Food Technologist - Produce

• To risk assess, maintain and implement a UK residue testing schedule
• regularly review label confirmations, ensuring that all Retail requirements are met
• ensure that all company due diligence requirements are in place
• maintain supplier approvals and implement regular due diligence is in place for suppliers, sites and specifications using internal and external platforms
• you will be the Category technical representative for site audits and will support any traceability challenges conducted by them
• ensure full closure of non-conformities and corrective actions are in place
• manage any specification amendments, publishing to all stakeholders
• compile various data reports as and when requested
• manage benchmarking sessions including competitor shopping as required and report results back to key stakeholders
• provide a weekly CPMU business update
• feedback to suppliers on technical / quality performance
• weekly crop reports and data will be collated and published to key stakeholders
• monitor and record any supplier responses to inbound reds and ensure that all rejections are recorded in line with company policies
• provide updated and relevant category information for supplier reviews
• maintain strong working relationships with Internal colleagues, Asda and 3rd party suppliers
• to raise purchase orders and receive in invoices as required
• to manage and communicate government (HSE, APHA etc.) correspondence to key stakeholders

• Relevant qualifications in agriculture, food or science
• relevant experience in fresh produce ideal or experience in retail technical roles would be an advantage
• relevant experience / qualifications in sensory evaluation
• logical, evidence led thinking and data analysis
• excellent working knowledge of Microsoft office – Excel, Power Point & Word
• ability to problem solve with full confidence in decision making
• your analysis, judgement and concise report writing will be an asset to the role
• ability to speak Spanish would be an advantage

Ability to speak Spanish

• 15% Asda In-store Discount
• Paid Annual Leave Allowance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life Assurance - 4 x annual base salary
• Help@hand - health and wellbeing support service
• Grocery Aid emotional, practical, and financial support services
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Asda Mobile Discount - 30% off
• Discounted health assessments - negotiated rates on Self-Pay BUPA Health Assessments
• Asda Pet Insurance discount – Up to 10% Discount
• Mortgage Advice Bureau fee-free advice
• Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money
• Ride-to-work scheme
• Care Concierge - Legal & General’s Care Concierge resource
• private healthcare
• car allowances
• long-term incentive schemes