Job Purpose:

The technical compliance manager is responsible for two production sites and the management of the Laboratory, Hygiene, Quality Assurance and New Product Development.

There is strong focus on all the technical and quality aspects of beverage manufacture including quality systems and food safety. You’ll also be the one that ensures all processes meet legal and standard requirements.

Main Duties:

• To ensure that an adequate Quality Management System is maintained so as to prevent the production of substandard product and product recalls.
• Manage all technical aspects of new product development including specification management using customer systems such as My Core, Tesco Connect and others as well as internal specification and QAS management.
• Manage all technical visits and audits including where relevant uploading visit reports and corrective actions to the relevant customer technical systems.
• Review all artwork against specification and legislation for accuracy and legality before approval.
• To ensure that there are sufficiently qualified and competent people within the team to deliver the desired level of technical service.
• To provide guidance, appropriate training and mentoring to develop all staff in own departments and production.
• To ensure customer satisfaction and confidence with respect to food safety.
• To ensure statutory obligations, customer requirements, company policies with respect to Food Safety and Due Diligence are met and consistently applied.
• To ensure that procedures and methods are adequate to prevent contamination of product.
• To monitor and complete all relevant documentation that relate to quality, hygiene & the lab.
• To achieve Technical targets and to provide guidance to encourage others to achieve their targets
• Enforce adherence to the housekeeping standards expected by the company and its customers.
• Monitoring of direct reports time and attendance and initiate disciplinary action following the company disciplinary policy at all times.
• When required by senior management, carry out any other duties provided that adequate training and supervision is given where deemed necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing company hygiene, quality, NPD and laboratory activities.
• Managing the day-to-day activities of the quality department and leading and developing a team of quality assurance, resource and hygiene staff.
• Ensure that work areas are kept organised and tidy.
• Abide by the strict hygiene and housekeeping requirements.
• Follow company Policies and Procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Ensure that Company Health and Safety Policies and Procedures are adhered to at all times.

Qualifications and training

• Food Safety Level 3
• HACCP Level 3
• Lead Auditor but as a minimum Internal Auditor Trained
• To have previously been a QA Manager or Technical Manager for at least 3 years
• Demonstrate working knowledge of raw material & packaging specifications
• Understanding of TACCP/VACCP
• Knowledge of retailer customer requirements in particular Tesco.
• Experience hosting Food Safety Audits and technical visits

IF YOU'D LIKE TO APPLY, PLEASE EMAIL CV TO: info@jkrecruit.co.uk