About the role

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Quality Leader with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to join the Nights Warehouse Team. The Quality Leader will be responsible for leading the Quality culture on Nights and delivering improving trends in Quality performance by driving a reduction in complaints. As a Quality Leader, you will be the Night shift SME for Quality, engaging with the team and management making Quality based decisions.

What you will do:

Quality Assurance

• Work with the established baseline and produce a quality plan for Nights that delivers improvement by product, customer and by aisle.
• Oversee inspection of outgoing product to ensure it conforms to specifications and quality expectations.  Review products and crates at all points in the process from picking, building and loading.
• Be accountable for VIP/ Special pick customers and products, ensuring complete quality assurance is achieved before departure.
• Analyse and investigate product complaints and reported quality issues ensuring clear communication with the Night team.

Stakeholder Management

• Work with Section leaders to highlight development needs and help the coaching and training of individuals or teams.  Ensure that positive relationships are built and maintained.
• Be aligned with Day’s Ops team with regards quality, presentation and rotation of products feeding back constructively aiming to be one seamless team. Communication must be two way.
• Agree corrective and preventative actions to eliminate the root causes to the Quality/Service issues.

Safety

• Ensure that all protective measures are in place, i.e. glass protectors.
• Always ensure alignment with Technical.  Including Food Safety, HACCP, Specifications, Non-Conformance system and temperature control.

 

What you will need:

• Knowledge of quality assurance terminology, methods, and tools
• Experience within fresh produce supply chain
• Understanding of hospitality industry customer expectations
• Good customer base knowledge

Let us tell you some more benefits you would receive:

• A generous discount on all of our products
• Fancy volunteering? We will give you one day off a year to take part in volunteering.
• Cycle to Work Scheme that offers discounted bikes and cycling equipment.
• Donate through your pay to a charity of your choice. The money is simply deducted through your pay before tax, so for every pound you donate, the 20p that usually goes to tax will go to the charity instead!
• We also have a range of employee assistance services which can be tailored to give you support on various matters such as financial, health and wellbeing advice.

About us

Wellocks, is one of the leading UK fresh food distributors, using the finest ingredients we support chefs with quality ingredients.  We offer pre prepared vegetable items to our customers which is an integral part of our service.

We’re proud to be part of the William Jackson Food Group, a dedicated family-owned food business which started in 1851. Our sister businesses are Abel & Cole, Jacksons Bakery and Belazu. Family values and the commitment which comes with such a long-standing business are rooted in our culture here at Wellocks.

Thanks for reading our job advert. We do our very best to bring to life what it's like working as part of our team. Diverse teams really are the best teams. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. All colleagues are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully. We also know that sometimes some candidates may be put off applying for a job unless they think they can tick every box. If you are really excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren't sure if you are 100% there yet... go on... why not give it a whirl? Good luck!

Contact information

Rachael Dickinson

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