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.

What You'll Be Doing

• 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.

What You'll Bring

• 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!)

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 luan@morepeople.co.uk