Quality Technologist (Home-based)

Redfox Executive Selection Limited; Michigan; Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading player in the fresh produce industry is looking for a Quality Technologist. In this home-based role, you will ensure product quality and compliance through close collaboration with suppliers and packhouses. The ideal candidate will have strong negotiation and organisational skills and experience working with Soft Fruit. This position includes a fully expensed company car and requires frequent travel within the UK.

Benefits

Fully expensed company car

Qualifications

• Ability to engage internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• Capable of working under pressure with excellent time management.
• Experience with Soft Fruit and major UK retailers.

Responsibilities

• Work with suppliers to maintain product quality.
• Conduct audits and create action plans.
• Manage fruit quality through site visits.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Degree

Job description

Job reference: 5979IR Job type: Technical Location: Agile Home/Office Working Skills required: Quality Management / Technical / Veg-Salad-Fruit Production Qualifications: Degree Sector: Fresh Produce / Horticulture Salary: £Competitive package (depending on experience)

Overview

A leading player in the fresh produce industry is seeking a highly motivated Quality Technologist to join their technical team. This role is perfect for someone passionate about delivering excellent product quality, supporting growers and packhouses, and ensuring compliance with legislative and customer standards.

The Role

The Quality Technologist will:

• Work closely with suppliers and packhouses to maintain product quality and compliance.
• Provide technical support, conduct audits, and create action plans to drive improvements.
• Proactively manage fruit quality through regular site visits and communication.
• Analyse data and report on trends to influence supplier and commercial decision-making.
• Collaborate with internal teams and customer technical managers to deliver on quality objectives.
• Help minimise product claims and rejections while supporting the customer and supplier plans.

Key Requirements

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational and time management abilities, capable of working under pressure.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and support the wider technical agenda.
• Experience of Soft Fruit.
• A willingness to travel within the UK and occasionally abroad.
• Experience working with major UK retailers – ideally Tesco

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in ensuring high-quality standards in the supply chain and to support the delivery of exceptional products to customers.

This is a home-based role and includes access to a fully expensed company car as you will be expected to travel frequently throughout the UK.

For a confidential chat about this role or any other vacancies we have, please contact Ian Reed on 01284 715055 or submit your application via this website quoting ref: 5979IR.