Quality Supervisor

Culina; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme

Wellbeing Support

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Everyday Discounts

Job summary

Culina is recruiting a Quality Supervisor for the Markham Vale site in the Contract Logistics division. The role focuses on the day-to-day running of the quality function, ensuring compliance with Environmental, Food Safety and Quality policies, and maintaining product integrity across distribution activities.

The successful candidate will lead a team, manage audits and customer visits, and work Monday–Friday with a 9am–5pm schedule.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail with ability to identify non-conformances and risks.
• Effective communication with operational teams, management, auditors and customers.
• Experience in a quality assurance environment, preferably with ISO 9001 or BRCGS.
• Minimum 2 years quality experience including understanding of quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage and motivate a team to stay audit ready.
• Oversee day-to-day site quality standards and liaison with customers.
• Respond to customer queries and complaints.
• Be involved in audits and customer visits; complete internal audits.
• Collate data on incidents, non-conformances and complaints.
• Complete complaint analysis and communicate KPIs.
• Lead investigations, corrective and preventive actions.
• Contribute to continual improvement and root cause analysis.
• Support temperature control, storage, handling and transport compliance.
• Promote health, safety and quality regulations.
• Assist with audits and regulatory certifications.
• Participate in Risk Management and risk assessments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Effective communication

QA experience

ISO 9001/BRCGS experience

People management

Planning & organising

Working under pressure

Cross-site collaboration

Job description

Who are Culina?

Culina is the UK’s leading independent specialist supply chain partner, trusted by some of the nation’s best recognised food, fast-moving consumer goods (FMGC) and retail brands. We're proud to employ over 22,000 colleagues across 100+ locations nationwide, supported by a fleet of more than 5,500 trucks and trailers delivering every day.

Company Description

Who are Culina?
Culina is the UK’s leading independent specialist supply chain partner, trusted by some of the nation’s best recognised food, fast-moving consumer goods (FMGC) and retail brands. We're proud to employ over 22,000 colleagues across 100+ locations nationwide, supported by a fleet of more than 5,500 trucks and trailers delivering every day.

We currently have an exciting opportunity in our Contract Logistics division

through flexible warehousing, transport and fulfilment solutions, we simplify complexity, drive continuous improvement and create exceptional experiences for customers. Delivering certainty. Creating value. Enabling growth.

Job Description

Life in this role

As part of our Contract division, we have an exciting opportunity to join the team as a Quality Supervisor at our Markham Vale site on a full time permanent basis.

Salary

£35,000 per annum.

Working hours

Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.

As a Quality Supervisor you will ensure the day to day running of the quality function and liaise closely with the site customers to ensure compliance with the business and site standards.

You will also ensure the effective implementation, administration, and enforcement of Environmental, Food Safety, and Quality policies and procedures, ensuring full compliance with applicable legal, regulatory, and quality standard requirements. The role supports operational teams in maintaining high standards of compliance, product integrity, and continuous improvement across distribution activities.

Key Duties of a Quality Supervisor

• Effectively manage & motivate a team of people and drive them to be continuously audit ready.
• Manage the day to day activities of the site ensuring the required standards are set.
• To have day to day contact with our customer base as and when required including responding to customer queries and complaints.
• To be involved in audits and customer visits and complete internal audits.
• Collation of data – this includes internal incidents, non-conformances, complaints etc.
• Complete complaint analysis and communication of KPIs both internally & externally.
• Instigate incident investigations, corrective and preventative actions.
• Analyse and be involved in the continual improvement of processes including where required root cause analysis.
• Support temperature control, storage, handling, and transport compliance, including review of excursions and trend analysis.
• Adhere to and promote best practice in accordance with company health, safety and quality regulations.
• Assist with internal, customer, certification, and regulatory audits, including preparation, participation, and follow up actions.
• Support risk based decision making through Quality Risk Management, including participation in risk assessments and reviews.

Qualifications

What you’ll need ...

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify non-conformances and potential risks.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with operational teams, management, auditors, and customers.
• Experience of working within a quality assurance environment within a quality role, ideally with experience in Good Distribution Practice, ISO 9001 or BRCGS.
• Minimum 2 years quality experience including an understanding of quality management systems including electronic quality management systems.
• Experience of managing a team, whilst fostering an open and collaborative culture, listening and encouraging new ideas from others.
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise tasks working to strict deadlines for your own workload.
• Ability to work under pressure both as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Ability to work within a cross-functional department which operates across multiple sites.

Additional Information

What is in it for you?

If you're looking for a role where you can make an impact, develop your career, and be part of a team that works as one to achieve great results, we'd love to hear from you. Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme - our salary sacrifice scheme offers a cost-effective way to drive an electric vehicle, with payments taken directly from your salary. Eligibility and salary thresholds apply.

• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme - our salary sacrifice scheme offers a cost-effective way to drive an electric vehicle, with payments taken directly from your salary. Eligibility and salary thresholds apply.
• Wellbeing Support – your wellbeing matters to us. Through our Employee Assistance Programme, you'll have 24/7 access to confidential counselling and legal support, whenever you need it.
• Eye Care Vouchers – free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition – we love celebrating great work, we recognise those who go above and beyond.
• Everyday Discounts – our benefits platform gives you access to discounts from over 50 leading retailers, helping your money go further every day.