At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure food safety and quality standards while collaborating with teams and managing audits.
- Company: Join a well-established food business with a focus on quality and compliance.
- Benefits: Career growth opportunities, supportive environment, and exposure to diverse responsibilities.
- Other info: Opportunity to advance to Technical Manager after one year.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in food safety and quality while developing your technical skills.
- Qualifications: Degree in food-related discipline or relevant experience; knowledge of HACCP and food safety legislation.
The predicted salary is between 38250 - 46750 £ per year.
Technical Services Co-Ordinator
Permanent | Full-time
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established food business, playing a key role in maintaining food safety, quality, and compliance standards across the operation.
Working within a collaborative technical team, you'll be responsible for supporting and developing quality management systems, maintaining product specifications, and ensuring compliance with industry and customer requirements.
This role offers broad exposure across technical services, giving you the opportunity to work closely with operational teams, customers, suppliers, and external auditors to drive continuous improvement and uphold the highest food safety standards.
What you'll be doing
As a Technical Services Co-Ordinator, your responsibilities will include:
Identifying areas of non-compliance relating to food safety and quality standards and working with operational teams to implement corrective actions.
Supporting the maintenance and continuous improvement of BRC accreditation through effective cross-functional collaboration.
Co-ordinating and managing internal and third-party audits, ensuring compliance requirements are met and actions are effectively followed up.
Building strong relationships with customers and suppliers regarding food safety, quality, and technical standards.
Developing, reviewing, and maintaining accurate product specifications and technical documentation.
Managing legionella compliance and associated monitoring activities.
Overseeing contracts relating to workwear and chemical supply, reviewing performance and costs on an annual basis.
Supporting the implementation and management of COSHH policies and procedures across the business.
Managing responsibilities relating to Packaging Waste Regulations and maintaining compliance.
Leading allergen risk assessments and supporting the implementation of allergen management procedures.
Maintaining and developing HACCP, TACCP, and VACCP plans, ensuring controls remain effective and up to date.
Reviewing packing and labelling activities to ensure compliance with technical, legal, and customer standards.
Working closely with operational teams to identify improvement opportunities and drive best practice throughout the business.
What we're looking for
We're looking for an organised and detail-oriented technical professional who is passionate about food safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
You'll be comfortable communicating with stakeholders at all levels and enjoy working in a fast-paced food production environment.
Ideally, you'll have:
A degree in a food-related discipline or relevant industry experience
HACCP
Food Safety
Previous experience within a Technical, Quality, or Food Safety role
A strong understanding of food safety legislation and quality management systems
Experience working with BRC standards and audit processes
Knowledge of HACCP principles, allergen management, COSHH, TACCP, and VACCP
Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
The ability to build and maintain effective relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal teams
Strong communication skills and confidence influencing stakeholders
A proactive and methodical approach to problem solving and continuous improvement
Good IT skills and experience maintaining technical documentation and specifications
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to further their career in technical services, with exposure to a broad range of food safety, quality, compliance, and customer-facing responsibilities within a supportive and forward-thinking environment.
You will also have the opportunity to become a Technical Manager after a year.
If you'd like to find out more, please contact Oskar at or apply today for a confidential conversation.
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Technical Services Co - Ordinator in Chesterfield employer: All The Top Bananas
Join a well-established food business as a Technical Services Co-Ordinator, where you'll thrive in a collaborative environment dedicated to food safety and quality. With opportunities for professional growth, including the potential to advance to a Technical Manager role, you will be part of a forward-thinking team that values continuous improvement and strong relationships with stakeholders. Enjoy a supportive work culture that prioritises compliance and innovation in the fast-paced food production sector.
