Site Technical Manager

Morrisons; Winsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Winsford is seeking a Site Technical Manager to ensure high-quality food production. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in food manufacturing, strong leadership skills, and a focus on customer needs. Responsibilities include overseeing quality assurance and risk management, directing technical plans, and fostering team collaboration. The role offers benefits such as a generous discount, healthcare, and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

15% store discount

10% discount for friend or family

Career progression opportunities

Generous holiday entitlement

Market leading pension scheme

Healthcare benefits

Free parking onsite

Enhanced Family Leave

Annual bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working in a food manufacturing background.
• Strong leadership abilities with a focus on team development.
• Ability to audit suppliers and make strategic decisions regarding raw materials.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality is at the forefront of site operations.
• Identify and mitigate risks in the production process.
• Direct implementation of technical plans and budgets.
• Develop cross-functional relationships within the site.

Skills

Food manufacturing experience

Leadership skills

Data analysis

Technical troubleshooting

Customer focus

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a keen individual to join our Technical / Quality team as a Site Technical Manager. This role reports into the Head of Technical for Manufacturing. Come and join our high performance culture and help deliver excellence to our customers.

As we continue to develop at pace, our food manufacturing business Myton Food Group, is requiring a passionate and experienced Technical professional to join the team. Our onsite technical quality teams play a key role in upholding our commitment to producing safe, high quality foods that meet both customer expectations and regulatory standards.

As the site Technical Manager, you’ll:

• Deliver key site workstreams to ensure quality is at the forefront
• Identify emerging risks and issues, leading the development of mitigation plans for such risks
• Set direction for site Technical and Hygiene teams standards
• Direct and control the site implementation of Technical plans and budgets
• Create true cross functional relationships that are aligned and clear to all
• Work at a senior level across the site and develop new ideas to help expand the business

About you

As an ideal candidate you will have experience of working on site in a food manufacturing background, improving processes, analysing data, technical troubleshooting, food quality improvements whilst having a relentless focus on the needs of the customer.

As well as strong leadership, you\'ll also bring:

• Extensive experience in the food manufacturing industry
• Commercial market knowledge of risk seasons and challenges
• Experience as a decision maker for raw material selection and product quality across multiple categories
• Proven ability to audit suppliers
• Experience of creating a strategic plan to maintain service throughout the year
• The ability to use data to drive intelligent decision making and influence future decisions
• A reputation for realising potential through coaching and development

About us

In return for all your hard work, you will receive:

• 15% discount in store from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Market leading pension scheme and life assurance
• Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• MyPerks giving you discount with over 850 retailers
• Free parking onsite
• Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Annual bonus scheme
• Private healthcare
• Car Allowance

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.

We’re proud to be building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We want every colleague to feel respected, supported and able to be themselves at work. Different voices, experiences and ways of thinking help us grow and improve and that’s good for our customers too.