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Quality Controller - Days - Peterborough

🏒 AM FRESH β€’ πŸ“ Peterborough, England β€’ πŸ•’ Sep 14, 2026
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Peterborough, England
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68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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Position Overview & Specifications

About The Role

  • Location: Peterborough, PE7 3HH
  • Pay: Competitive - depending on experience
  • Shifts: Day Shift - 4 on 4 off
  • Permanent Opportunity
Quality and innovation is at the heart of everything we do here at AM FRESH. The quality team is the absolute backbone of our structure and the first and last people to touch our product before we send out to our customer! Reporting to the Quality Manager, you be responsible for the Quality auditing of fresh fruit on intake and packing to ensure all products are to our customer & Internal specifications. You will be involved in a range of duties including:
  • Inspecting & assessing incoming raw material according to the intake procedures and document / report all findings
  • Send supplier reports within the agreed time scales
  • Identify ways to reduce claims from supply base & follow up on corrective action
  • Undertake audits to improve site protocols & standards

About You

You will need:
  • Previous experience working within a Quality Control/ Inspection role ideally but we offer training!
  • Experience of working within the Fresh Produce industry is highly desirable
  • Good literacy and numeracy skills
  • Ability to work alone and as part of a team
  • Good accuracy and attention to detail
  • Good all round communication skills
  • We have a very experienced team within in our Quality department. To be considered you must be able to demonstrate a keen eye for detail, strong communication skills and strong problem-solving ability.

About Us

Here at AMK, it is our mission to deliver the freshest and healthiest products to our customers and consumers. Based in Peterborough, AMK continues to grow year on year and can offer a wealth of career and development opportunities at one of the area’s largest employers.

With over 90 years committed to delivering quality fresh food at scale, AMK Peterborough, owned by the AM FRESH Group, has a sole purpose to manage the packing, warehousing and distribution of products to Tesco within the UK. We have built a new state-of-the-art chilled food facility in Peterborough which employs around 800 people operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We are proud to have supported Tesco with their Citrus, Grape and other fresh fruit and vegetable offerings for a number of years. AMK continues to expand and grow as an expert in our industry.

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

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Application & Resume Screening

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2

Technical & Competency Interviews

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3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

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4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (Β£38,700) or occupation going rate.

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Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

βš–οΈ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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1. Domain Competency

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2. Behavioral & Leadership

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