Job Title: Technical Manager

Location: North Yorkshire

Salary: £55,000

Hours: Monday to Friday

*Please note that this vacancy does not offer sponsorship or able to accept candidates on PSW Visa*

Job Purpose:

To support the technical department and Quality in the production environment. The technical manager ensures product safety/quality/legality through the continuous development of the HACCP and quality systems.

Main responsibilities:

• To ensure technical, specification or legislative information is provided to customers in a timely manner.

• Evaluation of products during the

  development stage to ensure adherence to customer protocols, standards, and factory capabilities.

• Managing customer visits, audits, and trials from a technical perspective.

• Working with the

  site technical team to ensure technical standards are implemented and always achieved.

• To ensure that all relevant information regarding changes, amendments to the Quality Manuals, customer product specifications, working practises and or legislation requirements are communicated to all relevant staff.

• Carry out internal audits to check procedures and policies.

• Ensure that the department’s personal hygiene, housekeeping, health & safety, and welfare levels are always maintained to a high standard.

Experience:      

• Technical experience in meat.

• Ability to highlight potential amongst colleagues and develop, in conjunction with personnel, to ensure succession planning is in place.

• Experience in QA, HACCP, Food Safety and Allergen Management