Technologist - Produce

Asda Stores Ltd; Ledston; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension matched

Colleague discount

Wellbeing services

Inclusion networks

Parental leave

Job summary

Asda Stores Ltd is seeking a Technologist - Produce to drive food safety, quality and compliance across the Produce category. You will work with Technical Managers, growers, and suppliers to ensure products meet high standards and support sustainability initiatives.

You will analyse data, manage specifications, and investigate issues to implement effective corrective actions, while supporting supplier audits and product launches.

Qualifications

• Experience in Technical, Quality, Food Safety or Compliance roles in retail/manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of food safety principles and due diligence requirements.
• Analytical with ability to interpret data and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Support food safety, quality, and compliance across the Produce category.
• Manage product specs, technical docs, and supplier due diligence.
• Investigate quality issues, identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Analyze customer feedback and KPIs to drive improvements.
• Collaborate with suppliers and teams to improve freshness and reduce waste.
• Support supplier audits, performance reviews, launches, and sourcing.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

Quality management

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Project coordination

Customer focus

Tools

HACCP familiarity

Job description

Job Title

Technologist - Produce

Location

Asda House (Fieldbased)

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Environmental Health (MHC)

Closing Date

28 October 2026

About the Role

At Asda, we're passionate about delivering fresh, safe, and high-quality Produce that our customers can trust.

As a Technologist - Produce, you'll play a key role in supporting our food safety, quality, legality, and integrity agenda across a dynamic and fast-paced category.

Working closely with Technical Managers, Buyers, growers, suppliers, and IPL packing sites, you'll help ensure our products consistently meet the highest standards. From driving continuous improvements in freshness and quality to supporting sustainability initiatives and supplier performance, you'll make a real impact on the products that reach our customers' baskets every day.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting food safety, quality, and compliance across the Produce category.
• Managing product specifications, technical documentation, and supplier due diligence programmes.
• Investigating product quality and compliance issues, identifying root causes and corrective actions.
• Analysing customer feedback, complaints, and technical KPIs to drive continuous improvement.
• Working with suppliers and internal teams to improve freshness, shelf life, consistency, and reduce waste.
• Supporting supplier audits, performance reviews, product launches, and sourcing initiatives.
• Contributing to Asda's sustainability and responsible sourcing commitments.

What You'll Bring

Essential

• Experience within a Technical, Quality, Food Safety, or Compliance role in retail, manufacturing, agriculture, or fresh food.
• Good understanding of food safety principles, quality management systems, and due diligence requirements.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and support evidence-based decision making.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information clearly to a range of stakeholders.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously.
• A keen eye for detail and a solution-focused approach to problem solving.
• A passion for delivering great products and outcomes for customers.

Desirable

• Experience working within Fresh Produce.
• HACCP Level 3 qualification.
• Internal auditing, BRCGS, Lead Assessor training, or related experience.
• Experience supporting supplier audits and technical compliance programmes.
• Understanding of project management and change delivery.

Why Join Asda?

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your technical career within one of the UK's leading retailers. You'll gain exposure to growers, suppliers, innovation programmes, and quality improvement initiatives while helping deliver great-quality Produce that customers can trust.

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 Stream, 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