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 environment
Strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high standards
Confident and tenacious, with the ability to communicate and defend quality findings appropriately with other departments
Ability to identify and respond effectively to quality issues
Good written and verbal communication skills
Ability and willingness to work permanent night shifts
Previous Quality Control experience within the fresh produce industry
Previous fruit checking, ripening or fresh produce inspection experience
Full UK driving licence and confidence driving a company van
Forklift licence or previous forklift experience
Knowledge 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 types
Carry out quality checks on market purchases to ensure suitability against requirements
Support fruit purchasing at the fruit market and, where required, drive a company van between the unit and the fruit market
Assign an appropriate status to each arrival, taking expected waste levels into consideration
Prepare and send advisories and rejection notifications to relevant departments where necessary, ensuring claims can be raised and collection of rejected fruit is arranged
Assign, print and apply pallet labels for all intake pallets
Play a key role in ensuring correct stock rotation of all fruit to minimise waste
Help ensure fruit is ripe and ready for packing in order to reduce client complaints
Liaise with the Production Manager and Line Leaders regarding any quality issues that may directly affect the Production Department
Carry out fruit quality checks on packed products
Carry out crate checks to ensure all packed fruit meets the required specification
Ensure packing standards are maintained to help keep customer complaints and trouble tickets to a minimum
Identify where training or retraining may be required within the Production team
Monitor fruit waste levels to ensure fruit is not being over-graded, providing retraining where necessary
Ensure high-risk and sample products are produced to the required standard
Report any quality issues identified to the Quality Manager
Attend Line Leader meetings to understand issues from the previous week and prepare for the week ahead About Us
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