Summary
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Work history
Education
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Achievements
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Andrew McNeil

Livingston

Summary

Experienced Quality Control Assistant with over 9 years in diverse sectors including Ambient, PTZ, and Quality Control within Aldi.

I am highly motivated and detail-oriented, with excellent digital literacy and strong interpersonal skills. Currently, I am undertaking a leadership apprenticeship through Aldi, demonstrating a keen interest in further developing my skills and career. I strive for quality, showing eagerness to learn and adapt my skill set to cope with challenging and ever-changing environments. I am proficient in working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines, with strong numerical abilities and adaptability in fast-paced environments. I enjoy working both independently and within a team settings.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work history

Quality Control Assistant

Aldi
Bathgate
07.2016 - 06.2025
  • Assisting QCL with making Quality decisions (accepted or rejected) based on specification requirements.
  • Training new members of staff, fostering a culture of excellence, support and precision.
  • Collaborating closely with my team to optimise quality control protocols.
  • Conducting thorough equipment calibration and checks, ensuring accuracy during testing processes.
  • Performing inspections and standardised tests on product samples to assess compliance using a wide range of equipment.
  • Liaising with internal departments regularly to ensure common goals are met.
  • Creating 'how to’ guides to assist with training requirements.
  • Printing and delegating of price cards to ensure correct pricing of products.
  • Planning, understanding and retaining information from morning summary to plan and meet time sensitive tasks on a day-to-day basis.

Logistics Assistant

Aldi
Bathgate
09.2013 - 07.2016
  • Participating in staff training programmes, enhancing personal skills and knowledge to train new staff members.
  • Making time sensitive decisions to meet objectives.
  • Ensuring efficiency, communication and attention to detail during pallet checking for 100% accuracy.
  • Maintaining a high quality working environment on the warehouse floor, ensuring it was kept tidy, especially during busy periods. This guaranteed safety, organisation and adhering to protocols.
  • Using MHE equipment to alleviate heavy lifting and using safe practices.
  • Understanding of warehouse product placement, enabling efficient picking.
  • Ensuring adherence to safety regulations whilst handling heavy machinery in the warehouse.

Education

Construction - National Certificate

West Lothian College

Joiner - National Certificate

West Lothian College

Skills

  • Digital Literacy
  • Strong interpersonal & team working skills
  • Numeracy
  • Providing constructive feedback
  • Product testing
  • Time management & organisation
  • Flexibility & adaptability


Accomplishments

  • Health & hygiene (level 1 & 2)
  • Researched and presented a PowerPoint presentation which resulted in the specification of a major commodity group being changed.

Achievements

  • I researched and presented a PowerPoint presentation which resulted in the specification of a major commodity group being changed.
  • Health & hygiene (level 1 & 2)


Timeline

Quality Control Assistant

Aldi
07.2016 - 06.2025

Logistics Assistant

Aldi
09.2013 - 07.2016

Construction - National Certificate

West Lothian College

Joiner - National Certificate

West Lothian College
Andrew McNeil