Assistant Technical Manager

Zest Recruitment; Essex; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Zest Recruitment is recruiting for an Assistant Technical Manager at a leading food business within a growing global FMCG group in Essex. The role offers real scope to influence food safety, compliance, and quality across the site, with reporting lines to the Site Technical Manager.

You will develop policies, drive audit readiness for BRCGS and customers, implement traceability systems, lead pest control, oversee product testing and environmental monitoring, investigate complaints, train site

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing quality control and compliance.
• Knowledge of HACCP principles and practice.
• Leadership and people-management experience.
• Strong communication skills and proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food safety, legality, quality, and integrity through policies and procedures.
• Prepare site for BRCGS and customer audits.
• Develop traceability systems for regulatory compliance.
• Lead pest control strategy.
• Oversee product testing and environmental monitoring.
• Investigate customer complaints and perform root cause analysis.
• Deliver training on food safety and quality standards.
• Monitor site trends and risks.
• Manage QA and Hygiene teams daily checks.
• Oversee non-conformance system end to end.
• Coordinate internal audits to meet requirements.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

Quality management

Leadership

Communication

Education

HACCP Level 3+

Food Safety and Hygiene Level 3+

Tools

SAP

Job description

A leading food business and part of a growing global FMCG group, to are looking to add to their team for an Assistant Technical Manager.

This is a great opportunity for a technical or quality professional to take on a role with real scope to influence food safety, compliance, and quality standards across the site, reporting into the Site Technical Manager.

The Role

• Ensure food safety, legality, quality, and integrity through the development, implementation, and adherence to technical policies and procedures
• Play an active role in achieving site accreditations, ensuring compliance and audit readiness for BRCGS and customer audits
• Develop and implement robust traceability systems for transparency and regulatory compliance
• Lead pest control strategy, protecting product integrity and a hygienic production environment
• Oversee product testing and environmental monitoring to prevent contamination
• Investigate customer complaints, conduct root cause analysis, and implement preventive actions
• Deliver training to site personnel on food safety, hygiene, and quality standards
• Monitor and manage site trends and risks
• Manage the site QA and Hygiene teams, ensuring daily standards, checks, and monitoring are completed correctly
• Oversee the non-conformance system end to end
• Coordinate and maintain the internal auditing process to meet BRCGS and customer requirements

What They're Looking For

• Strong understanding of food safety, legality, compliance, and quality standards in food manufacturing
• Previous experience in a technical or quality role within food manufacturing
• HACCP Level 3 or higher
• Food Safety and Hygiene certification level 3 or higher
• Strong understanding of HACCP, VACCP, TACCP
• Leadership and team development experience
• Working knowledge of SAP advantageous
• A proactive, can-do attitude and strong communication skills

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