Overview:
We're recruiting a Technical Manager to join a food manufacturer in Brecon. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining Grade A at BRCGS Audit, dealing with non- conformances, 3rd party, customers, also dealing with complaints and customer rejections.
The Role:
* To lead the technical compliance function of the site ensuring legislative requirements for food safety within the production environment.
* To interface directly with the customer regarding compliance to food safety and quality issues
* To ensure that procedures are in place to manage food safety and quality systems e.g. GMP, HACCP
* To interface with external bodies with regards to customer and 3rd party audits and follow up any nonconformances in a timely manner.
* To ensure all preparations are in place for annual BRCGS audit.
* To drive GMP and standards at the site
Duties:
* To ensure that technical activities on site are robustly structured and managed so as to comply with relevant industry standards (e.g. BRCGS), and customer COP’s
* To ensure regular reviews are held with direct team members, including performance reviews, one to ones and maintaining appropriate training
* To facilitate stringent process and finished product controls via the effective management of a robust HACCP system which is audited against and reviewed on a scheduled basis
* To provide the relevant input into technical specifications for equipment if required to ensure that required standards are met.
* To ensure that customers systems for specification management are maintained.
* To carry out ad hoc projects as business needs change.
* To manage 3rd party and customer audits and non-compliance close out.
* To run and coordinate internal system audits
* To investigate all customer complaints and rejections and respond to the customer accordingly.
* To train and develop the QA team
* Liaise with Cardiff Met University, to help train personnel on site through their workshops and training days.
* Oversee and mentor participants in the Affiliate Program.
The Person:
* Ideally degree educated, Food Science/Technology or Microbiology qualification preferred.
* Experience at a similar level in food manufacturing, ideally chilled high risk foods
* Would suit an existing Technical Manager or high caliber Quality Manager looking for next step up
* Man-management experience
* Excellent communication/presentation skills
* Computer literate
* Good working knowledge of BRCGS version 9
* Process /Product development experience would be beneficial
* Consistent approach
* Able to drive changes and a “can do” attitude