Vickerstock are delighted to be working our client dedicated to unleashing the full potential of their customers and team members on the appointment of Technical Manager (Maternity Cover). They aim to provide high quality and reliable products at affordable prices.

Reporting to the Trading Director you will have responsibility for a small Quality Assurance team while ensuring Food Safety, Quality Legality and customer requirements are always maintained for the brand.

What we have to offer you:

• £34k per annum
• Minimum 12-month contract
• Monday - Friday working hours, early finish Fridays
• Professional growth and development with first-hand experience
• Strong culture and supportive work environment
• Additional leave with service
• Employee discount

Full job description will be available upon application.

What your typical day will look like:

• Management of Food Safety and Quality management system and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with SALSA, HACCP, food safety, organic standards, legal compliance, and customer requirements of all products.
• Host and prepare for third party audits.
• Liaising with customers, statutory bodies and external parties during audits and visits.
• Conducting internal audits according to schedule.
• Ensure strict food safety, GMP and hygiene standards are implemented, maintained, and adhered to.
• Address any technical issues raised externally and internally.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including production, operations and purchasing, to drive continuous improvement and improve quality processes.
• Agree and maintain specifications with suppliers to ensure consistency of products supplied.
• Investigate and resolve quality issues, non-conformance's, and customer complaints, implementing corrective and preventive actions as necessary.
• Ensure agreed KPI's are achieved.
• Keep up to date with legislative changes and technical developments.
• Management and development of Quality Assurance Technician

Your essential ingredients:

• 5+ years previous technical/quality management experience in FMCG/Food Manufacturing environment
• Third level Food related qualification e.g., in food science, food technology or related science subject.
• Level 3 HACCP/Level 3 Food Safety
• Internal Auditing qualification
• Excellent leadership skills with ability to manage a variety of cross functional team members.
• Fluent in English with excellent communication skills across a variety of media - verbal & written, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
• Competent in problem solving, team building, planning and decision making.
• Good planning, organisational and time management skills.
• Passion for delivering excellent customer service.
• Good general computer skills including the MS Office suite of tools.

Desirable Criteria (it would be great if you have these but don't worry if you don't)

• Level 4 Food Safety
• Level 4 HACCP

What we hope you do next:
Sound like the career move you've been after and would like to hear more, pick up the phone to me, Anna, now on 028 9031 3720, or send an updated CV - in Word format - via the link on the page.

If this job doesn't quite get the taste buds flowing but like me, you are passionate about food, let's get a chat and see how I can help.

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