ## 1. Scope Dough preparation, baking, cooling, packing, labelling and dispatch on both shifts. ## 2. Criteria Our quality manual version 6, the food safety plan, customer contract quality terms. ## 3. Method Observation of both shifts, 14 staff interviews, review of 30 batch records and 12 complaints. ## 4. Conclusion The process is under control. Two major and three minor findings need action. Labelling needs the most attention. ## 5. Findings A **major** finding is a failure that could affect the product, the customer or safety, or that repeats. A **minor** finding is a smaller lapse with a low risk. | Number | Major or minor | What was found | Evidence | | F1 | Major | Allergen labels on 3 of 30 batches did not match the recipe | Batch records 118, 124, 131 | | F2 | Minor | Oven temperature log missed on 4 days | Night shift log | | F3 | Minor | Cleaning checklist not signed on 2 days | Dispatch area | ## 6. Good practice Clear colour-coded tools by area. Strong stock rotation in the cold room. ## 7. Corrective actions | Finding | Action | Owner | Due date | | F1 | Check every label against the recipe before print | Hamza Idrissi | 5 April | | F2 | Add the log to the shift start list | Anna Berg | 29 March | | F3 | Supervisors sign off daily | Sam Okafor | 29 March | ## 8. Follow-up The auditor checks the major finding on 12 April and the minor ones at the next audit. Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. Operations and quality ## What this template is for A quality audit report. Record scope, criteria, evidence, findings by severity, good practice and corrective actions with owners and dates. Word or PDF. It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. [See all Operations and quality templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/operations-quality) Operations and quality ## What you fill in The form asks for 13 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Organisation audited For example: Northfield Bakery Ltd - ### Area or process audited For example: Production hall, packing and dispatch - ### Auditor For example: Maria Costa, Quality Manager - ### Audit date For example: 18 to 19 March 2030 - ### Report date For example: 22 March 2030 - ### Scope For example: Dough preparation, baking, cooling, packing, labelling and dispatch on both shifts. - ### What it was checked against For example: Our quality manual version 6, the food safety plan, customer contract quality terms. - ### Method (optional) optional For example: Observation of both shifts, 14 staff interviews, review of 30 batch records and 12 complaints. - ### Overall conclusion For example: The process is under control. Two major and three minor findings need action. Labelling needs the most attention. - ### Findings One row for each finding. For example: F1 | Major | Allergen labels on 3 of 30 batches did not match the recipe | Batch records 118, 124, 131 F2 | Minor | Oven temperature log missed on 4 days | Night shift log F3 | Minor | Cleaning checklist not signed on 2 days | Dispatch area - ### Good practice seen (optional) optional For example: Clear colour-coded tools by area. Strong stock rotation in the cold room. - ### Corrective actions One row for each corrective action. For example: F1 | Check every label against the recipe before print | Hamza Idrissi | 5 April F2 | Add the log to the shift start list | Anna Berg | 29 March F3 | Supervisors sign off daily | Sam Okafor | 29 March - ### Follow-up For example: The auditor checks the major finding on 12 April and the minor ones at the next audit. Operations and quality ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 1. Scope - 2 2. Criteria - 3 3. Method - 4 4. Conclusion - 5 5. Findings - 6 6. Good practice - 7 7. Corrective actions - 8 8. Follow-up Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Download Save it as a Word document to edit further, or as a PDF to send or print. ### Make it yours with AI Open it in the chat and ask for changes: shorter, firmer, another situation, another language. [Adapt it with nerix](https://nerix.ai/try?template=quality-audit-report) ### Was this template helpful? Operations and quality ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 13 details, starting with Organisation audited, Area or process audited, Auditor, Audit date, Report date. 2 more are optional. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, save it as a Word document to keep editing, or as a PDF to send or print. 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