Head of Technical Innovation

at  Warburtons

Location: Bolton
Function: Quality
Job Reference: 5936
Employment Type: Permanent / Full Time
Closing Date: 22/11/2024
As ‘the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the introduction of the sixth generation, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND MEASURES

To work as part of the Quality Senior Leadership Team to manage this key function within the business and to play your part in developing the function to enable the long-term success of Warburtons.

• Lead the Innovation Technical team to deliver the Innovation Product Pipeline and Plan to ensure that the volume and value share and profit targets are achieved in line with the 5yr plan.
• Collaboration with key suppliers to ensure best in class ingredient Innovation and ongoing development of a shared development plan to deliver best in class ingredient technology.
• To lead the Innovation Technical Team to ensure they have the correct level skills and longer-term succession planning to ensure we have the correct skills in place for the future.
• To work in close collaboration with both Central Engineering team and key equipment suppliers to deliver best in class process development.
• Ongoing management of all H&S activities within the R&I Centre to ensure a safe and compliant facility.

Please refer the Job description for details