Technical Manager

Technical Manager

West London

£60,000 - £70,000

PR/013129

The role

An excellent opportunity to join an innovative company who are passionate about their products and are growing year on year as their market share increases. For this role you will need to have some Exporting experience

Duties and responsibilities

Develop a Food Safety and Quality Annual Strategy for the business in line with growth plans including quarterly tracking of KPIs and reporting mechanisms.

• Manage contractors - where applicable, by establishing regular review mechanisms and holding them accountable to perform in line with the company's performance standards.
• Ensure Food Safety and Quality Systems are robust and aligned with retailer requirements - domestic and international.
• Own technical governance for the entire Doughlicious product range - including food safety, packaging compliance, labelling, claims against legal requirements - domestic and international, together with the RTNTS team.
• Work with NPD and Procurement to approve ingredient product specifications and build robust controls to ensure claims are upheld and products are clean label with clear chain of custody.
• Lead supplier approval and ensure a robust review of documentation and controls prior to supplier onboarding, including supplier audits and annual reviews.
• Build strong relationships with the supplier base alongside the Head of Procurement and NPD Director.
• Work with the NPD team to ensure new and existing product specifications database is comprehensive, accurate and commercial ready at all times.
• Ensure New Product launches are approved and signed off including gate paperwork and product trials from a food safety and feasibility standpoint.
• Lead the HACCP, VACCP and TACCP for the business ensuring regular review and monitoring of controls and process at a minimum on a quarterly cycle.
• Lead external audits for customers, food safety standards and regulatory bodies; ensure a robust framework for internal audits.
• Support the growth of the business globally by advising on technical infrastructure and requirements as the business expands and sets up factories internationally.
• Be the central point of contact for regulatory agencies and customers for all things food safety.
• Review and approve paperwork and certificate documentation for exports globally catering to country specific requirements.
• Lead the initiative to further food safety culture across the business.

Experience and skills

• Degree educated in a relevant discipline
• Good people management
• At least 5 years experience at a similar level in food manufacturing
• HACCP level 3 minimum – level 4 desirable
• Sound knowledge of BRC

To apply, please e-mail in strict confidence, with a comprehensive CV, including salary details, quoting the above reference and for the attention of [email protected]

Due to a high volume of responses, we cannot reply to each application individually. If you have not had a response within one week, we are sorry to say your application has not been successful on this occasion.