Quality and Product Assistant – Fresh Produce

Tailored Resourcing Solution; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Quality and Product Assistant to enhance their fresh produce quality management. This role involves working closely with the Senior Product Manager to ensure product quality meets retail standards and managing the product team effectively. The successful candidate will be hands-on, passionate about quality, and ready to contribute to continuous improvement efforts. This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading supplier in the fresh fruit sector, where your expertise will play a crucial role in delivering top-quality products to major retailers.

Qualifications

• Experienced in product quality and technical roles within the fresh produce sector.
• Confident in managing teams and ensuring product quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing feedback on product quality for continuous improvement.
• Assist in preparing samples and conducting trials as needed.
• Make decisions on works orders for incoming products.

Skills

Product Quality Management

Technical Standards Knowledge

Team Management

Hands-on Approach

Education

Experience in Fresh Produce Sector

Job description

A market leader in their sector, our Client is an established and highly regarded Fresh Fruit Importer and Supplier to the major retailers. Due to success and recent growth, we are now seeking a Quality and Product Assistant on their behalf.

Reporting to the Head of Technical, the position of Quality and Product Assistant will be based at a facility in Kent, working alongside the Senior Product Manager and being part of the team leading and managing the quality of fresh produce product under a specific category.

Role duties:

• Ensure regular and ongoing feedback to the packhouse on product quality to allow for continuous quality and packing improvement.
• Be present during the first packing for new lines/ at the beginning of seasons to ensure product meets customer requirements and yields are maximised.
• With the support of the Senior Product Manager, make decisions on required works orders for product arriving.
• Assist in the preparation of samples and conduct trials as required.
• Prepare residue samples if requested by the Compliance team.
• Assist with supplier/ quality surveyor visits when needed.
• Take active involvement in decision making in both daily production and weekly planning.

We are seeking:

• An experienced product / quality / technical individual from the Fresh Produce sector.
• Confident managing product team, with a hands-on, approachable manner.
• Knowledge of the technical standards & product quality expected by retail customers. The successful individual will be driven and passionate in this role.

A full driving licence is essential due to travel to other sites.

Kent based

Salary: £25-32k