Technical Manager - Fresh Produce

Technical Manager - Fresh Produce
Vacancy Reference: 43925 AB

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Do you have experience in a Technical Manager position?

Have you got a background within Food or Fresh Produce?

Are you experienced in BRC and customer audits?

If yes to the above, this could be the role for you…

The Company:
Our client is a well-known and respected produce company, providing high quality products to a variety of clients.

The Job Role:
Reporting into the Head of Technical, this role is responsible for the Technical Governance of the site through the implementation of robust systems for Food Safety, Integrity, Quality & Legality. As part of the site management team, the Technical Manager will lead and develop the technical team and work closely with the production team to drive and improve site food safety & quality performance. This role will be the key contact for Customer Technical teams, ensuring the site develops and maintains an audit ready culture, maintaining compliance with BRC and all Customer technical compliance standards.

Location: Lancashire - based on site

Salary Package: £45,000 - £50,000 depending on skills and experience

Key Responsibilities:
To manage and develop the quality systems, driving improvements in safety, legality and quality and reducing costs.

Approve, manage, and review existing and new suppliers to ensure compliance with raw material specifications and intake checks.

Ensure compliance with all relevant food safety legislation, customer Codes of Practice (COP), and industry best practices.

Maintain and manage the HACCP plan, ensuring regular reviews and effective implementation.

Investigate and respond to customer complaints in a timely manner, conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.

Lead the BRC preparation team to ensure the company is audit-ready at all times.

To review, audit and challenge factory operations, and quality systems to ensure that manufacturing operations maintain the highest standards of food safety, authenticity, legality, Quality and product integrity in line with customer COP.

Ensure that the technical team Investigate and respond to customer complaints within a timely manner, following through on corrective actions and ensuring further training is completed where appropriate. Raising issues to all senior management as appropriate.

Drive own personal development through training and work-based experience.

To take responsibility for the Health and Safety of you & employees.

To become main technical contact for customers on routine audits and daily matters.

To undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time, that reasonably fall within the scope and grade of the post. Any other duty as may be considered necessary to assist the business.

Key Performance Indicators:
Quality systems are effective, regularly reviewed, and improved.

Suppliers are continually reviewed and challenged on non-conformance's. Action plans in place for poor performing suppliers.

Products are consistently produced in a safe and compliant environment.

HACCP plan is reviewed and effective for site.

Timely and thorough investigations leading to corrective and preventive actions.

No major non-conformance's in external audits and regulatory inspections.

Internal audit schedule is up to date and carried out by trained, competent auditors. Ensure products are produced in a food safe environment and maintain all current COP and legislative / auditing body requirements.

All customer complaints are investigated to understand root cause analysis. Recurring issues are identified and escalated with an action plan for improvement.

Continuous development within role.

Health & Safety is paramount at all times.

Customers are confident in the technical function and a good working relationship is established and maintained.

Candidate Requirements:
Essential:
Previous experience as a Technical Manager within an FMCG business; ideally a fresh produce environment.
Degree or Further education qualifications in a Science related subject.
Experience in leading a BRC and customer audits.
Demonstrable experience working with B to B / retailers and enforcement bodies.
Excellent communication skills.
Works well under pressure.
Highly professional.
Organised.
Decisive.
Innovative thinker and problem solver.
Commercially aware.
Excellent attention to detail.
IT Literate / proficient at using Microsoft office.
Excellent English (both spoken and written skills).

Desirable:
Food industry experience with fresh produce
HACCP level 4
3rd party auditing skills

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