Quality Assurance Store and Sample Coordinator

We are looking for a Quality Assurance (QA) Stores & Sample Coordinator to join the Frontier team, based at Sandy on a permanent, full-time basis.

The successful candidate will have operational and administration responsibilities for ensuring that food and feed law are upheld, and Frontier Quality Assurance procedures are being maintained.

The Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday per calendar year with option to purchase 5 more days
• Dedicated Learning & Development team to support you and your career
• Employee Assistance Program providing 24 hours support & advice in areas such as health and wellbeing for yourself, your family & friends (up to 5 people in total)
• Increased Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave benefits for eligible employees
• Life Assurance scheme and pension plan with employer contributions of up to 7%
• Cycle to Work Scheme, employee retail discount scheme and free eye test vouchers

About You

• Proven experience of working within a compliance area
• Able to work on own initiative, making decisions, managing own workload and time, whilst developing effective and supportive relationships with colleagues
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills balancing large workload with different pressures
• Able to deal confidently with a wide range of people in difficult circumstances to ensure the correct outcome
• Proven attention to detail with a process-driven outlook
• Proven database and Microsoft suite skills Outlook, Teams, Excel, SharePoint
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge in Agriculture, grain storage, laboratory and quality systems an advantage
• Able to handle telephone calls proficiently

Your Role

As a Quality Assurance Stores & Sample Coordinator your role will involve:

• Managing couriers on behalf of QA and company laboratories
• Managing weekly checks on storage bulks through collaboration with Frontier and third-party stores with follow -up
• Administration of invoices
• Managing the physical aspect of the companys provision of a Proficiency scheme for the industry
• Preparing samples for various projects
• Inspecting third-party stores
• Answering or redirecting queries from customers, suppliers both internally and externally
• Actively participating in QA team meetings, initiatives, and other projects where appropriate

About Us

Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than £1.5 billion.

With a vision to be the first-choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success.

Award winning for our commitment to people, we have been recognised by Great Place to Work institute since 2012 and we are proud to be ranked by them in the top 30 UK best large places to work.

Our business approach is underpinned by our core values Integrity, Customer focus and Expertise or ICE. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.

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