Quality Control Team Member (Trial Member)
Elland, West Yorkshire

About us

Here at Suma we’ve been doing things a bit differently for over 40 years. Not only in our mission to supply everything vegetarian, ethical and sustainable, but also in how we run our successful business.

Suma is a worker co-operative; a business owned and run by nearly 200 members who work here. We’re a group of ordinary people who have built a business on principles of integrity and equality. Suma workers work together collectively to set the direction of the business - there are no shareholders and no traditional ‘bosses’. Everyone at Suma gets paid the same wage, takes personal and equal responsibility and does a range of different jobs each week.

About the job

As a co-op we are more than the sum of our parts, and we are seeking a Quality Control Team Member to be based at our main offices in Elland, West Yorkshire. This is a Trial Membership role, which is our pathway to permanent employment. As a QC Team Member, your role is to be responsible for ensuring the product or services meet the established standards of quality including reliability, legality and performance in line with Suma’s overall Strategy. Ideally, we are looking for someone with co-ordination experience who will be able to take on leadership of the team in future.

Your rewards

There are a number of great benefits which are shared by all Suma employees:

- A competitive, equal pay salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Flexible working
- Staff discount
- Free meals whilst on-site
- Overtime can be taken as pay or time off in lieu
- Access to occupational sick pay

We are looking to fill this post on a full-time basis (four or five days a week). Suma is committed to principles of diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from all backgrounds.

About you

To be considered as a Quality Control Team Member, you will need:

- Previous experience in being part of a Quality Control team in the food sector
- Strong communication skills
- HACCP certification
- Knowledge of conforming to BRC or similar
- An understanding and respect for the co-operative values and principles
- To be willing to work cooperatively
- To want to contribute to the wider business
- To be a professional representative of Suma

Other organisations may call this role QC Team Member, Quality Control Operative, QC Technician, Quality Control Technician, Quality and Compliance Operative, QA Operative, Quality Assurance Operative, Quality Operative, or Product Quality Operative.

To apply

Select the apply button and visit our website for full job descriptions and to download an application form. Please note that we only accept applications on our own forms and do not accept CVs. The website is also a great place to find out more about us and what we do.

The closing date for applications is the 15th March. We cannot accept applications received after this time. First stage interviews will be conducted w/c 29th March, the exact date will be confirmed nearer the time.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

We recruit temporary workers on an ongoing basis to work at our Elland warehouse or drive our trucks.

We offer up to 18 month contracts for Warehouse Pickers and LGV Drivers. Because Suma is busy it’s hard work, but you’ll be well rewarded with pay at the same rate as everyone else, plenty of options for paid overtime, the kind of open and democratic culture you’d expect from a large worker co-op, and for those based in Elland, a fantastic meal every day.