About this role
Quality Controller - Fresh Produce Industry - Croydon - £29,000
About the Company
Our client is a well-established and leading office fruit supply business, having rapidly built a stable client base of over 4,000 companies across almost all sectors since 2006. The position is based at their Head Office in Croydon, London.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Quality Controller to play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of quality are maintained across all fruit arrivals and packed products. Reporting to the Quality Manager, the successful candidate will take ownership of quality checks from intake through to final packing, working closely with the Production team to minimise waste and maintain consistently high standards.
The ideal candidate will have previous Quality Control, Quality Assurance or product inspection experience — ideally within food, FMCG, manufacturing, warehousing or a similar environment — with excellent attention to detail and a hands-on, methodical approach.
Quality Controller - The Details
Salary of £29,000 per annum Full-time, permanent position 40 hours per week, 4 nights (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) Night shift, 22:00 to 08:00 Based in Croydon Immediate start Key role within a well-established and growing fresh produce business
Quality Controller - Requirements Previous Quality Control, Quality Assurance or product inspection experience, ideally within food, FMCG, manufacturing, warehousing or a similar environmentStrong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high standardsConfident and tenacious, with the ability to communicate and defend quality findings appropriately with other departmentsAbility to identify and respond effectively to quality issuesGood written and verbal communication skillsAbility and willingness to work permanent night shiftsPrevious Quality Control experience within the fresh produce industryPrevious fruit checking, ripening or fresh produce inspection experience Full UK driving licence and confidence driving a company vanForklift licence or previous forklift experienceKnowledge of stock rotation, waste control and quality standards within a food or fresh produce environment Quality Controller - Responsibilities Carry out quality intake checks on fruit arrivals in a timely manner across all fruit typesCarry out quality checks on market purchases to ensure suitability against requirementsSupport fruit purchasing at the fruit market and, where required, drive a company van between the unit and the fruit marketAssign an appropriate status to each arrival, taking expected waste levels into considerationPrepare and send advisories and rejection notifications to relevant departments where necessary, ensuring claims can be raised and collection of rejected fruit is arrangedAssign, print and apply pallet labels for all intake palletsPlay a key role in ensuring correct stock rotation of all fruit to minimise wasteHelp ensure fruit is ripe and ready for packing in order to reduce client complaintsLiaise with the Production Manager and Line Leaders regarding any quality issues that may directly affect the Production DepartmentCarry out fruit quality checks on packed productsCarry out crate checks to ensure all packed fruit meets the required specificationEnsure packing standards are maintained to help keep customer complaints and trouble tickets to a minimumIdentify where training or retraining may be required within the Production teamMonitor fruit waste levels to ensure fruit is not being over-graded, providing retraining where necessaryEnsure high-risk and sample products are produced to the required standardReport any quality issues identified to the Quality ManagerAttend Line Leader meetings to understand issues from the previous week and prepare for the week ahead About Us
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