Technical Manager

Market Leading Food Manufacturer now recruiting...BASED TYNE AND WEARROLEPurpose:To ensure full compliance to the BRC standard, all retailer manufacturing standards, codes of practice and current industry legislation. To ensure that both the Factory & Technical functions are kept up to date on all food safety & legislative changes. The Technical Team consists of QA Manager , Technical Coordinator, Technical Services Manager, 2x Admin, and 8x Shift QA's.Key Responsibilities:• Ensuring the site Quality systems, legality and governance are adhered to.• Maintaining & reporting on technical due diligence and business technical integrity• Site leading manager for ensuring that the company meets BRC and customers COP requirements (codes of Practice)• To support in ensuring all products are manufactured to the sites agreed specifications alongside driving hygiene standards within the business.• Ensuring that the Technical Team are aware of updates and changes made to Customer Codes of Practises and implement areas of change within the business.• Ensure that the HACCP system is maintained and fully implemented. The process flow and systems aligned to HACCP are trained to the teams effectively.• To ensure defined Microbiological standards in alignment with Customer Codes of Practice are in place to ensure product food safety and due diligence.• To ensure Group Technical Policies and Procedures are implemented and adhered to.• To review and approve all technical documentation before implanting.• To co-ordinate and ensure resource and personnel for all Customer and third party audits.• To ensure all Technical and Quality audits are reviewed, updated and maintained.• Site Technical lead for all site related customer technical contact, ensuring customer technical representatives are provided with all required information• To ensure all personnel pursue safe working practises, both within Food Safety and Health & Safety.CANDIDATE• Specifically experience with Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda or M&S would be an advantage.• Good at managing customers day to day, and during audits and visits.• Excellent leadership and communication skills with relevant experience in a leadership role.• Strong knowledge of BRC food safety and industry wide standards is also key.• Strong understanding of HACCP and the practical implementation of this in the factory. .• Ideally Degree educated in food science/food related area or equivalent.MON-FRI Office Hours
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