Vacancy: Technical Manager
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
Salary: £38,000-£40,000 per annum
JHP Recruitment are seeking a diligent and skilled Technical Manager to join our Food Manufacturing client based in Swindon, Wiltshire on a full-time, permanent basis. As Technical Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring food safety and quality excellence throughout the sourcing, manufacturing and distribution of a range of products.
Main Accountabilities:
- Promote cross-functional collaboration to ensure food safety and quality throughout all teams
- Provide leadership and direction to the site technical team
- Drive a risk-based approach to managing food safety, ensuring compliance with customer policies and external certifications
- Manage internal audits to drive continuous improvement
- Maintain quality management systems and ensure compliance with BRC and retailer codes of practice
- Maintain and evolve the quality management system in line with industry advances and customer requirements
- Coordinate and lead all customer visits and audits
- Build strong relationships with customers to meet their needs and develop quality plans
- Collaborate with commercial teams to handle customer complaints and queries effectively
- Define and implement food safety and quality learning and development
Skills & Qualities Required:
- Degree or equivalent in Food Science or related discipline
- Experience in FMCG, with team management experience
- HACCP Level 3 qualification in retailer quality systems
- Knowledge of BRC compliance and audits
- Strong project management skills
If you think this could be the perfect role for you, please apply here or call Tasha at JHP Recruitment.