Product Specialist - Salads & Exotics

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Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England, GBR
In-Office
Entry level
eCommerce • Food • Retail • Manufacturing
The Role
Champion food safety, quality, and product integrity across salads and exotic produce. Oversee freshness checks, shelf-life studies, quality reviews, technical intake validations, seasonal transitions, and compliance with BRC expectations. Provide training to intake and packhouse teams, collaborate with procurement, suppliers, technical managers, and site operations, and use product insights to improve quality and intake processes.
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As our Product Expert – Salads & Exotics, you will be our go-to champion for product quality, technical insight, and category knowledge. Working closely within our Technical & Product team, you will help guide seasonal product transitions, support quality intake standards, and provide engaging, hands-on learning for our operations and intake colleagues. In this role, you will build warm, collaborative connections across key supply chain partners - including procurement, At Source teams, and site teams - to ensure we consistently offer exceptional produce.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Champion food safety, quality, and product integrity across our blueberry and grape ranges.
  • Provide supportive seasonal guidance, training, and skill-building for technical intake and packhouse teams.
  • Oversee product freshness checks, shelf-life studies, quality reviews, and technical intake validations.
  • Partner collaboratively with Procurement, At Source teams, Technical Managers, and Site Operations to explore category trends and nurture strong supplier relationships.
  • Help ensure our product specifications and site guidelines align smoothly with safety standards, BRC expectations, and internal best practices.
  • Use product insights and data to continuous improve quality, streamline intake processes, and solve technical challenges constructively.


More about our perks

  • Generous holiday entitlement
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
  • Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
  • Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
  • Subsidised staff canteen
  • Free parking
  • Competitive pension and life assurance
  • Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
  • 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
  • Optional payroll charity donations
  • A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

 

  • Relevant experience or a degree in science, food technology, chemistry, microbiology, engineering, manufacturing or business

  • Knowledge of safety, legality, compliance and quality across supply chain and produce range

  • Previous experience/knowledge of high risk coupled with thermal processing knowledge/experience

  • Strong analytical and decision making skills

  • Excellent communication skills and solution focussed problem solver

  • A proven track record of people management and delivering strong results through a team in a people management role

  • Excellent communication skills

  • A can do attitude and a strong work ethic

About Us
You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 18 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.
About the Team
Myton Food Group is a place where you can be yourself, feel valued, and have a true sense of belonging. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people from all walks of life, as we strive to build a workforce that truly represents the communities we serve.

We are also a Disability Confident Employer, which means we're committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know when you submit your application and support will be provided wherever it’s required.

Skills Required

  • Relevant experience or a degree in science, food technology, chemistry, microbiology, engineering, manufacturing, or business
  • Knowledge of safety, legality, compliance, and quality across the supply chain and produce range
  • Experience or knowledge of high-risk products and thermal processing
  • Strong analytical and decision-making skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Solution-focused problem-solving ability
  • Proven people management experience and ability to deliver results through a team
  • Positive can-do attitude and strong work ethic
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The Company
HQ: Bradford
90,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1899

What We Do

Morrisons is a UK-based supermarket and integrated food business serving customers through a nationwide network of stores and online delivery channels. Its operations span grocery retail, wholesale, distribution, and food manufacturing. The company sells a broad range of fresh and packaged foods and emphasizes vertical integration, sourcing and processing about half of its fresh food itself, with a purpose of making good food affordable for everyone.

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