Whitbread PLC is owner of the UK’s favourite hotel chain Premier Inn, as well as restaurant brands, Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Table Table, Bar + Block, and Cookhouse + Pub. Premier Inn hotels and restaurants across the UK and Germany service over 5 million customers a month.

NSF have worked with Whitbread for over 20 years providing the implanted technical team to deliver the technical expertise to support the business. As a global leader in food quality technical standards development, testing, and auditing, we are ideal partners to support Whitbread’s on-going development – so come and join us!

We are looking for a Quality Inspector who will work as an NSF integrated team member in the Whitbread logistics Depot (GXO), based in Wellingborough. In this role you will monitor product quality standards by carrying out inspection and testing of food products, reporting results and trends to the F&B team and suppliers. Providing a responsive resource to monitor standards, identify and escalate issues to drive quality improvement. 

Including, but not limited to:

  • Product inspection against a risk assessed sampling plan agreed with Technical team
  • Develop and produce reports and recommendations for actions, including escalations/out of specification requiring immediate action and business communication
  • Key initial Liaison for Whitbread with GXO on issues and activities
  • Maintain routine surveillance sampling plan and coordinate with contracted laboratory
  • Review rejections completed by GXO team and provide support or guidance
  • Develop visit protocols for Whitbread restaurant sites – check deliveries, create quality reports / cook validations in conjunction with F&B implementation team
  • Review change of procedures in restaurants where they could impact product safety - in collaboration with risk and security, retail audit team and/or F&B implementation team
  • HACCP or Food Safety level 2
  • Degree in Food Science, Biology, Nutrition, or related discipline (desired but not essential)
  • A passion for food and willingness to handle/taste food of all food types
  • Experience of working with product specifications/samples, and using online specification databases 
  • Problem-solving and analytical skills 
  • Good IT and communication skills 
  • Ability to work independently and follow through on assignments with limited direction. 
  • Good attention to detail
  • Previous experience in a QA/food manufacturing role (desirable but not essential)
  • Knowledge or experience in Fresh Produce (desirable but not essential)
  • Knowledge of food regulations (desirable but not essential)
  • This is an onsite role, primary location will be Wellingborough Depot with occasional travel to a range of Whitbread restaurants, head office (Dunstable), and suppliers
  • Travel is required to sites that are accessible by car, so a driving license and car is required

What NSF can offer you:

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work with one of the UK’s favourite hotel chains? Being an integral member of our forward-thinking technical team where product safety and quality are at the heart of everything we do?

This role will give you the unique opportunity to work with NSF’s integrated technical team at Whitbread, working directly with the technical team at the Wellingborough depot.

Could this be your dream job with a brand you can really get passionate about? Apply now and send us your CV and covering letter today! This is a great time to be joining NSF and we look forward to hearing from you!

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NSF is a growing global public health and safety organization. Our mission is to protect and improve human and planet health by enabling safe food, clean water and life-enhancing health technologies and products for millions of people around the world. We do so by developing standards, testing, auditing, certifying, and providing advisory services to clients in the food, water, health sciences and consumer industries.

Our nearly 3,000 employees provide services in over 180 countries through many of our global offices, at our 35,000 client sites, from home offices and in state-of-the-art laboratories. We’re growing fast and expanding into new areas such as sustainability and digital. And that’s where you come in. Come join a team that makes a difference in the world.

More information about NSF can be found at nsf.org

One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we’re one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work. NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.

NSF provides expertise and accredited food services across the entire food value chain: from agriculture, animal welfare, aquaculture, dairy, and production through to processing, distribution, quality management, retail, and restaurants. As a pioneer in food safety, we help businesses thrive while achieving their food sustainability, compliance, and risk management goals. 

Our certifications services cover the Global Food Safety Initiative, supplier assurance, foodservice equipment and nonfood compounds, and organic and Certified Transitional certification through Quality Assurance International (QAI). We also offer HACCP validation and inspection, label claims verification and certification, DNA and food package testing, and product and process development. Separately, we provide expert consulting, food safety training, and auditing in areas including food fraud and gap assessments, retail food safety, and brand standards.

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