Food Technical Coordinator
* Annual Salary: £30,000-40,000 depending on experience
* Location: Huddersfield Area
* Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Join a leading supplier of food ingredients with a 30-year history of excellence. We are seeking a motivated Food Technical Coordinator with extensive experience to support our ingredient distribution and gluten-free manufacturing facility.
Day-to-day of the role:
* Maintain the site's quality standards and ensure compliance with external certification standards, keeping the site audit-ready at all times.
* Manage internal specifications, including regular reviews and interpretation using customer portals.
* Handle raw material and supplier information management.
* Respond to customer requests by completing technical documentation and specifications.
* Manage customer Certificates of Analysis (C of As) and check C of A data from suppliers against the specs.
* Oversee technical documentation and artwork to ensure legal accuracy.
* Ensure all raw materials and packaging meet legislative requirements.
* Effectively manage customer complaints and issues, identifying causes and solutions, including covering customer Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), investigating and responding.
* Lead Root Cause Analysis investigations when required.
* Complete monthly KPI reports, summarising issues and trends.
* Provide support to the quality department, including writing procedures and managing these along with the quality manual.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
* Minimum 5 years of experience in technical roles within the food industry, with a significant portion in technical responsibilities.
* Familiarity with BRCGS accredited standards in the UK and audit experience.
* Degree in a food-related discipline.
* Awareness of current food legislation and regulatory experience is an advantage.
* Exceptional attention to detail.
* A "right first time" attitude and ability to think outside the box.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Must have the right to work in the UK (no sponsorship offered).
* Experience in writing procedures and managing quality manuals.
* Good awareness of checking C of A data from suppliers against the specs.
Benefits:
* Competitive salary.
* Office hours, Monday to Friday, with an hour for lunch.
* 23 days holiday per year plus public holidays.
* Company pension scheme.
* Staff discount scheme.
* Free car parking.
* Smart/casual dress code.
Please do apply at your earliest convenience to be considered for interview.
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