Assistant Technical Manager
- Yetminster, Dorset
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Competitive Salary (On application)
- Free parking on site
- Subsidised staff canteen on site offering both hot meals and snacks
- Prayer Room on site
- Monday to Friday working
- Group Life Assurance Scheme
- Employee Assistance Scheme
- Discounted Gym Membership
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Mobile Phone discount
- Car leasing discount scheme
- Computer discount scheme
- Training and Development
- Employee Assistance Scheme
- Pension Scheme
- To provide support and guidance for the management team on technical excellence. To liaise with departments to drive improvements in product quality and food safety standards.
- To take an active role in the development and maintenance of the Quality Management Plan (QMS) and HACCP systems actively promoting adherence to Quality, Food Safety, GMP and HACCP standards.
- To manage internal and external audits, conduct supplier compliance inspection. To provide root cause analysis of information on any non-conformances and corrective action plans. Ensure corrective action plans are followed up.
- To maintain strong relationships with customers and the Competent Authorities. To manage contractors such as pest control.
- To investigate and respond to customer complaints. To perform trend analysis for complaints and customer KPI’s. To act on and correct any adverse trends.
- Maintain systems for checking, validating and verifying process compliance, validate QA & QC function to ensure they are meeting set requirements.
- Ensure appropriate intervention/action takes place as required when a failure occurs in any areas ensuring action points are taken and results communicated to relevant areas.
- Ensure that production of products comply with the quality & legal standards and requirements of relevant UK and export customers, including Weights & Measures.
- Managing the QA and QC team ensuring that all tasks are completed in a timely manner. Including the team's timekeeping and attendance taking any action if required.
- Identifying and facilitating any training needs or development requirements within the QA and QC team. To deliver food safety/quality training when required across all levels of the business.
- Take an active role in OPEX to drive continuous improvement across the site.
- Deputise in the absence of site Technical Manager and Technical Admin as and when required.
- You have a relentless drive to succeed
- You create a results-driven environment
- You live Our Way
- Essential qualifications:
- HACCP L3
- Food Safety L3
- Internal Auditor
- Desirable qualifications:
- HACCP L4
- Food Safety L4
- Lead Auditor
- TACCP and VACCP
- Previous experience working within Technical in a similar or same environment
- Intermediate or above IT skills
- Able to work under own initiative
- Able to work under pressure
- Wants to develop and help others to develop
- The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to follow detailed operating procedures with a high degree of attention to detail.
- Can do attitude with excellent communication skills
- Ability to influence people at all levels, internal and external, through listening and adjusting communication style when required