leafAmplifiying the Goodness of Nature
Location
United Kingdom
Department
Quality
Advertising Salary
£ Competitive plus all expenses

About The Role

We have an extremely exciting opportunity for a Source Technologist to join us in a role that includes up to 11 months of international travel throughout the year.
 
With full travel and accommodation expenses covered, you will travel to the source of our products across the world, working closely with suppliers to ensure customer specifications are being met.
 
In this role you will:
  • Visit countries where our products are grown and packed at source to establish and reinforce standards to ensure quality when arriving to the UK
  • Oversee the packing of fruit throughout the season, setting and driving quality standards during growing and packing for UK customers
  • Communicate any seasonal challenges that may impact service/availability to the UK teams
  • Understand the suppliers’ position with regards to relevant customer accreditations Eg: Sedex, (or SIZA if in RSA), BRC, preform audit to identify gap, schedule audits and provide support with external service providers eg certification bodies, local authorities

About You

Essential: 
  • Be willing to travel up to 11 months per year (with full travel and accommodation expenses covered)
  • Able to speak, read and write in both English and Spanish
  • Experience working in a Food Technical environment
  • Qualification in Agriculture or related Food Science (or similar degree/diploma qualification)
  • Strong communication skills 
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills
  • Good accuracy and attention to detail
  • Able to make decisions independently 
Desirable:
  • Proven experience working with retail and food manufacturing clients
  • Knowledge of Citrus, Grape, Topfruit and Melon is preferable
  • Basic knowledge of HACCP

About Us

Here at AMT, it is our mission to deliver the freshest and healthiest products to Tesco. Based in Peterborough, AMT continues to grow year on year and can offer a wealth of career and development opportunities at one of the area’s largest employers.

With over 90 years committed to delivering quality fresh food at scale, AMT, owned by the AM FRESH Group is proud to have supported Tesco with their Citrus, Grape and other fresh fruit and vegetable offerings for a number of years and our new facility and partnership takes this relationship further as we look to expand our product range with Tesco for the next 10 years.

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