Senior Quality Control Inspector

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Branston; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics provider in Branston is seeking a Senior Quality Control Inspector to lead a team in ensuring the highest product standards. This full-time role involves managing a dynamic warehouse team, achieving operational targets, and fostering relationships with union representatives. Ideal candidates will have experience in quality control and team leadership, alongside strong communication skills. The package includes a salary of £34,361 per annum and various benefits to support work-life balance.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company-sponsored pension plan

Access to voluntary benefits platform

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading teams in a fast-paced, high-volume warehouse environment.
• Strong knowledge of QC batch inspection practices.
• Proven experience of supervising a team, including disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Excellent communication skills to build positive relationships.
• Solid IT skills and familiarity with warehouse management systems.

Responsibilities

• Leading and motivating the operation within your area of responsibility.
• Achieving operational targets and managing contractual KPIs.
• Monitoring performance to ensure high quality service.
• Encouraging positive relationships with the union and representatives.

Skills

Leading teams in warehouse

QC batch inspection practices

Strong communication skills

IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Tools

Warehouse management systems

Job description

Are you a natural leader who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume warehouse environment? Do you have a keen eye for detail and a passion for driving quality standards? Can you motivate and develop a team while ensuring operational excellence and compliance? If so, we’ve got the perfect role for you!

Here at GXO Logistics, we’re looking for a Senior Quality Control Inspector to join our Branston team at Branston and lead the way in ensuring our products meet the highest standards. You’ll be at the heart of our Quality Control function - organising resources, managing priorities and leading a team to deliver exceptional service to both internal and external customers. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll make a real impact on safety, compliance, and performance.

This is a full‑time, permanent position. You will work Monday to Thursday 08:00 – 16:00 and Friday 07:00 – 15:00. However flexibility will be essential at peak times, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

You’ll be paid a salary of £34,361 per annum. You’ll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work‑life balance. Your benefits package includes a company-sponsored pension plan, death in service benefit, personal accident insurance and access to our voluntary benefits platform, offering retail discounts, cycle‑to‑work scheme, and more.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Leading and motivating the operation within your daily area of responsibility, managing a team of warehouse operatives and other supporting roles
• Be responsible for achieving operational targets, goals and contractual KPI’s for the purpose of ensuring the provision of an effective and efficient quality service
• Manage and motivate the team by giving direction and leadership monitoring performance to ensure the depot achieves high performance levels
• Proactively encourage a positive and constructive relationship on site with the union and union representatives

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Proven experience leading teams in a fast-paced, high-volume warehouse environment
• Strong knowledge of QC batch inspection practices
• Proven experience of supervising and leading a team, including disciplinary and grievance procedures
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships
• Solid IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and familiarity with warehouse management systems

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting‑edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO’s candidate privacy statement here.