Quality Monitor

Position: Quality Monitor (Permanent)
Shifts available:
Wednesday - Sunday 20:00-04:30 (Tue night start)
Pay rate: £15.58 Per Hour

Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life.

Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here at Northampton, we operate one of the most impressive facilities in Europe, based across a campus of 5 manufacturing units, and we have a team of around 2,000 colleagues making high quality premium products every day . We are the sole supplier of sandwiches, wraps, rolls and sushi for Marks & Spencer.

What you will be doing

Ensure that all quality checks are performed as specified (every 30 mins/every hour) and that any issues regarding quality or food safety are raised immediately to the Team Leader.
Ensure all the correct visual standards are displayed on the lines.
Ensure that all products are finished to a high standard and quality.
Follow all compliance controls, risk assessments, and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) to ensure that my colleagues and myself work in a safe working environment.
Take part in trials or pre and pro launches to ensure that quality is at the heart of what we do.
Sample, test, audit, and monitor to verify that all processes, procedures, and products are being manufactured in a safe & compliant manner
Collect all relevant samples, with adherence to procedures and protocols, to ensure the quality, safety, and legality of products sampled What we're looking for

GCSE or equivalent standard in Literacy and Numeracy
Can demonstrate working in a safe manner and do good H&S practices
Practices in Health & Safety and Food Hygiene
CCP training including HACCP principles for Manufacturing Unit
Allergen Awareness and Microbiological Awareness
Accuracy and pays attention to detail
Knowledge of and or experience of working in a FMCG/Warehouse would be advantageous
You will also be trained as Machine Minder
What you'll get in return:

Competitive salary and job-related benefits
Holidays
Pension up to 8% matched
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company share save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves ether we make every day taste better. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success