Depot Auditor/Inspector
- Studley
- Remote
We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Depot Inspector to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring quality, compliance, and operational excellence across our network of service centres (depots) and pallet manufacturing partners.
This role plays a vital part in maintaining quality standards, regulatory compliance, and operational performance. Working closely with internal teams, depot operators, suppliers, and customers, you will identify issues, implement corrective actions, and support continuous improvement initiatives throughout the network.
Key Responsibilities
Depot Performance & Control
- Monitor depot performance against key KPIs, including damage rates, stock accuracy, repair rates, and productivity.
- Conduct regular site inspections and visits across assigned depots.
- Organise and oversee periodic stock counts and inventory audits.
- Ensure compliance with PEFC, ISPM15, and SHEQ standards.
- Act as the primary contact for Health & Safety matters within depots.
- Monitor pallet destruction activities and ensure compliance with environmental regulations and company procedures.
Audit & Compliance
- Carry out regular operational and compliance audits across depots and manufacturing sites.
- Identify non-conformances and support the implementation of corrective actions.
- Produce detailed audit reports, outlining findings, recommendations, and action plans.
- Support investigations relating to customer complaints, quality concerns, and operational incidents.
- Conduct quality inspections on newly manufactured / Repaired pallets to ensure specification compliance.
Customer & Depot Support
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with customers, depots, and operational teams.
- Support the onboarding of new customers and depots, ensuring adherence to company standards and processes.
- Deliver training on quality standards, operational procedures, and internal systems.
- Provide guidance and expertise on pallet sorting, repair, handling, and quality requirements.
Administration & Continuous Improvement
- Complete reports and maintain accurate records using internal systems such as SAP and VISA.
- Coordinate, monitor, and follow up on action plans across depots and suppliers.
- Support the launch and integration of new depots, including training on systems and operational processes.
- Promote best practice sharing and contribute ideas to improve tools, processes, and ways of working.
Great Place to Work
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Diverse international environment
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Career development opportunities
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Circularity and sustainability
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Social responsibility
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Innovation and Technology
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Continuous improvement
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A great place to work
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Meaningful work
Skills & Requirements
Skills & Experience
We are looking for someone who is:
- Highly organised and capable of managing their workload independently.
- A strong communicator with the ability to engage effectively with operational teams, suppliers, and management.
- Confident and persuasive, with the ability to influence positive change.
- Detail-oriented, with a strong focus on quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.
- Resilient, proactive, and tenacious in driving actions through to completion.
- Comfortable working in a field-based role with regular travel.
Requirements
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience within logistics, manufacturing, warehousing, quality, or a related industrial environment.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly.
- Knowledge of quality assurance, compliance, auditing, or operational control processes.
- Experience using Microsoft Office 365 and business systems such as SAP or equivalent.
- Fluent in the local language with a working knowledge of English.
Desirable
- Degree, apprenticeship, or vocational qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality Management, or a related discipline.
- Experience within pallet pooling, packaging, recycling, or transport operations.
- Knowledge of PEFC, ISPM15, SHEQ, or other relevant industry standards.
Working Pattern & Travel
This is a field-based role requiring regular travel throughout the LPR network. A dedicated geographical area will be assigned, with occasional travel to other regions for audits, knowledge sharing, and team meetings.
Overnight stays may be required to complete duties efficiently and are not expected to exceed 10 days per quarter following the initial training period.
Why Join LPR?
- Competitive salary and company car.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Opportunity to work within a leading pallet pooling and logistics network.
- A varied, hands-on role with direct operational impact.
- Ability to influence quality, safety, compliance, and performance across multiple sites.
- Ongoing training, professional development, and exposure to customers and key stakeholders.
About the company
Euro Pool Group (EPG) consists of two divisions: Euro Pool System (EPS) and La Palette Rouge (LPR), each with their own expertise in the field of pooling packaging solutions. Together, we are the largest logistics service provider of reusable standard packaging in Europe.
By sharing the benefits of our reusable packaging solutions with our customers and stakeholders, we contribute to the transition towards a circular economy. Our essential role in the fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain makes it a familiar sight in supermarkets and various retail outlets in Europe. With a strong focus on sustainability and IT developments, Euro Pool Group's circular supply chain solutions play a pivotal role in reducing environmental impact and creating a greener future for the industry.
La Palette Rouge has more than 350 employees working at over 135 service centers that sort, inspect, and repair our pallets in 15 countries. We collect the pallets at nearly 32,000 collection points throughout Europe, with over 118 million pallet movements per year. For more information, visit our website https://www.lpr.eu/.
Together, we can shape a circular supply chain for a better future!
Euro Pool Group takes full responsibility for our actions and decisions. As part of our selection process, a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) is required upon acceptance of the job offer (costs will be reimbursed).
Let's shape a sustainable future together. Apply now!
We invite both internal and external applicants for this position, with internal candidates being given priority in case of equal suitability.
-Founded in France in 1992 and specialized in the management and rental of pallets for food manufacturers and European distributors.
-By working together, we will achieve our goal of reducing our CO2 emissions per movement by 20% by 2025.
-In 2020, we made the decision to only use wood for our pallets that comes from PEFC Chain of Custody certified forests.
-With more than 135 service centres in Europe, we are able to deliver and collect our pallets anywhere, at any time.
-We have been recognized for our environmental, social, and responsible actions in the day-to-day performance of our activities. With our "Platinum" rating, LPR is among the top 1% of companies in terms of CSR performance.
-Through new technologies and knowledge, we were able to lower our washing temperature in 2022 which resulted in significant reduction of between 47% and 52% in our gas consumption.
-In 2017 we agreed that we want to reduce our carbon footprint by 20% by 2025 by implementing several improvement projects.
Amy Richards | Contact Person
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