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- 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:
- Maintain the site's quality standards and ensure compliance with external certification standards, keeping the site audit-ready at all times.
- Manage internal specifications, including regular reviews and interpretation using customer portals.
- Handle raw material and supplier information management.
- Respond to customer requests by completing technical documentation and specifications.
- Manage customer Certificates of Analysis (C of As) and check C of A data from suppliers against the specs.
- Oversee technical documentation and artwork to ensure legal accuracy.
- Ensure all raw materials and packaging meet legislative requirements.
- Effectively manage customer complaints and issues, identifying causes and solutions, including covering customer Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), investigating and responding.
- Lead Root Cause Analysis investigations when required.
- Complete monthly KPI reports, summarising issues and trends.
- Provide support to the quality department, including writing procedures and managing these along with the quality manual.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in technical roles within the food industry, with a significant portion in technical responsibilities.
- Familiarity with BRCGS accredited standards in the UK and audit experience.
- Degree in a food-related discipline.
- Awareness of current food legislation and regulatory experience is an advantage.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- A "right first time" attitude and ability to think outside the box.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Must have the right to work in the UK (no sponsorship offered).
- Experience in writing procedures and managing quality manuals.
- Good awareness of checking C of A data from suppliers against the specs.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary.
- Office hours, Monday to Friday, with an hour for lunch.
- 23 days holiday per year plus public holidays.
- Company pension scheme.
- Staff discount scheme.
- Free car parking.
- Smart/casual dress code.
Please do apply at your earliest convenience to be considered for interview.
