Technical Manager

Job Title: Technical Manager
Location: Cambridgeshire
Salary: £70,000 - £80,000
Hours: Monday to Friday
* Please note that this vacancy does not offer sponsorship or able to accept candidates on PSW Visa *
Job Purpose:
To support the technical department and Quality in the production environment. The technical manager ensures product safety/quality/legality through the continuous development of the HACCP and quality systems.
Main responsibilities:
To ensure technical, specification or legislative information is provided to customers in a timely manner.
Evaluation of products during development stage to ensure adherence to customer protocols, standards, and factory capabilities.
Management of customer visits, audits, and trials from a technical perspective.
Working with site technical team to ensure technical standards are implemented and always achieved.
To ensure that all relevant information regarding changes, amendments to the Quality Manuals, customer product specifications, working practises and or legislation requirements are communicated to all relevant staff.
To carry out Internal audits to check procedures and policies.
Ensure that the department’s personal hygiene, housekeeping, health & safety, and welfare levels are always maintained to a high standard.
Experience:
Technical experience in meat.
Ability to highlight potential amongst colleagues and develop, in conjunction with personnel, to ensure succession planning is in place.
Experience in QA, HACCP, Food Safety and Allergen Management
Knowledge:
Ability to execute and implement change as necessary to ensure continued profitability of the department. Experience in a customer facing technical role,
HACCP level 3 (Level4 preferred)
Internal auditing training
Third-party auditor training