Quality controler
| Posting date: | 17 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.45 to £15.27 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | overtime paid |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 August 2025 |
| Location: | Nickle Farm, Chartham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7PF |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | FW Mansfield and Son |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Main Purpose: As a member of the quality team responsible for the quality of products packed at Mansfield’s ensuring food safety, fruit quality, pack presentation and label/packaging information meet customer’s specifications as well as legal requirements and reporting any issues to QC Manager.
Responsibilities:
- Undertaking quality control procedures as per the quality management system and completing the associated documentation genuinely and legibly, filed appropriately.
- Undertaking inspections and checks at specific standards to ensure that the fruit and product meets customer and legislative requirements and traceability procedures.
- Highlighting and communicating any quality trends or product non-conformance to the QC Manager immediately.
- Engage, manage and motivate the team working on the line to ensure optimum level of productivity and fruit utilisation. Training, daily team briefing sessions, setting standards for packing.
- Engage team on performance and ensure all staff issues are raised in a timely manner.
- Ensure Compliance data and Quality control processes are maintained to BRC/Customer standard and if required assist to internal / external audits
- Ensure all equipment is calibrated daily / as required; need to be treated, handled with care and maintained in good condition.
- Collecting shelf life samples if working on flow-wrap, stone and soft fruit lines
We are offering:
-attractive pay rates according to experience
-the opportunity to work overtime, paid on a higher rate
-young and dynamic team
-full PPE is provided
Core Values: At Mansfields we are driven by our 5 core values which are at the heart of everything we do.
Accomplished service: - With years of practice and a proven ability at dealing with high demand, specifications and targets. Mansfields strives to exceed expectations, delivering service that is complete and expert
Premium Quality: - The endeavour is always to be better not bigger, despite being the largest in the industry, the emphasis is always on providing the best quality
Passionate about People: - Always looking to expand in knowledge and expertise, Mansfields actively seeks top industry talent whilst investing in graduate schemes and increased levels of training
Leading Technology: - Innovation being the key to quality and the best practice, Mansfields is driving the industry towards 21st Century farming
Environmental integrity: - Mansfields are securing the future of the ecosystem that keeps their orchards and fields full of life, by putting environmental awareness at the heart of their investments
Responsibilities:
- Undertaking quality control procedures as per the quality management system and completing the associated documentation genuinely and legibly, filed appropriately.
- Undertaking inspections and checks at specific standards to ensure that the fruit and product meets customer and legislative requirements and traceability procedures.
- Highlighting and communicating any quality trends or product non-conformance to the QC Manager immediately.
- Engage, manage and motivate the team working on the line to ensure optimum level of productivity and fruit utilisation. Training, daily team briefing sessions, setting standards for packing.
- Engage team on performance and ensure all staff issues are raised in a timely manner.
- Ensure Compliance data and Quality control processes are maintained to BRC/Customer standard and if required assist to internal / external audits
- Ensure all equipment is calibrated daily / as required; need to be treated, handled with care and maintained in good condition.
- Collecting shelf life samples if working on flow-wrap, stone and soft fruit lines
We are offering:
-attractive pay rates according to experience
-the opportunity to work overtime, paid on a higher rate
-young and dynamic team
-full PPE is provided
Core Values: At Mansfields we are driven by our 5 core values which are at the heart of everything we do.
Accomplished service: - With years of practice and a proven ability at dealing with high demand, specifications and targets. Mansfields strives to exceed expectations, delivering service that is complete and expert
Premium Quality: - The endeavour is always to be better not bigger, despite being the largest in the industry, the emphasis is always on providing the best quality
Passionate about People: - Always looking to expand in knowledge and expertise, Mansfields actively seeks top industry talent whilst investing in graduate schemes and increased levels of training
Leading Technology: - Innovation being the key to quality and the best practice, Mansfields is driving the industry towards 21st Century farming
Environmental integrity: - Mansfields are securing the future of the ecosystem that keeps their orchards and fields full of life, by putting environmental awareness at the heart of their investments