Company: Redfox Executive
Location:
Job Description: Home-based with UK & international travel | Technical Department
Are you passionate about product excellence and confident challenging suppliers to be their very best? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Quality Technologist to play a pivotal role in protecting quality, strengthening supplier performance, and ensuring customers consistently receive outstanding product standards.
This is a high-impact, hands-on technical role focused on driving quality improvements across growers and packhouses, with a year-round emphasis on blueberries. The successful candidate will be the vital link between suppliers, pack operations, and internal teams—ensuring compliance, reducing claims, and influencing commercial decisions through strong technical insight.
The Role
The Senior Quality Technologist will:
Audit supplier sites and packhouse systems, delivering clear feedback and managing corrective action plansProactively monitor fruit quality through site visits, data analysis, and trend reportingMinimise customer complaints and reduce supplier claimsProvide technical guidance to growers and packhouses to ensure compliance with legislative and customer standardsSupport indirect management of third-party post-harvest teamsCollaborate closely with internal departments to align quality objectives with commercial strategyBuild strong working relationships with customer technical managers and respond confidently to technical queriesAssist in complex quality-related decision making during peak seasonal periodsThis is a role for someone who thrives on being visible, influential, and solutions-focused.
What They’re Looking For
You MUST have a strong background in Berries (pre & post-harvest)Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills with the confidence to challenge constructivelyExperience auditing suppliers and interpreting technical standardsExcellent organisation and time management, with the ability to meet tight deadlinesDecisive, resilient, and comfortable working under pressureProficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and OutlookFlexibility to travel across the UK and internationally, including weekend work during peak seasonsWhy This Role Stands Out
Significant autonomy with home-based flexibilityOpportunity to influence supplier performance and commercial outcomesExposure to both domestic and international supply chainsA dynamic environment where no two days are the sameThe chance to shape technical standards and drive continuous improvementFor a technically driven professional who enjoys balancing data, relationships, and on-site problem solving, this is an opportunity to make a real impact across the supply chain.
Ready to raise the bar on quality?
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Posted: March 16th, 2026
