This well-resourced leading food manufacturing company are looking for an experienced food Technical Manager to join the senior management team and help to drive the business forward.
Role
- To provide leadership to the department to deliver the technical vision, driving behaviour and culture change through focus on people, processes, plant, product and communication.
- To collaborate with the site management team to ensure the site is compliant with the requirements and implications of legislation, company and customer ‘codes of practice’ and Good Manufacturing Practice Standards.
- To collaborate with our customers’ technical teams to ensure their requirements are exceeded.
- To develop and implement the site food safety plan (HACCP) to deliver continuous improvement by the analysis of non-conformance. Develop and manage the quality management systems, analytical processes and the internal audit programme efficiently and cost effectively, ensuring root cause analysis is carried out and remedial actions are implemented.
- To manage the technical team and budgets to deliver an appropriate, effective analytical programme and investigative analysis process.
- Accountable for ensuring technical and quality best practice is shared across the site to promote a continuous learning approach to our manufacturing processes.
- Accountable for and directly manage all technical audits by customers, third parties and regulatory authorities.
- To develop and lead key continuous improvement programmes for the site e.g. complaints reduction programme, through the identification of critical areas for improvement, complaints analysis, consumer/customer feedback and shared best practice from other sites. Includes delivery & reporting of factory trials.
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum five years’ experience in technical management with knowledge and understanding of quality systems and quality management.
- Experience of implementing and delivering a clear technical & quality strategy in a manufacturing business.
- Excellent communicator with strong influencing skills, who can deliver a compelling vision for technical and quality at all levels internally and externally.
- Demonstrate a strong moral compass in day to day dealings within a business environment.
- Demonstrable track record of working with multiple retailers and complex stakeholder engagement.
Remuneration:
- In addition to basic salary of £40-45k, benefits include a car allowance, bonus and pension.
- If you are a passionate self-starter with great communication and interpersonal skills then apply now.
Please note that they are only able to accept and respond to applications from candidates based in the UK with eligibility to work in the UK and those who hold valid work visas.