Overview:

We're recruiting a Technical Manager to join a food manufacturer in Brecon.  The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining Grade A at BRCGS Audit, dealing with non- conformances, 3rd party, customers, also dealing with complaints and customer rejections.

The Role:

• To lead the technical compliance function of the site ensuring legislative requirements for food safety within the production environment.
• To interface directly with the customer regarding compliance to food safety and quality issues
• To ensure that procedures are in place to manage food safety and quality systems e.g. GMP, HACCP
• To interface with external bodies with regards to customer and 3rd party audits and follow up any nonconformances in a timely manner.
• To ensure all preparations are in place for annual BRCGS audit.
• To drive GMP and standards at the site

Duties:

• To ensure that technical activities on site are robustly structured and managed so as to comply with relevant industry standards (e.g. BRCGS), and customer COP’s
• To ensure regular reviews are held with direct team members, including performance reviews, one to ones and maintaining appropriate training
• To facilitate stringent process and finished product controls via the effective management of a robust HACCP system which is audited against and reviewed on a scheduled basis
• To provide the relevant input into technical specifications for equipment if required to ensure that required standards are met.
• To ensure that customers systems for specification management are maintained.
• To carry out ad hoc projects as business needs change.
• To manage 3rd party and customer audits and non-compliance close out.
• To run and coordinate internal system audits
• To investigate all customer complaints and rejections and respond to the customer accordingly.
• To train and develop the QA team
• Liaise with Cardiff Met University, to help train personnel on site through their workshops and training days.
• Oversee and mentor participants in the Affiliate Program.

The Person:

• Ideally degree educated, Food Science/Technology or Microbiology qualification preferred.
• Experience at a similar level in food manufacturing, ideally chilled high risk foods
• Would suit an existing Technical Manager or high caliber Quality Manager looking for next step up
• Man-management experience
• Excellent communication/presentation skills
• Computer literate
• Good working knowledge of BRCGS version 9
• Process /Product development experience would be beneficial
• Consistent approach
• Able to drive changes and a “can do” attitude.