Meat, Fish and Poultry Category Technologist

ASDA; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain in Leeds is seeking a Meat, Fish and Poultry Category Technologist to ensure high standards of food safety and quality. The role involves product development, customer complaint investigations, and collaboration with suppliers. Candidates should have a relevant degree and manufacturing experience. This position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, with a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

15% colleague discount in store and online

Access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in relevant product or scientific area.
• Manufacturing experience in operations, technical or product development.
• Understanding audit standards and their application – e.g. BRC.

Responsibilities

• Work with the meat, fish and poultry technical team to ensure high safety standards.
• Lead investigations into serious customer complaints.
• Own the review and approval of specifications.

Skills

Understanding of audit standards

Commercial awareness

Ability to prioritize

Computer literate

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Title

Meat, Fish and Poultry Category Technologist

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Environmental Health (MHC)

Closing Date

2 October 2025

“Find your role”. You will:

• You will work with the meat, fish and poultry technical team ensuring high standards of food safety, quality and legality. The role also involves the product development of our primal meat and fish ranges.
• Support our suppliers to deliver safe, legal and great value products to our customers everyday
• Champion Asda’s standards within the business and with suppliers so all of our products meet or exceed customer expectations
• Take the lead on customer dissatisfaction, leveraging the power of the BUD to bring about meaningful and sustainable change
• Lead and own investigations into serious customer complaints and enforcement interactions
• Take a leading role in product launches with our supply partners – so we all deliver right first time for customers
• Own the review and approval of specifications, ensuring the principle of intrinsic food safety are at the heart of every product launched
• Play an active and significant part in product optimisation to ensure we are able to offer Asda brand products at Asda price
• Maintain a strong grip on key customer KPIs that you robustly deliver within your accountable area

Let’s find out about you.

• Degree or equivalent experience in relevant product or scientific area.
• Manufacturing experience in operations, technical or product development.
• Understanding audit standards and their application – e.g. BRC
• Computer literate
• Commercially & customer aware
• Ability to prioritise and flex to business needs
• The role does involve travel both within the UK and overseas

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices.Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves