Technical Compliance Coordinator – Fresh Produce

MorePeople; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

MorePeople is seeking a Technical Coordinator to join a busy multi-site fresh produce business, supporting the Head of Quality & Compliance across food safety, quality, legality, sustainability and technical compliance. The role involves coordinating sampling, audits and data reporting across field, packhouse and coldstore environments.

You will maintain technical documentation, assist with risk assessments and support audits like BRCGS and Red Tractor.

Qualifications

• Experience managing technical documentation, records or databases.
• Good understanding of food safety and quality.
• HACCP and Food Hygiene knowledge.
• Strong Excel and IT skills.
• Confidence to communicate with customers, suppliers and auditors.
• Eye for detail and ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Interest in data, compliance and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Keep things compliant - maintain technical documentation, procedures, records and customer portals so everything is accurate, current and audit-ready.
• Support field & packhouse teams - help with risk assessments, product specifications, quality standards and technical requirements.
• Coordinate sampling - manage product, water and soil sampling programmes from preparation through to results and follow-up.
• Get involved in audits - support internal audits and prepare for BRCGS, Red Tractor, LEAF Marque and customer audits.
• Investigate & improve - support complaint, non-conformance and quality investigations, helping identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Keep traceability sharp - coordinate traceability and mock recall exercises and make sure actions are followed through.
• Make data useful - collate and analyse quality and compliance information, identify trends and produce meaningful reports and KPIs.
• Work with people - liaise with customers, suppliers and auditors and colleagues across the business.
• Support sustainability & ethical compliance - coordinate information around water, waste, energy, crop protection, biodiversity and greenhouse gas reporting, alongside SEDEX activity.
• Support product development - assist with packaging validation and shelf-life activities.

Skills

Technical coordination

QA and compliance

Data reporting

Auditing

Cross-site coordination

Job description

MorePeople is seeking a Technical Coordinator to join a busy multi-site fresh produce business, supporting the Head of Quality & Compliance across food safety, quality, legality, sustainability and technical compliance. The role involves coordinating sampling, audits and data reporting across field, packhouse and coldstore environments.

You will maintain technical documentation, assist with risk assessments and support audits like BRCGS and Red Tractor.