Trainee Quality & Compliance Coordinator

The Role

Based across our Banbury and Redditch sites, you’ll work closely with the Group Quality & Compliance Team to gain hands-on experience across quality assurance, auditing, compliance, and continuous improvement within a fast-paced FMCG environment.

You’ll develop a strong understanding of [Employer hidden] Group’s Integrated Management System (IMS) and play a supportive role in maintaining our certified standards including ISO, BRCGS, GMP, and GDP, helping ensure our products consistently meet the highest levels of quality, safety, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities & Development Areas

Learning & Development

• Work alongside the Group Quality & Compliance Team to build knowledge of compliance frameworks, IMS, and operational processes.
• Participate in structured training covering auditing techniques, risk management, and quality systems.
• Observe and assist with quality control activities, including product inspections and release processes.
• Support compliance activities aligned to legislation, customer requirements, and internal standards.

Auditing & Certification

• Assist with planning and conducting internal audits across departments.
• Support preparation for external audits, including documentation and corrective actions.
• Develop an understanding of maintaining ISO, BRCGS, and other company certifications.

Quality Assurance & Control

• Support the quality function to ensure product quality, safety, and integrity standards are met.
• Assist with product release checks and documentation review.
• Gain exposure to root cause analysis and corrective and preventive action (CAPA) processes.

Compliance Activities

• Support compliance with certified standards, SOPs, and relevant legislation.
• Gain hands-on understanding of GMP and GDP within manufacturing and distribution environments.
• Assist with compliance activities related to medicines, medical devices, and product recalls.
• Help identify improvement opportunities and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Team Collaboration & Communication

• Work collaboratively with the Quality & Compliance team and wider departments.
• Participate in team meetings, cross-functional projects, and operational initiatives.
• Act as a junior point of contact for compliance-related queries under supervision.
• Support the preparation of reports, presentations, and compliance documentation.

About You

• A genuine interest in quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Eager to learn, develop new skills, and build a long-term career in Quality & Compliance.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to follow processes accurately.
• Confident communicator with good written and verbal skills.
• Comfortable working collaboratively across teams and departments.
• Organised, proactive, and keen to take ownership of learning and development.
• IT literate, with working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Core Benefits

• Life Cover
• Pension Scheme
• Medical Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Well-being Initiatives
• Subsidised Café with Free Breakfast
• Staff Shop
• Social Events

Why [Employer hidden] Group?

As a family-owned business with over 30 years of sustained growth, [Employer hidden] Group combines the stability of a market leader with the agility of an entrepreneurial organisation. We work with global brands including Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Kenvue, PZ Cussons, and SC Johnson, delivering excellence across Sales & Distribution, Export, Co-Packing, and Manufacturing.

At [Employer hidden], we invest in people at every stage of their career. You’ll be supported, developed, and given the opportunity to grow into a valued member of our Quality & Compliance team.

If you’re ready to start your journey in Quality & Compliance and build your future with a business that values learning, integrity, and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.

Join us at [Employer hidden] Group — and grow your career the right way.