Technical Services Officer

TMI Foods Limited; Northampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

A vacancy has arisen for a Technical Services Officer to join our Technical Department on a full-time, permanent basis within the Dawn Farms (DF) group in the UK to support the Technical Services Manager.

Job Overview

Within this role you will be reporting into the Technical Services Manager, and you will have direct exposure to multiple technical function aspects of a fast-paced, growing food manufacturer, whilst working closely with production and other support functions of the business.

Purpose Of The Role

The purpose of the role is to work closely with the factory teams to ensure that customer and external audit requirements, including BRC, M&S and Tesco are met. You will support in maintaining and improving standards of product safety, legality, traceability, quality through management of technical aspects such as pest control, customer complaints and CCP validation.

Key Responsibilities

The role will be a key part of the Technical Services Team, where you will have responsibility for management and enforcement of site systems, along with technical processes to drive KPI standards through active engagement, problem-solving and building relationships.

There will also be an opportunity to be more hands-on and factory focused as a support role for the Quality Assurance team to audit the GMP standards of the factory and use your experience and knowledge to educate staff around the site towards continuous improvement.

We are looking for someone who is flexible, has a strong understanding of food technical requirements, HACCP and what good looks like in a food factory. Above all, we are looking for an enthusiastic individual who can learn quickly and work well with key stakeholders in reviewing and driving factory standards.

Skills; Qualifications & Experience Required:

1. Experience within food manufacturing
2. Product specification experience is desirable
3. Ability to communicate at all levels, both written and verbal
4. Excellent attention to detail
5. Good numeracy and literacy skills
6. Strong IT skills competent user of Microsoft Office