Quality Monitor

Greencore Group; Northampton; Remote; GBP 44,083,000 - 49,594,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre platform

Free car parking

Enhanced parental leave and menopausal

Job summary

Greencore Northampton is recruiting for a permanent full-time role with a Sunday to Thursday night shift from 22:00 to 06:30. You will ensure quality checks, maintain visual standards on lines and follow SSOW for a safe working environment at our Northampton facility.

The role involves sampling, testing, auditing and ensuring products meet safety, quality and legal requirements, with training provided to become a Machine Minder.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent in Literacy and Numeracy.
• Demonstrate safe working practices and good H&S.
• Knowledge of Food Hygiene and Health & Safety.
• CCP training including HACCP principles for Manufacturing Unit.
• Allergen Awareness and Microbiological Awareness.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality checks as specified (every 30 mins/every hour).
• Maintain correct visual standards on lines and ensure high-quality finished products.
• Follow all compliance controls, risk assessments and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW).
• Participate in trials or launches to ensure quality is central to output.
• Sample, test, audit and monitor processes to ensure safety and legality of products.

Skills

GCSE Literacy

H&S practices

Food Hygiene

HACCP knowledge

Allergen Awareness

Attention to detail

FMCG/Warehouse experience

Machine Minder training

Job description

Contract Type

Permanent - Fulltime

Shift Pattern/ Time

Sunday to Thursday, 22:00 - 06:30

Rate

£16.14 p/h

Location

Unit D Greencore Northampton 15-17 Deer Park Road, NN3 6RX

(Please note this is a FULL-TIME role only)

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here at Northampton, we operate one of the most impressive facilities in Europe, based across a campus of 5 manufacturing units, and we have a team of around 2,000 colleagues making high quality premium products every day . We are the sole supplier of sandwiches, wraps, rolls and sushi for Marks & Spencer.

What you’ll be doing

• Ensure that all quality checks are performed as specified (every 30 mins/every hour) and that any issues regarding quality or food safety are raised immediately to the Team Leader.
• Ensure all the correct visual standards are displayed on the lines.
• Ensure that all products are finished to a high standard and quality.
• Follow all compliance controls, risk assessments, and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) to ensure that my colleagues and myself work in a safe working environment.
• Take part in trials or pre and pro launches to ensure that quality is at the heart of what we do.
• Sample, test, audit, and monitor to verify that all processes, procedures, and products are being manufactured in a safe & compliant manner
• Collect all relevant samples, with adherence to procedures and protocols, to ensure the quality, safety, and legality of products sampled

What we’re looking for

• GCSE or equivalent standard in Literacy and Numeracy
• Can demonstrate working in a safe manner and do good H&S practices
• Practices in Health & Safety and Food Hygiene
• CCP training including HACCP principles for Manufacturing Unit
• Allergen Awareness and Microbiological Awareness
• Accuracy and pays attention to detail
• Knowledge of and or experience of working in a FMCG/Warehouse would be advantageous
• You will also be trained as Machine Minder

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return:

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Free car parking
• Enhanced parental leave and menopausal policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Please note due to high numbers of applications this role maybe closed before the posted closing date