Assistant Technical Manager

Assistant Technical Manager

40k

Hull

FMCG Environment

Acting as part of a hands-on technical team, responsible for the management of the Technical Administrator and Specification Technologist(s). You will provide support with customer complaint investigations, reviewing and maintaining technical systems, management of site visits and audits, as well as ensuring product is produced to high quality and customer standards and within safety and legality requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting direct reports and teams in providing training and development plans.
• Assisting the QA Manager and QA teams with their decision-making processes.
• A holistic approach, building relationships with other departments to achieve shared KPIs.
• Be involved in managing day to day issues with the production teams and ensuring appropriate actions are taken and documented where deviations from specified controls occur.
• Support and develop the site-based Quality Management System, by working closely with the Technical Manager.
• Assisting in new product trials and providing feedback of key challenges in the process.
• Ensuring compliance within your area of responsibility, working in part with the site compliance team.
• Is a key member of the HACCP Food Safety Plan, deputy to the team leader.
• Lead site technical audits and visits in absence of the Technical Manager.
• Lead independent projects as and when the need arises.
• Develop expertise across the site, fully understanding the processes, parameters and constraints.
• Undertake such ad-hoc duties as maybe required to benefit the business.
• To always act in the best interest of the company
• Deliver on key performance indicators including; people, quality, health, safety and environment, cost optimistation, customer service and project delivery.
• Challenge current processes and practices, with a view to continuously improve site.
• Objectively assess direct reports performance and develop improvement plans.
• Ensure that Department Supervisors are accountable for their area of responsibility.
• Ensure clarity of role for team members, including assigning of tasks and providing feedback.
• Maintain knowledge of relevant legislation, internal company policies and procedures, codes of practice, technical specifications, COSHH regulations and developments in H.A.C.C.P systems relevant to the department.
• Uphold good housekeeping and hygiene practices to ensure product safety, with particular attention to temperature control and general hygiene.
• Review and update the training requirements of the department in line with current legislation and changing departmental operations
• Respect and honour the sentiment of the ethical policies and codes of conduct when interacting with colleagues
• Ensure that all staff have been given the appropriate level of training necessary to carry out their work within legislative and Health and Safety guidelines
• Carry out activities with full awareness of their impact on the environment, in terms of people and the local area
• Ensure that you understand and adhere to your personal responsibilities with regard the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Environmental Protection Act 1990, Site Environmental Permit, company HSE policies, site safety rules, and procedures at all times
• To identify hazards in the workplace and to take corrective action or initiate controls to minimise the risk
• To effectively promote Health, Safety and Environmental awareness within your areas of control
• Ensuring that all HSE information relevant to "preventative and protective measures" is communicated to your subordinates
• Carry out activities with full awareness of their impact on the environment, both in terms of people and the local area
• Effectively manage energy and waste within the department

Work Area Skills

• Actively promotes and communicates appropriate health and safety behaviours and environmental awareness
• Has detailed knowledge of systems, processes and procedures
• Champions KPI improvement in the department
• Actively encourages, organises and applies continuous improvement techniques and processes
• Actively involved in the continuous improvement goals and objectives
• Delivers quality and accuracy in own work and in that of the team
• Ensures that the department operates to the correct working standard
• Effective labour resource planning
• Able to cope under pressure and flex with production peaks, ensuring the team are supported and achieve their objectives
• Able to identify problems and own them through to resolution
• Can act on decisions with the required amount of urgency

Personal Skills

• Works to common goals/SMART objectives
• Ensures effective use of personal and team's time
• Communicates effectively to all departments/stakeholders on or off shift
• Able to resolve matters quickly and complete tasks
• Effective management of the team by motivating people and coordinating tasks
• Effective management of Department Supervisors to ensure that key business objectives are met
• Maintain positive and productive relationships with team members and other departments/stakeholders
• Ensures the team are adequately trained and that personal and technical skills are developed
• Able to motivate self and others
• Chooses the most appropriate method and tools for communication
• Able to manage challenging situations in a professional manner and seeks amicable solutions
• Takes responsibility for the team and takes corrective action where necessary
• Treats all colleagues with respect

Job Related Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Previous experience of FMCG manufacturing (preferably food related)
• Proven track record of managing large teams
• Knowledge of continuous improvement tools and techniques
• Experience of health and safety
• Management of quality systems
• Ability to interact with high profile customers

General Attainment & Training

• All core training and mandatory procedures
• All relevant site/area policies, procedures & processes (including customer specific requirements)
• Experience in continuous improvement and lean principles/tools
• Food Safety Level 4
• HACCP Level 4
• IOSH

If you are interested and meet the above criteria, please send your CV to (url removed) or call the Commercial team on (phone number removed) if you have any queries.

Please note: Prestige Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer with 30 years of service within the recruitment & staffing sector.