Quality Controller 

£25,000 to £30,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6B) 

Field based North-West England, in this role you’ll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home, visiting our Lee Green Depot, suppliers and our Support centre in Manchester (find out more about our hybrid working policy at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy ). 

We’re looking for a Quality Controller to join our Co-op. In this role you’ll drive quality improvement throughout our chilled Own Brand products. When you come across a product that’s not up to scratch, you’ll communicate clearly with our internal teams and suppliers and look to resolve issues quickly to maintain great quality for our customers. You’ll need to have the confidence to challenge and make sure we always provide the best products for our customers and member-owners. 

What you’ll do

• Make sure all Co-op Own Brand products comply with our standards and specifications 
• Look for ways to continuously improve to enhance quality performance 
• Build reports documenting product issues and communicate this to suppliers and internal teams including Product Development, Technical and Buying 
• Collaborate and clearly communicate with a wide range of suppliers and our internal teams 
• Monitor complaints and feedback on product quality standards, and report on any trends 

This role would suit people who have

• Experience in a Quality Controller role either in food retail or manufacturing
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to challenge where necessary 
• Good IT skills, with the ability to use Microsoft Excel and managing a variety of different systems 
• A keen eye for detail and excellent problem-solving skills 
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment 

Why Co-op? 

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities. 

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme at Disability Confident Scheme - Co-op Colleagues and more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Diversity and Inclusion

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes.If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.