Technical Manager

Job Overview

We are a AA grade BRCG site and seeking an experienced and highly skilled Food Technical Manager who will be responsible for ensuring that the site and food products are safe, legal, high quality, hygienic and compliant with regulatory, customer, and company standards throughout the site and food supply chain. The role bridges food science, quality assurance, compliance, and operations, acting as the technical authority within our food manufacturing site.

Technical

• Manage the site technical and legal compliance.
• Manage the site quality systems in line with BRC best practice.
• Build and maintain a food safety culture.
• Ensure that the site has appropriate accreditations, BRC grade A minimum.
• Ensure that the supply chain is properly maintained and managed, ensuring compliance to company quality systems.
• Understand the key elements of specification, certificate of conformance and so on such that safety, quality and legality are fully complied with through the entire production chain.
• Operate the company internal and supplier audit program ensuring that all non-conformance is reported in a timely manner and that corrective action is carried out as appropriate.
• Ensure that all testing and verification procedures are operated in a correct and timely manner.
• Deal with customer issues including audits, complaints, and technical concession reporting.
• Ensure that the cold chain operates in accordance with the company quality systems.
• Operate a budget such that all technical and QA activities are correctly resourced and operate efficiently.
• Ensure that HACCP is current and up to date.
• Organise and chair key technical review meetings including HACCP team meetings.
• Develop, implement, and maintain effective training programs.
• Managing site microbiological performance through effective root cause analysis.
• Monitor, measure and report on organisational development plans and achievement.

General

• Deal with emergency situations as appropriate and communicate appropriately.
• Set and maintain high standards of conduct, safety, and food hygiene within the team.
• Write / update RA’s and SOPs where required.
• Set team objectives and conduct appraisals.
• Always work within the safety and food safety guidelines of the business.
• Be an active member of the site H&S committee.
• To define and promote safe working practices within all operating procedures.
• Comply with all appropriate HR policies and manage the compliance of your team.

Key Competencies:

• Proven technical management experience gained within a chilled food manufacturing environment.
• Extensive knowledge of BRC and HACCP.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to plan, multi-task and manage time effectively.
• Good computer and database skills.
• Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or related discipline.