Technical Coordinator

Reed Specialist Recruitment; Brighouse; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Food Technical Coordinator

Annual Salary: £(phone number removed) 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:

1. Maintain the site's quality standards and ensure compliance with external certification standards, keeping the site audit-ready at all times.
2. Manage internal specifications, including regular reviews and interpretation using customer portals.
3. Handle raw material and supplier information management.
4. Respond to customer requests by completing technical documentation and specifications.
5. Manage customer Certificates of Analysis (C of As) and check C of A data from suppliers against the specs.
6. Oversee technical documentation and artwork to ensure legal accuracy.
7. Ensure all raw materials and packaging meet legislative requirements.
8. Effectively manage customer complaints and issues, identifying causes and solutions, including covering customer Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), investigating and responding.
9. Lead Root Cause Analysis investigations when required.
10. Complete monthly KPI reports, summarising issues and trends.
11. Provide support to the quality department, including writing procedures and managing these along with the quality manual.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

1. Minimum 5 years of experience in technical roles within the food industry, with a significant portion in technical responsibilities.
2. Familiarity with BRCGS accredited standards in the UK and audit experience.
3. Degree in a food-related discipline.
4. Awareness of current food legislation and regulatory experience is an advantage.
5. Exceptional attention to detail.
6. A "right first time" attitude and ability to think outside the box.
7. Excellent communication skills.
8. Must have the right to work in the UK (no sponsorship offered).
9. Experience in writing procedures and managing quality manuals.
10. Good awareness of checking C of A data from suppliers against the specs.

Benefits:

1. Competitive salary.
2. Office hours, Monday to Friday, with an hour for lunch.
3. 23 days holiday per year plus public holidays.
4. Company pension scheme.
5. Staff discount scheme.
6. Free car parking.
7. Smart/casual dress code.

Please do apply at your earliest convenience to be considered for interview.