Senior Quality & Technical Manager (Food Manufacturing)

The Wonderfield Group; Acton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprentice programme available

Wellbeing support services

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Taiko Acton is seeking a Technical Manager to support the technical/quality, production and operations teams, ensuring compliance with BRCGS, legal and customer standards and driving a right-first-time culture.

You will maintain the QMS, uphold AA* BRC accreditation, manage HACCP, investigate complaints and supervise hygiene audits with a focus on continuous improvement and proactivity in regulatory changes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working with quality systems.
• 5+ years food manufacturing experience, preferably in a technical role.
• Proficient in Microsoft packages, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the QMS is maintained and kept up to date.
• Ensure the BRC accreditation is maintained to at least a Grade AA* standard.
• Ensure the food safety culture, legality and quality of finished goods and continually challenge and improve the system.
• Oversee and maintain the HACCP function to ensure products are manufactured safely and to customer specifications.
• Manage all day-to-day quality issues.
• Ensure clarity of site hygiene standards, ensure they are met, and carry out hygiene audits.
• Investigate customer complaints and non-conformances.
• Ensure the business is proactive in implementing best practice, advising on any legislative changes across the product ranges.
• To play an active role in the implementation of HACCP. Working as a team to ensure critical control points are established and taking into consideration recommendations for other control points key to the maintenance of internal standards.
• To actively investigate issues within the factory environment which are in breach of Company standards of Hygiene and Technical codes of practice. Make corrective action recommendations to the relevant departments.
• To ensure all the relevant analysis / checks are carried out during production to ensure the stability of the product and its claims.
• To assist the Head of Technical during customer and governing body audits as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication

Organised time management

Problem solving

Influencing skills

Public speaking

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Education

Level 3 HACCP

Level 3 Food Safety

Auditor Qualification

Allergen qualification

Tools

Quality management systems

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Taiko Acton is seeking a Technical Manager to support the technical/quality, production and operations teams, ensuring compliance with BRCGS, legal and customer standards and driving a right-first-time culture.

You will maintain the QMS, uphold AA* BRC accreditation, manage HACCP, investigate complaints and supervise hygiene audits with a focus on continuous improvement and proactivity in regulatory changes.