Quality Supervisor

Quality Supervisor

Job Purpose

The Quality Supervisor is responsible for maintaining and monitoring food safety, quality, hygiene, and legality standards within a fresh produce packhouse. The role ensures all packed products meet legal requirements, customer specifications, and third-party assurance standards, with particular focus on high-risk fresh produce, short shelf-life control, and chilled-chain integrity.

Key Responsibilities

Monitor food safety and quality across intake, storage, packing, labelling, and dispatch operations
Conduct in-process and finished product quality checks,
Verify temperature control of produce, chillers, packhouse areas, and outbound vehicles
Ensure compliance with retailer specifications, customer codes of practice, and quality standards
Support and maintain the site HACCP system
Investigate, document, and report non-conformances
Monitor Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) across production
Verify cleaning schedules, chemical usage, and sanitation effectiveness
Support pest control monitoring and corrective actions
Support shelf-life monitoring and quality retention assessments
Verify traceability and mass-balance records from intake to dispatch
Ensure accurate labelling, date coding, grower identification, and country of origin
Assist with mock recalls and traceability exercises
Support compliance with BRCGS, retailer, internal, and customer audits
Maintain accurate, real-time, auditable food safety and quality records

Skills & Competencies

Essential:

Strong understanding of fresh produce food safety and quality control
Working knowledge of HACCP, GMP, and UK food safety legislation
High attention to detail with a structured, methodical approach
Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, seasonal environment
Confident communicator, able to challenge non-compliance appropriately

Desirable:

Experience with UK retailer specifications
Internal auditing experience

Experience with short shelf-life products Qualifications

Essential:

Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene Desirable:

Level 3 Food Safety & Hygiene
HACCP Level 2 or Level 3
Internal Auditor qualification
Degree or qualification in Food Science, Food Technology, or related discipline Experience

Previous experience in a quality, food safety, or technical role within a fresh produce or food packing environment
Experience in soft fruit packhouse operations highly advantageous
Experience working in chilled, high-volume production environments preferred

For further information, please contact Luan Harrison at More People on (phone number removed)