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SalaryOur client an established and growing Food Manufacturing / Processing business are currently looking to recruit an experienced Technical Manager with a food industry background. As Technical Manager you will have key responsibility for:
- Act as the technical and compliance contact for customers, service providers and a growing team
- Advise the product development team of all relevant food safety guidance and legislation
- Ensure product packaging compliance
- Liaise with team members on all matters related to product quality and report back to the relevant people
- Complete inbound product checks of all raw materials
- Provide additional QC support during production runs
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the Technical and Compliance contact for customers and service providers.
- Act as Technical Support for the growing team where required, providing monthly reporting on compliance, growing, pest & disease, product quality, customer issues and complaints
- Advise product development team of all relevant food safety guidance and legislation
- Ensure product packaging compliance
- Liaise with the site team on all matters related to product quality and report back as appropriate
- Complete inbound product checks of all raw materials and components
- Provide additional QC support during production runs
- Manage weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual tasks associated with the Quality Management System.
- Lead the annual BRC certification renewal audit
- Oversee the HACCP, TACCP & VACCP systems
- Product & service supplier approval and management
- Corrective actions, non-conformances
- Manage laboratory testing compliance, finished product release, recall program, document control and traceability programs
- Responsible for management and development of raw material and final product specifications
- Managing the technical@ inbox and Outlook calendar.
- Manage the Organic certification compliance and annual renewal audit
Experience Requirements:
- Experience in a Technical Management / Quality Assurance role within the Food Manufacturing Industry Sector or closely allied sector
- Have a good knowledge of HACCP TACCP & VACCP systems
- Understanding of trace testing
- Strong Excel knowledge and skills
- Excellent attention to detail - quality controlling
- Experience within BRC - Supply chain assurance
- Must have experience in running a QMS
