OVERVIEW

As an integral member of our technical team, we are seeking an Assistant Technical Manager with a practical and proactive approach to help ensure Donald Russell remains a legally compliant Food Business Operator (FBO) and EC approved plant.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Internal Auditor
• HACCP Training
• Food Labelling
• Food Allergy

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Background working in a food production environment
• Ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment with changing deadlines.
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships with suppliers and within the business.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• The ability to learn quickly.
• Strong planning, organisation, and time management skills.
  Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Paid volunteer time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Asst Tech Manage

• Operating the supplier approval program, documentation, accreditations, and performance monitoring.
• Responsible for the delivery and reporting of KPI’s on Food Safety and Quality.
• Working in collaboration with the Health and Safety Manager to ensure regular training/refreshing of training and mentoring of the team to improve performance and technical understanding.
• Compliance and verification of labels.
• Identify trends in customer complaints, investigating & reporting weekly.
• Deputise for the Technical Manager as and when required.
• Responsible for running product recall and traceability exercises.
• Organoleptic assessment of shelf life.
• Complaint investigation for all Food Safety & Quality issues using root cause analysis.
• Lead the site training plan with regards to food safety, and legislative requirements, including allergens, microbiology awareness and good practice.
• Trend results of environmental swabbing regime and communicate these results to relevant departments in the business and ensuring corrective actions are carried out in a timely manner.
• Monitor the microbiological and chemical testing of products to ensure the results are within normal limits.
• Manage external raw material finished goods, packaging and ingredient specifications.
• Implement and Maintain Quality Attributes. (Inhouse & outsourced)
• Coach and mentor QC staff to drive standards forward.
• Educate and promote food safety and technical standards across the operational teams and coach best practice.
• Competently liaise with Suppliers and auditors as required (internally & externally).
• Competently auditing against the defined internal audit schedule and closing out of non-conformances.