A specialist Japanese food wholesale and warehouse company is seeking an experienced food technical manager with good knowledge of UK food safety and legal requirements.
Responsibilities
* Leading food safety, quality and legal compliance across TK Trading’s warehouse, wholesale and retail shop businesses.
* Leading the HACCP team, owning the HACCP plan and leading its implementation.
* Maintaining compliance to the independent food safety certification standard for the warehouse & wholesale operation.
* Maintaining legal compliance and ensuring the requirements of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme are met for the shop, and liaising with the local authority on food safety/hygiene matters as required.
* Developing and maintaining food safety & quality procedures and documentation.
* Reviewing and approving new products including specifications, allergen and labelling information, and technical aspects of supplier approval and monitoring.
* Investigating, and following up on food safety and quality issues and complaints to identify the root cause and implement corrective and preventative actions.
* Driving a culture of continuous improvement and ‘doing the right thing’.
Experience
* A minimum of 3 year’s experience in a food technical / quality management role.
* A minimum of HACCP Level 3 qualification and experience of implementation of HACCP.
* Experience of working with compliance to standards and audits.
* Training on food labelling legislation and allergens.
* Training on root cause analysis.
* Preferred – experience of working with requirements for food import to the UK.
* Preferred – experience of working with Japanese or Oriental foods.
* Preferred – Japanese language skills.
Experience: Required
Employment: Part-time
Schedule: Negotiable
Salary: £20,000 – £50,000 yearly
Starting time: Immediate start!
About T.K.Trading
Based in the heart of London, TK Trading is a dynamic and trusted player in the food wholesale industry, specializing in supplying high-quality products to businesses across the UK.
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