Technologist

Morepeople 01780; Evesham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural consultancy in the United Kingdom is looking for a detail-driven Technologist to join their Technical Team in Evesham. The role involves managing supplier approvals, ensuring food safety compliance, and building relationships with customers. The ideal candidate has experience in the fresh produce sector, strong communication skills, and a degree in a relevant field. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including a car.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits including a car

Qualifications

• Proven experience within the fresh produce sector, ideally in fruit or salad categories.
• A good understanding of food safety, legality, and environmental regulations.
• Knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, ethical trading, and pesticide management.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier approval and support the due diligence process.
• Maintain excellent relationships with customer technologists.
• Oversee pesticide and microbiology testing, tracking results.
• Support BRCGS documentation and conduct internal audits.
• Visit suppliers and growers to complete audits and build relationships.

Skills

Experience in fresh produce sector

Understanding of food safety regulations

Excellent communication skills

IT skills

Relationship-building skills

Education

Degree in a relevant science or food-related subject

Job description

Overview

Technologist - Fresh Produce

Are you passionate about fresh produce, food safety, and building strong grower and customer relationships? We're looking for a proactive and detail-driven Technologist to join our Technical Team in Evesham - supporting all things quality, compliance, and innovation across our fresh produce supply base (including organic lines).

This is a hands-on, varied role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and loves getting into the detail - from supplier approval to pesticide management and customer meetings.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier approval and support the due diligence process.
• Keeping the approved supplier list up to date and ensuring all records and TA037s are accurate.
• Building and maintaining excellent relationships with customer technologists - attending meetings, preparing trackers, and supporting with quality or specification queries.
• Providing fruit technology expertise to both growers and customers, spotting opportunities for improvement.
• Managing ethical compliance (Sedex, SMETA) and ensuring supplier actions are completed.
• Overseeing pesticide and microbiology testing, tracking results, and implementing corrective actions.
• Supporting BRCGS documentation and conducting internal audits.
• Maintaining organic and Fairtrade standards and supporting new product launches and seasonal reviews.
• Visiting suppliers and growers to complete audits and build relationships across the supply base.
• Supporting production, quality control, and NPD teams to keep everything running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within the fresh produce sector - ideally fruit or salad categories.
• A good understanding of food safety, legality, and environmental regulations, including organic certification.
• Knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, ethical trading, and pesticide management.
• Excellent communication, IT, and relationship-building skills.
• A practical, solutions-focused mindset and the ability to work independently.
• Degree in a relevant science or food-related subject.
• (Bonus points for a second language and auditing experience!)

Benefits

Why Join Us?

You'll be joining a supportive technical team at the heart of UK fresh produce - working with great people, respected growers, and major retail customers. Expect variety, responsibility, and the chance to make a real impact on quality, sustainability, and innovation.

Package: Competitive salary + benefits, including car

Hours: Full-time Monday - Friday with some travel

Location: On-site

For further information, please contact Luan Harrison on 01780 480530 or e mail [e-mail]