Technical Manager

Vacancy Information
We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Technical team at Greggs as a Technical Manager.
We can offer you:
25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service?(in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day

Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 12.5% of your salary

Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who?have at least 6-month service, or more, each year

Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants

Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme

You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages

Defined contribution management pension scheme

Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your years salary

Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products

Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits

Career progression and learning and development

Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related?and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365?days?a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social,?and?financial wellbeing

Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons?and lifestyle offers

Cycle to Work scheme

A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge

Colleague Networks internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and?provide support to one another

What you'll do
Lead and direct site technical teams to ensure harmonisation and consistency and implementation of Greggs Standard and BRCGS requirements
Support projects and implementation into site systems and ways of working
Lead food safety culture via site teams driving food safety ownership and continuous improvements
Accountable and responsible for making high level food safety decisions and risk assessments on issues to ensure food safety and brand protection
Ensure food safety management systems are implemented effectively on sites and communicated via site teams, communicating changes in process to the Technical Standards Team and Regional Technical Managers
Ensure HACCP and allergen risk assessments are carried out at sites and controls implemented by site teams
Manage direct reports so they are performing in line with their role profile and business requirements
Implement auditing of projects and management systems, driving continuous improvement constantly aiming for best practice standards
Lead best practice and harmonisation across all Supply Chain and Logistics sites, ensuring best practice, simplification, consistency in standards and ways of working are followed
Accountable for delivery within budget, always looking for more efficient and cost-effective ways of doing things
Proactively work with the technical team and sites management team
Lead site incidents, product withdrawals and recalls
Support Regional Technical Managers to deliver requirements supporting supply chain growth
Deputise for Regional Technical Manager
About you
You will fit right into this role if you:
A Degree level education in Food Science based subject
HACCP level 4 and Food Safety level 4 qualifications
Food Industry experience essential, ideally in a fast-paced supply chain role, minimum 3 years in a similar management role
Practical knowledge and application of current BRCGS Food Standard
Internal audit and BRCGS auditing qualification
Are a leader with a proven track record in people management and people development
Have a track record of forming and strengthening trusted relationships with business stakeholders
Have excellent written & verbal communication skills and the ability to present ideas and opportunities (including using known presentational tools)
Strong decision maker
A result focused approach with excellent communication skills and the ability to influence others
Can multi-task and work with multiple priorities at pace, delivering results within tight timescales
Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal and celebrating results together
Are self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and using own initiative
Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together
Proficient in IT (Word, excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Office 365)
Supportive of an inclusive culture recognising and valuing that difference is good
Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!
About Greggs
Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, wed love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.

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