Technical Coordinator

• Annual Salary: £30,000-40,000 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.