TECHNICAL MANAGER – FOOD MANUFACTURING

TORFAEN

PERMANENT FULL TIME

£50000 - £60000K

My Client is an established food manufacturer is currently seeking a Technical Manager to join their Senior Management team. Our client is relocating to the Torfaen, South Wales area and are opening a brand new site, excellent opportunity to build a successful Technical Food Compliance team ensuring tasks relating to quality, safety and legality are completed by supporting production, carrying out tasks outlined by the quality management system.

They are looking for an experienced Technical Manager or an ambitious and enthusiastic individual with quality assurance experience within the food industry looking to take the next step in their career.

Areas of responsibility for the Technical Manager :

* Increasing the Technical standards by which the Company operates and supporting the manufacturing standards and seeking to raise them continuously

* Support factory compliance with FSQMS including managing and organising GMP and fabrication audits

* Support factory compliance with traceability requirements including leading traceability exercises and organising for tests of the system

* Approving and auditing all suppliers and maintain an approved suppliers' database

* To advise management on current, potential or future issues that may affect the business in a timely and effective manner

* Manage and help maintain documents required to support FSQMS

* Manage the control of non-conforming products in the factory

* Manage product labelling within the factory

* Support the production of pack copies and finished product specifications

* Be an active member of the site's HACCP team

* Involvement with FSSC/BRC activities

* Communicate effectively with production managers, supervisors, team leaders and operatives

* Compile KPI data for the technical department on a weekly basis for trend review

* Compile complaint information and support trend analysis

* Arrange microbiological sampling, and analyse trends from results

* Investigate trending issues, one-off concerns or opportunities for improvement through root cause analyses

Skills required for the Technical Manager :

Qualified with a Degree or equivalent level qualification or by experience in Food Science or related subject matter

* Previous experience in a supervisory/managerial position

* This role would be the ideal position for someone who has experience of working in technical team within a food manufacturing environment

* HACCP L3/FSL3 trained

* BRC or BRCGS working knowledge of food standard/similar GFSI standard are but not essential

* Possess a good level of communication and attention to detail

* Experience of supporting FSQMS within a food manufacturing environment

* Good problem solving skills and the ability to work to strict timeframes