QA Assistant

Are you a motivated leader ready to take the next step in your career? Do you have experience working in fast‑paced warehouse or logistics environments and a passion for maintaining high quality standards? If you’re looking for a role where your attention to detail and commitment to accuracy can make a real impact, this could be the opportunity for you.

Here at GXO we are looking for a QA Assistant to join our GXO Supply Chain operation at our Wellingborough site. Your responsibilities will include managing documentation and ensuring a timely flow of goods. You will help ensure that stored, picked, and shipped products meet company standards by inspecting goods, managing documentation, and maintaining inventory accuracy.

This is a full‑time, permanent position, working on any ‘5 out of 7’ days, predominantly Monday to Friday. Flexibility is required, as this is logistics after all.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of £30,000, and 33 days annual leave (inclusive bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more! 

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Perform visual inspections of incoming and outgoing goods to ensure they meet required specifications
• Support process improvement by assisting with audits and working with other departments to address quality issues
• Handle and respond to departmental queries, and carry out administrative tasks accurately and efficiently
• Provide QA documentation to the site as required and assist with process audits when needed
• Identify non‑conforming products, initiate rework procedures, or label items for quarantine

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Ability to accurately identify defects, discrepancies, and quality issues
• Confident in reporting findings, raising issues, and communicating quality standards to supervisors and colleagues
• Experience using inventory management systems, completing data entry tasks, and operating basic inspection tools (e.g., scales, measuring equipment)
• Knowledge of warehouse processes including goods in/out, picking, packing, and health & safety procedures
• Previous experience in quality control, manufacturing, or warehouse environments is highly beneficial

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.