Technical jobs in United Kingdom

Our client is a global market leader of Fresh and Frozen produce, due to their increasing growth, development and demand they are currently recruiting for a Technical Supervisor for their Boston site. Competitive salary offered dependent on experience.

Shifts are - Monday - Friday rotating 6am - 2pm/2pm - 10pm/10pm - 6am. Reporting directly to the Quality Manager.

Responsible for: QA Team.

• Holidays 20 plus bank holidays in first year increasing to 26 plus bank holidays.
• Pension 4% employer contribution salary sacrifice or stakeholder.
• Healthcare Cashback Scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Social Club with funded events for employees and family.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

The purpose of this role is to lead and motivate the QA team in monitoring and evaluating product and processing systems, to ensure high quality standard of raw material and finished frozen bulk product is achieved at all times, whilst leading a culture where we produce products that we would like to eat.

• To contribute to and direct the QA team to observe and audit production processes and GMP, ensuring products are made to specification and within customer codes of practice.
• Manage and develop the QA team, including training, mentoring, and coaching.
• Ensure sufficient personnel to meet operational / seasonal requirements.
• Collate and interpret micro results to measure food safety standards and offer solutions for improvements.
• Report on factory technical status and issues of non-compliance, both verbally and in writing, and be proactive around tackling any issues by agreeing an action plan and taking this forward.
• Action daily checks.
• Ensure documented work instructions are adhered to.
• Collate and file paperwork appropriately and methodically.
• Support the goods-in department.
• Control pesticide sampling.
• Process environmental, micro and hand swabs.
• Verify Guaicol and Peroxidase checks.
• Prepare KPI's to include GMP score; RAG %; HPT amount.
• Provide reviews of the previous day's performance, including food safety and food quality KPI's, at daily PDR meetings.
• Carry out regular/routine audits of operational and ancillary areas.
• Effective employee/conflict resolution and escalation where necessary, maintaining highly professional standards of communication and conduct.
• Encourage a culture that supports all aspects of H&S and Lean Management.
• Continuously identify ways to reduce costs and improve systems and standards to optimise efficiency and effectiveness.
• Any other ad hoc duties as required by the Quality Manager.

• Experience working as a QA Supervisor, ideally within the food manufacturing industry.
• Excellent understanding of Quality Assurance Principles.
• Demonstrable auditing skills.
• HACCP.
• General understanding of microbiology.
• Experience in aesthetic swabbing.
• Understanding of commercial, operational, health & safety and engineering processes.

• Manufacturing/food industry experience.
• SAP.
• Understanding of blanching/freezing.
• Train the Trainer CIEH qualification.
• Form qualification in auditing.
• Intermediate HACCP.
• Supervising Food Safety.

• Ability to make rapid and balanced decisions.
• Team player with excellent communication skills.
• Impeccable attention to detail.
• Ability to handle high levels of pressure.
• Resilience to persuasion.
• Excellent people skills.
• Flexible (to meet business needs).
• Ability to take and give clear instruction.
• Sound IT skills.
• Strong desire to learn and develop self and others.
• The ideal candidate must be positive, adaptable, enthusiastic, flexible, and confident.