Technical Manager
Are you an experienced and competent technical manager?
Are you driven by high standards and leading results?
MacGregor Black is partnering with a Food Manufacturing business on the search for a Technical Manager. This is a perm role based in Hereford.
As Technical Manager, you will lead and develop the technical function on site, ensuring legal compliance, robust food safety standards, and full alignment with customer specifications. You will play a key role within the site senior management team as well as the wider technical leadership group, acting as a champion for quality across the business. You will maintain certification and accreditation with all relevant licensing bodies and retailers, safeguarding continuity of supply by leading site audits and driving a culture of continuous improvement.
This role will be both factory and office-based, with regular requirements to go into the factory environment, which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas. This is an on-site operational role, but we are happy to discuss the possible flexibility required.
Key Responsibilities:
* Setting objectives and measurable KPI’s for the Technical teams in line with the business objectives, to continually improve site standards and GMP
* Ensuring the team development is in line with talent needs defined by the business and overall Technical function
* Ensuring that the Technical team are effectively trained, coached and developed to be competent within their roles
* Being an active leader within the site Senior Management Team, supporting the delivery of the site objectives, budget and continuous improvement
* Ensuring compliance with all legislation relating to the welfare of life animals during their catching, collecting and slaughter
* Maintaining and improving the Quality Management System to ensure Food Safety, Legal Compliance ad adherence to Customer Specifications and Policies
* Supporting the delivery of the business's quality proposition and food safety culture
* Providing Operations with Technical monitoring and auditing to ensure that customer requirements are understood and achieved
* Reviewing the frequency of non-conformances to identify longer term corrective action plans
* Reviewing specifications for all products, packaging and ingredients and ensuring that all versions are correct and meet customer specifications
* Coordinating the investigation of customer complaints of a technical nature and ensuring any findings and action plans are completed and communicated both internally and externally
* Ensuring procedures are in place to satisfy any environmental legislation and that requirements are understood by the site Senior Management Team
* Building effective relationships with internal and external customers during site visits
* Ensuring external service providers are effectively managed i.e. hygiene pest control, laundry and laboratories
What We're Looking For:
* Experience in working in a food manufacturing environment or fast paced organisation at Technical Manager level
* The successful candidate will have strong Technical knowledge and a minimum of 3-5 years managing Technical issues
* Food related degree or higher level qualification and committed to professional development
* Leadership skills and experience developing and engaging teams
* Proactive champion for food safety and quality
* Experience of BRC and leading audits
* It is of importance that you can manage your workload, be proactive and enjoy achieving results both personally but also for the benefit of the site team and the business
* Your style will fit well with the company if you are used to being flexible, are able to prioritise, communicate effectively and can develop relationships
What would be desirable:
* Experience within poultry industry or dealing with live animals / welfare
* Advanced HACCP / Food Hygiene Level 3
* Lead assessor auditor qualification
* Knowledge and experience of environmental matters
* Knowledge and experience of major retailers or food service customers
What’s in it for you?
We offer comprehensive training as well as development and career progression opportunities. As Technical Manager, you can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things include the following:
* 33 Days Holiday
* 6% Matched Pension
* Private Medical Cover for Self and Partner / Child
* Life Insurance for self
* Access to salary sacrifice car scheme
* Variety of Wellbeing and Employee perks such as unlimited remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, financial support
For more information, please contact Rob Blackburn today.