Quality Assurance Specialist in England

As a Quality Assurance Specialist, you will be part of a team that is accountable for ensuring that Aldi products meet our high specifications by driving a quality culture across our supply base. Aldi is looking for an experienced Quality/Technical Assistant who has an in-depth understanding of EU and UK food legislation, bringing with them experience from Retail Technical, Food Service or Food Manufacturing.

Good communication is key to this role, and you will need to demonstrate that you can proactively manage your area of responsibility and assist in developing and maintaining quality management systems. If you have a passion for product safety, quality and innovation, then this is the role for you. You will need to possess the ability to influence at all levels within the business and across the supply chain. Using data to drive decision making is part of our DNA and this needs to be one of your core strengths to be able to make commercially sound technical decisions. Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate competency to deliver safe, legal, and quality products to meet the needs of our customers.

Your New Role

• Support the Buying teams to ensure we are getting what we pay for.
• Use your technical experience to communicate with key stakeholders on product issues, routine due diligence, and customer complaints, to drive a quality culture across our supplier base.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with buying teams, external stakeholders, and technical service providers.
• Act as the go-to person within Buying for all Quality Assurance queries.
• Manage the efficient and accurate flow of correspondence and information, both incoming and outgoing, with external and internal parties ensuring an ongoing understanding of current issues, proposing/taking action where appropriate.
• Maintain full knowledge of the Quality Policies and Procedures.
• Actively manage areas of responsibility by using initiative and suggesting ways of improving systems for greater efficiency.
• Monitor/measure due diligence throughout the business and take action where necessary to escalate in a timely manner and follow up compliance issues with suppliers.
• Undertake training to keep up to date with legislative and industry requirements.

About You

• Technical experience in food manufacturing, Quality or Retail.
• Experience in managing suppliers.
• Food expertise across several product areas/temperature regimes.
• Able to influence cross-functionally and across all levels within the business.
• Experience working with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Confident, professional, and articulate.
• Able to prioritise and work to deadlines.
• Computer literate: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• High level of attention to detail.
• The ability to remain calm under pressure.

What You’ll get in Return

• Starting salary of £37,545 rising to £43,840.
• Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm, with the opportunity of 2 days a week remote working (Moving to 1 day remote working from January 2027).
• 18 month fixed term contract.
• 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• In office flexi-time.
• Full training provided.
• Private employee medical insurance after 4 years.
• Company maternity and adoption leave and paternity pay after 1 year of service.
• Long service rewards.
• Access to MyBenefits, where you can find a wide range of benefits, including our bike to work scheme, shopping and cinema discounts, health cash plan, a FREE will, travel and discounted gym memberships, as well as a host of benefits to support your financial and wellbeing needs.
• Access to a free, 24/7, confidential virtual GP service for all Aldi Colleagues and their children (under the age of 16).

*You’ll need to live within 90 minutes of your main working location.

**Please be aware that this role does not fulfil the requirements for visa sponsorship. Aldi is an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and are dedicated to promoting a culture of inclusion, providing an environment in which collaboration, respect and fairness are essential. We value diversity and are dedicated to treating all of our colleagues and prospective colleagues fairly and with respect.