Assistant Quality / Technical Manager Clacton on Sea Competitive DOE Pin Point Recruitment is proud to be partnering with a leading food manufacturing business in their search for an Assistant Quality/Technical Manager. This is an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented quality professional to join a forward-thinking company committed to excellence in compliance, quality control, and food safety standards. Reporting directly to the Technical/Quality Manager, this role plays a critical part in ensuring that quality systems and food safety standards are maintained across the business, supporting production and continuous improvement initiatives. Assistant Quality/Technical Manager Job Role: * Perform sampling and QC analysis of incoming raw materials, ensuring all specifications and certificates (CoA, CoC) are collated and compliant. * Coordinate microbiological testing and track/trend results, ordering retests and submitting samples as required. * Ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory and accreditation bodies including BRC, Halal, Kosher, and Organic certifications. * Conduct GMP audits, internal systems audits, and contribute to trend analysis and continuous improvement. * Verify production documentation pre-issue and conduct in-process QC checks and environmental swabbing. * Perform verification checks on metal detectors, labels, and cleaning chemical concentrations. * Complete post-productio...