Assistant Technical Manager (12m Fixed Term Contract)
Location: Central London (we're just 5 minute walk from Oxford Circus), although national travel may be required a part of the role.
Salary: Up to £30,000 per year
Company information
The Big Table is one of the leading independent restaurant
companies in the UK. We operate some of the most recognisable and loved
restaurant brands in the casual dining sector, such as Bella Italia, Café Rouge,
Frankie & Benny’s, Banana Tree and Las Iguanas. We operate over 230
restaurant sites in a variety of locations including leisure parks, shopping
centres and high streets. We are a national business, with restaurants located
across the country, from Inverness to Torquay, employing thousands of people
and serving millions of meals each year.
Role Overview:
The
Assistant Technical Manager will support the Technical Manager providing food
safety technical expertise across Big Table Group’s broad range of brands
alongside supporting internal stakeholders with technical input throughout the
menu development, supplier onboarding, and brand servicing stages.
To be successful in this role:
* Relevant Food Science/Food Technology degree (or equivalent
qualification or experience);
* Understanding
of audit systems procedures and policies;
* Knowledge
of HACCP principles;
* Highly
IT literate with knowledge of corporate operating systems. Highly proficient in
MS Windows and MS Office software (version 2003, 2007 and later), in particular
MS Excel, MS Word & MS PowerPoint;
* Proven
ability to problem solve and demonstrate a proactive approach to the same;
* Experience in Technical/NPD in food processing within a retail,
hospitality or manufacturing environment (Desirable, not essential)
* Excellent oral
and written communication skills with the ability to engage with both internal
and external stakeholders. Ability to direct and drive workloads and timescales
to ensure deadlines.
* Ability to
prioritise and complete both individual and project based work to deadline; a
flexible and adaptable approach to both working hours and nature of work
undertaken is required due competing workloads in a fast-paced business
environment;
* High
level of attention to detail with excellent organisational and analytical
skills to ensure brand KPIs and SLAs are adhered to;
* Ability
to problem solve and demonstrate a proactive approach to the same;
* Must be able
to work on own initiative as well as being a team player. The Assistant Technical
Manager supports BTG cross-functionally; the ability to integrate across all areas of the BTG business is essential
* A full UK Driving License is desired;
access to public transport, if no UK Driving License is held, is essential.