Technical Manager

Location: Avonmouth

Position: Full time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £60,000

Our Client

We are delighted to continue partnership with our well-established, food manufacturing client based in Avonmouth. They have presence throughout the UK, successfully producing high quality products to major supermarkets. Due to their product demand, and ability to exceed industry standards, they have become major players in their field.

We are recruiting for a Technical Manager to join their Avonmouth team. The Technical Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety, quality, and compliance of products. This position will oversee all technical aspects of food production, from raw material sourcing to finished product delivery. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in food manufacturing, coupled with a passion for ensuring food safety and quality.

Responsibilities of Technical Manager:

• Team Management: To lead and develop a technical team. Focus on their training and development to improve and maintain quality standards.
• Food Safety: Develop and manage comprehensive food safety programs, including Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans. Conduct regular audits and inspections to ensure compliance with food safety regulations and BRC requirements.
• Quality Assurance: Establish and maintain quality standards for raw materials, ingredients, and finished products. Conduct quality checks throughout the production process to identify and address any issues. Liaise with suppliers regarding quality and technical issues, responding quickly to any enquiries or complaints.  
• Regulatory Compliance: Stay up-to-date and well informed with food safety regulations and ensure that the business is in full compliance. Manage regulatory audits and inspections.
• Technical Support: Provide technical and quality support and training to production staff and the wider team. Promote industry standards and procedures, ensuring Quality.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical documentation, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), specifications, and quality records.
• Budget Control: To be commercially astute and cost conscious throughout the department, without compromising technical standards.
• Product Development: Collaborate with research to support the NPD teams to develop new or improve existing ones while ensuring compliance with technical and regulatory requirements.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Minimum of 5 years within a Technical position, ideally within the food industry
• Must have experience working within food manufacturing
• HACCP Level 4
• Experience and in-depth knowledge of BRC requirements
• Personable, and able to manage a team
• Ability to work under pressure, and to deadlines
• Professional and proactive mind set

Next Steps:

If this sounds like a great opportunity and you can demonstrate a proven track record in delivering the above, enthusiastically, with solid results, then please click Apply to upload your CV for consideration.

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