Fruit Quality Assurance Specialist

6 days ago

Thrapston, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Morrisons Full time

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Fruit Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team at Morrisons. As a key member of our technical department, you will play a crucial role in ensuring that the produce sourced from our suppliers and growers consistently meets the highest quality standards, fully compliant with both industry and company requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that all suppliers and growers meet stringent quality standards, conforming to food safety, legality, and ethical requirements.
  • Actively engage with suppliers to identify areas for quality improvement and implement corrective actions where necessary.
  • Collaborate with buyers and suppliers to navigate challenging seasons or periods, ensuring that product safety and quality are never compromised.
  • Provide financial yield analysis and operational efficiency data to support procurement decisions and enhance the profitability of the category.
  • Recommend strategies to maximise yield while maintaining product quality.
  • Conduct regular audits and quality assessments of supplier facilities and produce.
  • Provide detailed feedback and insights to both the site team and suppliers, flagging potential quality issues early and recommending solutions.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert in fruit quality, providing training and clear communication to the site team, technical manager, and buyers on product specifications and quality standards.

Requirements:

  • Previous experience in a similar role, understanding food production as a whole but with expert knowledge of fruit.
  • Technical/quality background, understanding agriculture, audit of suppliers, relevant standards (AFS, Global Gap, BRC) and intermediate food safety knowledge and HACCP.
  • Solid commercial understanding, with demonstrable experience of enhancing supplier and yield performance and how this impacts the wider business.
  • Ability to build and maintain a network of contacts both internal and external with the ability to influence.
  • Leadership skills, promoting a strong sense of teamwork and training hourly colleagues.
  • Data-driven decision-making and influencing future seasons.

What We Offer:

  • Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays).
  • 15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us.
  • Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member.
  • Career progression and development opportunities.
  • Subsidised staff canteen.
  • Free parking.
  • Market leading pension and life assurance.
  • Healthcare/Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP.
  • Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more.
  • Long Service Awards.
  • Enhanced Family/maternity/parental leave.

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