At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead food safety and quality assurance to ensure compliance and high standards.
- Company: Join a top-tier food manufacturing site with a commitment to excellence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for growth and innovation in the food industry.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in food safety and quality while leading a passionate team.
- Qualifications: Experience in food technical management and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
We are a AA grade BRCG site and seeking an experienced and highly skilled Food Technical Manager who will be responsible for ensuring that the site and food products are safe, legal, high quality, hygienic and compliant with regulatory, customer, and company standards throughout the site and food supply chain. The role bridges food science, quality assurance, compliance, and operations, acting as the technical authority within our food manufacturing site.
- Technical: Manage the site technical and legal compliance.
- Manage the site technical department.
- Manage the site quality systems in line with BRC best practice.
- Build and maintain a food safety culture.
- Ensure that the site has appropriate accreditations, BRC grade A minimum.
- Ensure that the supply chain is properly maintained and managed, ensuring compliance to company quality systems.
- Understand the key elements of specification, certificate of conformance and so on such that safety, quality and legality are fully complied with through the entire production chain.
- Operate the company internal and supplier audit program ensuring that all non-conformance is reported in a timely manner and that corrective action is carried out as appropriate.
- Ensure that all testing and verification procedures are operated in a correct and timely manner.
- Deal with customer issues including audits, complaints, and technical concession reporting.
- Ensure that the cold chain operates in accordance with the company quality systems.
- Operate a budget such that all technical and QA activities are correctly resourced and operate efficiently.
- Ensure that HACCP is current and up to date.
- Organise and chair key technical review meetings including HACCP team meetings.
- Ensure waste management compliance.
- Develop, implement, and maintain effective training programs.
- Ensure that all training is current and up to date.
- Develop and maintain documentation, record keeping of training and an induction programme.
- Ensure induction training is delivered to all.
- Managing site microbiological performance through effective root cause analysis.
- Monitor, measure and report on organisational development plans and achievement.
- Manage performance review administration with all managers.
General: Deal with emergency situations as appropriate and communicate appropriately. Set and maintain high standards of conduct, safety, and food hygiene within the team. Write/update RA’s and SOPs where required. Set individual objectives and conduct appraisals. Managing individual performance and conduct disciplinaries where appropriate. The recruitment and training of new staff when required. Always work within the safety and food safety guidelines of the business.
Technical Manager employer: J. PAO & CO. LIMITED
As a leading food manufacturing site with AA grade BRCG accreditation, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of safety, quality, and compliance. Our commitment to employee development is evident through comprehensive training programmes and opportunities for career advancement within a supportive team environment. Located in a vibrant area, we offer a dynamic workplace where your expertise as a Technical Manager will be valued and rewarded, making it an excellent choice for those seeking meaningful and impactful employment.
