Quality Control Inspector

Quality Control Inspector (fashion products)

Hours: Mon-Fri 07:30 to 16:15, 8-hour workday with 45 min. unpaid breaks

This job is in Biggleswade, SG18, commutable from Luton, Hitchin, Stevenage, St. Neots, Bedford and Cambridgeshire areas.

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience in quality control of fashion products or a background in apparel or footwear manufacturing? Our client is looking for a proactive and meticulous QC Inspector to join the Quality team at their modern purpose-built Distribution centre.

About the role:

This is a full-time role, which is vital in safeguarding the reputation of our brands by verifying that all products are compliant when they leave our doors. As a QC Inspector, your responsibilities will include:

• Inspect representative samples of product (apparel, footwear, accessories) upon their arrival in DC. Checking the appearance, workmanship, measurements and labelling to ensure that construction, colour, trims, branding and packaging matches the specifications and do not fall behind the Company's standards.
• Photograph discrepancies and flaws. Record your findings into a worksheet (Excel), ensuring accurate and correct data entries. Issue AQL reports to suppliers.
• Report findings and flag up QC issues to the QA manager or senior team member.
• Collaborate with other house teams – Goods In, Stock Control and Production.

About you:

• You must have experience with assessment of fashion products – apparel and/or footwear. Your skills could come from manufacturing, tailoring alterations, returns or retail where the role included processing and assessment of defective stock.
• Your level in MS Office, and particularly Excel must be intermediate or higher.
• The QC department is integrated into fast-paced warehouse operations, you must be able to work at a consistent pace with high efficiency.
• Native speaker of proficient in English, good communicator with strong literacy and numeracy skills.
• Logical thinking and attention to detail.
• Physically fit (lifting cartons is a regular task).

What do we offer:

• Fixed annual salary of 25,500 with OT available in busy periods.
• 25 days of paid holidays, which increase with the length of service.
• Quiet work environment in a dedicated QC room and on-the job training support with upskilling your competencies.
• Generous staff discount on selected products.
• Complimentary– tea, coffee, milk, cereals.

Following your successful pass of probationary period, you will be entitled to:

• Enrolment into company's pension scheme with employer contribution.
• Enrolment into company's healthcare programme.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome applications from anyone, who meets the requirements. If you feel that your skills are a close match, hit the ‘Apply' button and send us your CV.

Please, do not apply if:

• You are not legible to work in the UK. We do not operate working visa sponsorships.
• You do not live within reasonable commuting distance. We do not offer reallocation package.