Food Technologist
| Posting date: | 10 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 November 2025 |
| Location: | Equity House, Irthlingborough Road, Wellingborough,, NN8 1LT |
| Company: | Booker Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 27918 |
Summary
We are delighted to share that we are recruiting for a Technologist within our Food Technical Fresh & Frozen Team; Meat, Poultry, Eggs & Dairy Category.
This role will see the successful candidates deliver safe, legal, responsibly sourced, quality products for their area, always focusing on our customers and demonstrating value-led behaviour.
This position would suit someone with relevant experience/qualification(s) with the ability to deliver safe, legal, responsibly sourced products to the customer.
- Risk assessing my products to be safe, legal, responsibly sourced and meet the Booker rules & policies.
- Supporting and delivering the technical aspects of the product development critical path.
- Supporting the delivery our responsible sourcing agenda across my supply base.
- Managing my products to always be great quality through on-going monitoring and improvements.
- Supporting the management of risk in our supply chains, from source, ingredients and raw materials, processing, manufacturing and Booker routes to market. (safety, business & reputational risks)
- Supporting the supplier strategy for my area, ensuring we use the best suppliers & sources.
- Supporting the development of supplier capability through collaborative engagement, setting clear goals and measuring progress. I do this by having Joint Quality Plans (JQPs) in place with all relevant suppliers.
- Responding to complaints and incidents quickly and effectively, ensuring stakeholders are aware and relevant action is taken to protect customers and Tesco.
- Challenging myself to learn new skills and keep abreast of the latest thinking in my industry to help drive innovation.
- Developing and coaching my direct reports and supporting them to be their best.
- Ensuring that everyone feels welcome at Booker.
- Following our Business Code of Conduct, acting with integrity and due diligence.
- Relevant degree/qualifications in related area
- Experience of working in the food industry
- Relevant product knowledge to deliver safe, legal, responsibly sourced products to the customer.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes.
- Good Communication skills
- Attention to detail