Why Greencore?
We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day.
We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.
Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.
Here at Leeds we make just over 40% of all UK frozen Yorkshire puddings; making us one of the UK's largest suppliers of frozen Yorkshire puddings to Asda, Morrisons & Tesco to name a few!
What you'll be doing
As Technical Controller you'll lead multi-disciplinary teams ensuring that the manufacturing unit operate within the required Technical / Quality / Hygiene / Process standards by adhering to customer, Group and legal standards.
Provide leadership and direction to ensure that across the functions employees are engaged, focused, developed and delivering their potential
Contribute to the BU/MU Executive team to ensure that food safety and quality systems compliment the operational model
Ensure technical governance across a multi-disciplinary team to deliver audit compliance with respects to internal, external, legal and customer requirements
Provide a senior interface with customers on joint business planning activities to deliver exceptional standards of customer service and adherence to customer policies and requirements
Create and deliver an integrated business plan to ensure that technical and hygiene processes are resourced and directed to deliver manufacturing, customer & legal business objectives
Identify and promote technical business improvement practices in order to deliver legal compliance and competitive advantage whilst driving functional improvements
Budget setting, monitoring and compliance ensure that budgetary controls are managed so that the business targets are met
Devise and implement a Quality Management Systems ensuring that management information and statutory information is available for audit and BU/MU Executive decision making
Ensure that the technical team has the appropriate capability to comply with food safety and quality compliance
Ensure that a safe working environment exists for all employees and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the SHE PolicyWhat we are looking for
We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.
We're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.
Degree calibre
Food Hygiene level 4
Level 4 HACCP certified
Level 3 Allergen management
Level 4 Micro biology
Lead auditor qualification
Awareness of Ethical and SEDEX management
Demonstrable track record of creating and implementing an Internal audit plan
Demonstrable track record of developing and implementing a Quality Management System
Demonstrable track record of creating and implementing a Technical strategy for a Manufacturing Unit
Demonstrable track record of leading projects
Demonstrable track record of supplier negotiation and managing multiple external contracts eg service providers, labs, laundry, pest controls, chemical providersIf this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.
What you'll get in return
Car allowance
Annual target Bonus
Medical Insurance cover
Competitive salary and job-related benefits
Holidays
Pension up to 8% matched
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company share save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platformThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career