Quality Assurance Partner

Tesco PLC; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus 10%

25 days holiday

Parental leave

Virtual GP & EAP

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Tesco PLC is seeking a Quality Assurance Partner to join our Product Quality team. The role is depot‑focused (60%), with supplier visits (30%) and store checks (10%). A UK driving license and access to a car are essential to travel between locations.

You will assess freshness and quality, apply spec-based acceptance, and support QA processes across the supply chain. Collaboration with suppliers and internal teams is key.

Qualifications

• Experience in fresh food quality across multiple sites and distribution depots.
• Ability to travel regionally with a full UK driving licence.
• Strong data recording and reporting to support QA decisions.
• Collaborative working with suppliers, depot teams and QA colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Assess quality of Tesco products using approved tools and specs across sites.
• Apply product knowledge to accept/reject decisions and advise actions.
• Visit suppliers to perform checks and verify compliance with specs.
• Conduct in-store checks and feedback performance to store teams.
• Support QA processes, procedures and governance across the supply chain.
• Work with suppliers and technical teams to drive quality improvements.
• Record, analyse and present QA data to stakeholders.
• Coach new colleagues and share QA best practices.
• Participate in training and team events and complete required assessments.
• Assist ad-hoc testing and wider QA initiatives with integrity.

Skills

Quality assurance

Food safety

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Time management

Tools

Excel

Data reporting

Job description

We are on the lookout for a Quality Assurance Partner to join our Product Quality team here at Tesco. This role is ideal for someone passionate about fresh food quality who enjoys hands-on work across depots, supplier sites, and occasionally in stores. The role is primarily depot-based (approximately 60%), with supplier visits (30%) and store checks (10%). Mobility within the region is essential so a UK Driving License and access to a car is essential as being able to get yourself from location to location. You will be responsible for

Responsibilities

• Assessing the quality of Tesco products using the correct tools, methods, and product specifications across multiple sites.
• Applying strong product knowledge to make informed accept / reject / advisory decisions.
• Conducting supplier visits to complete a variety of checks at different parts of the chain, resolve quality concerns, and verify adherence to agreed specifications.
• Completing in-store checks and working with in-store teams to capture and feedback real-time product performance as well as quality related coaching of store colleagues.
• Ensuring full compliance with, and contributing to the development of all Product Quality Assurance processes and procedures.
• Working with suppliers, technical teams, and Quality Assurance colleagues to identify and drive improvements in product quality across the supply chain.
• Recording, analysing, and presenting product quality data accurately to multiple stakeholders.
• Supporting new colleagues through sharing knowledge, coaching, and demonstrating great quality assurance practices.
• Participating in training and team days and completing required assessments to maintain capability, as well as working alongside colleagues in multiple locations.
• Supporting ad-hoc testing and wider Quality team initiatives when required, whilst always acting with integrity, following the Tesco Business Code of Conduct and GSCOP.

You will need

• Assessing the quality, freshness and condition of perishable products, using specifications, visual standards and intrinsic tests to make accurate accept/reject decisions based on quality and food safety.
• Identifying defects, deterioration patterns and root causes, and spotting trends in product or supplier performance through effective data recording, analysis and reporting.
• Experience in fast-paced distribution or fresh food operations, working across multiple sites including depots, suppliers and stores, and adapting to seasonal or supply-chain variation.
• Strong cross-functional working skills, collaborating with suppliers, technical teams and depot colleagues to resolve quality issues and maintain high standards.
• Supporting colleagues through coaching and knowledge-sharing, and following food safety processes, SOPs and audit requirements.
• Able to balance availability and quality objectively while planning and prioritising workload across varied environments.
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving, accuracy and time-management skills, with the ability to work methodically and independently.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with confident stakeholder engagement at all levels.
• Good IT capability to manage data and produce clear reports.
• Flexible and mobile, willing to travel within a region; detailed knowledge of fresh products or the ability to build this quickly.
• Full UK driving licence with access to a car.

We might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we're all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues., Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.

It's part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we're proud to have been accredited as one of Britain's Top Employers again this year. We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers. But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers.

We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on.

Benefits

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank Holidays)
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, plus 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and access to mental wellbeing support