Quality Controller – Produce

Pure Staff; Spalding; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Staff is seeking a Quality Controller to join a produce operation in Spalding, Lincolnshire. This permanent on-site role requires testing incoming fresh produce, maintaining quality records, and liaising with internal and external customers.

You will be IT literate, capture stock photographs, and ensure HACCP procedures are followed. The ideal candidate has experience in fresh produce, familiarity with packing lines or warehouse, strong communication, and the ability to multi-task and meet

Qualifications

• Experience in fresh produce industry (packing lines/warehouse).
• Experience in Quality Control in-loading is beneficial.
• HACCP trained.
• IT literate with ability to operate/understand spreadsheets.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build rapport across levels; strong organisational skills to multi-task and prioritise.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing needs of the business and role; day-to-day duties and hours may vary.

Responsibilities

• Respond to external and internal customer queries.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Assess and test incoming fresh produce.
• Take stock photographs and generate/maintain quality documentation.
• Ensure procedures are followed by all personnel and visitors to site.

Skills

Fresh produce experience

HACCP trained

IT literacy

Stock photography

Documentation & records

Communication skills

Organisational skills

multitask & prioritise

Job description

Quality Controller – Produce Permanent Spalding, Lincolnshire Posted 2 days ago £28000 - £30000 per annum

• Will be required to respond to both external and internal customer queries, maintain a clean and safe working environment, be comfortable with computer systems, taking photographs of stock, together with generating and maintaining appropriate quality documentation.
• Work will involve assessing and testing of incoming fresh produce.
• Taking photographs of stock, together with generating and maintaining appropriate quality documentation
• To ensure that the procedures are followed by all personnel and visitors to the site.
• To ensure equipment is operational and relevant checks are made and maintained. When problems arise, contacting the relevant contractors to resolve the issue.
• You will be required to respond to both external and internal customer queries.
• To ensure company policies are adhered to and administration functions completed within deadlines and maintain accurate records in line with customer/company requirements.
• To promote harmonious and effective working relationships both internally and externally, ensuring excellent customer service through a combination of communication and team work.

Skills:

• Experience in fresh produce industry. (Packing lines/Warehouse)
• Experience in Quality Control position on in-loading will be beneficial.
• HACCP Trained
• Technically capable, the chosen candidates will need to be IT literate and demonstrate competencies of operating/understanding spreadsheets.
• Great communication skills and be able to easily build rapport with other colleagues and liaise confidently at all levels. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to multi task and prioritise.
• React positively and flexibly to the changing needs in the overall working environment and individual role.
• Flexible approach to duties and hours of work to meet the needs of the business on a day by day basis

This is a permanent role on site.