QA Inspector

The Fresh Produce Centre; Whetsted; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6.6 weeks holiday per annum inclusive

Free onsite parking

Cycle to work Scheme

Grocery Aid Employee Assistance

Learning and development opportunities

Imagination Library - Free books

Medicash

Death in service benefit

Job summary

The Fresh Produce Centre in Paddock Wood is seeking a Quality Assurance Inspector to assess quality through visual, sensory and technical tests. You will ensure premium quality from receipt through production to dispatch and report any issues to line management.

Ideal candidates will have experience with fresh produce, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to communicate at all levels while meeting deadlines in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with fresh produce is preferred.
• Ability to spot produce issues and ensure only perfect stock reaches customers' stores.
• Strong communication at all levels and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assess and report on the quality of products through visual, sensory and technical tests.
• Communicate quality issues to line management and ensure products meet customer requirements and specifications.
• Make accurate decisions on suitability of products for dispatch and advise next steps to the business.

Skills

Fresh produce experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisation

Tools

Excel

Job description

We have an opportunity for you to join our team in Paddock Wood as a QA inspector in Paddock Wood. The Fresh Produce Centre is an established and growth hungry business, supplying the best quality avocados, Kiwi and Stone fruit to retail, wholesale and foodservice customers in the UK and overseas.

As a Quality Assurance Inspector, you will assess and report on the quality of our products by carrying out visual, sensory and technical tests during different stages of the process. You will be responsible for ensuring that quality is absolute premium from the moment the raw product arrives, whilst it is in production and until the point of dispatch.

As a key member of the Quality Assurance team, you will be focussed on communicating any quality issues to line management and ensuring that the product meets our customer requirements and specifications.

It will be your responsibility to make an accurate decision as to whether the product is perfect enough for our customer, and if not, what next steps you advise the business to take.

If you have experience of working as a Quality Assurance Inspector in the past, you are one step closer to becoming part of our unique team. If you have experience in working with fresh produce, we would love to hear from you.

Our Perfect QA Inspector Would Have

• Some experience of working with fresh produce in the past.
• A keen eye for detail as you’ll be trained to spot produce issues to ensure that only perfect stock reaches our customers’ stores.
• The ability to communicate at all levels as it’s vital that everybody is kept in the loop at The Fresh Produce Centre.
• Strong organisation skills with the ability to meet deadlines as it can be pretty hectic here, especially in peak seasons!
• Experience of working with Excel and other Microsoft packages would be a bonus too!

The Hours You Would Work

• 40 hours per week with start times ranging from 5.00am until 8.00am with weekend working on a rota basis.

What Else We Can Offer You

• A competitive salary.
• 6.6 weeks holiday per annum inclusive of bank holidays.
• Free onsite parking.
• Cycle to work Scheme.
• Grocery Aid Employee Assistance Program.
• Learning and development opportunities
• Imagination Library - Free books every month for children of our employees up to age 5.
• Medicash.
• Death in service benefit.