Quality Control Inspector

Job description

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:

·  An annual bonus scheme which you can achieve up to 3.5% of base salary
·  Privilegecard (including a 2nd card for a family member) after 6 months service with 10% off most purchases at Tesco
·  Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day
·  A retirement savings plan - 4%-7.5% contribution rate
·  Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
·  Buy As You Earn Scheme

About The Job

This role is responsible to inspect Tesco Brand products using the Check/ Inspect/ Reject process against pre-agreed Tesco standards and working tools. You will also conduct various other checks to ensure due diligence of Tesco brand lines and to also ensure only quality products reach our customers. You will support the compliance of GSCOP by ensuring all product testing is completed and reported fairly and accurately in line with our annual training.

Main Responsibilities

Working within a team of people based in depot I inspect products against pre-agreed specifications and make decisions based on those specifications to reject or accept product into the business.

Conducting visual, shelf life, destructive tests and other required tests when needed to help deliver best quality to our customers

Supporting various other departments within the business with collecting samples , temperature data, and information when required.

Working to achieve team targets & deliver department workload by contributing equally & supporting colleagues

Working to agreed methods and recording and presenting data accurately on databases & spreadsheets.

Attending planned training days & achieving the required pass score to ensure skills & knowledge are maintained

When possible, supporting the quality team with checks at mobile locations

Ideal Candidate

Operational skills relevant for this job:

Understanding of What Good Looks Like on products across the whole Tesco range, & how to prepare and cook a range of products with the ability to articulate good & bad performance

Ability to accurately follow methods & processes, proven defect analysis & accuracy of data collection & entry, as well as good problem solving ability

Experience relevant for this job:

Excellent customer approach, & good cross functional working relations across teams demonstrating effective communication skills

Methodical & balanced in approach, good time management & quick thinking ability to re-prioritise workload under pressure & at short notice

Flexibility to work in various locations when required

About the Company

Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues. It is part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work and we are proud to have been accredited as one of Britain's Top Employers again this year.

We are the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.

But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, we have a vast variety of roles and we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business. We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone is welcome and truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings to enable us to serve our shoppers a little better every day. We strive to create a workforce that reflects our customers not only here in the UK, but worldwide. Our aim is to attract and welcome a diverse range applicants from all walks of life and we would love to hear from you!

Desired profile

Ideal Candidate

Operational skills relevant for this job:

Understanding of What Good Looks Like on products across the whole Tesco range, & how to prepare and cook a range of products with the ability to articulate good & bad performance

Ability to accurately follow methods & processes, proven defect analysis & accuracy of data collection & entry, as well as good problem solving ability

Experience relevant for this job:

Excellent customer approach, & good cross functional working relations across teams demonstrating effective communication skills

Methodical & balanced in approach, good time management & quick thinking ability to re-prioritise workload under pressure & at short notice

Flexibility to work in various locations when required