Red Eagle Recruitment are looking to recruit a Technical Manager for our Fresh Produce Client.



Responsible for: Technical Manager
General Description 

To drive the business forward with food safety and quality standards. Provide Technical expertise in all aspects of the process in the factory and to support other departments and H&S in the factory, ensuring the facilities are “audit ready” at all the times and maintains and improves high grade of achievements. Deputising and assisting for the Compliance Manager on auditing, leading customer visits. Reporting to head of Operations.

Reporting to: Head of Operations
Deputises for: Head of Operations
Deputy: Compliance Manager


·          Be up to date with latest BRC / TPPS / F2F / DEFRA and other relevant Food Safety and quality standards, familiar with EU / UK legislation relating to Fresh Produce sector

·          Having strong understanding of product / customer specifications, Grower and Variety approval processes and lists and maintain them

·          Building strong proactive relationships with customer technical representatives, answering questions and requests for information promptly and ensuring all ongoing tasks are completed within the set deadlines that in turn effectively manage expectations

·          Retain / Maintain / Create and communicate specifications to the quality team so they can manage this with suppliers and packhouse team

·          Assure customer specifications are being met by liaising with the quality, compliance and systems team and ensuring any deviations are flagged promptly

·          Investigate customer / inhouse rejections / complains and incidents, communicating directly with quality team to understand the root cause and communicate it back to customer. Producing corrective action plans and reports and ensuring implementation to avoid reoccurrence.

·          Have a good understanding of the Company’s policies, processes and functions focused on Quality department. Develop and review processes, procedures and policy relevant to their role.

·          Supporting company initiatives and demonstrate company values. Drive “excellence” culture on the site through strong management. Ensure the site is technically and ethically led

·          Ensure high standards of the Site Hygiene and employee personal hygiene standards have been met. Manage internal audit systems and prepare, manage and lead all customer audits

·          Responsible for all areas relating to consumer safety throughout the process

·          Carry out annual Residue / Microbial analysis and trend the sample results

·          Maintain HACCP / Daily Check / Pest Control / Calibration / COSHH and QC Training folders and procedures

·          Collaborate with other departments (e.g., Risk Management, Production, Packaging, Maintenance, Quality and Employee Services, HR Department etc.) to direct technical issues to appropriate existing channels for investigation and resolution. Consult with the Marketing Desk Technical department

·          Provide feedback to Managers within the department and develop mechanisms for ensuring ongoing compliance with guidance and procedures, on trends or issues for inclusion in training programme

·          Member / leader of Packhouse HACCP Team

·          Member of Packhouse Health & Safety Committee

·          Audit cover on Compliance Manager absence, assist and conduct audits with 3rd party auditors including Accommodations

·          Management of corrective actions / proactively thinking ahead

·          Manage Label print room, ensuring all labels are created, approved, printed and verified in timely manner

·          Undertake any other tasks reasonably requested by the Head of Operations





Competencies   

Qualifications/ Licences  

·          Food Safety and Quality

·          HACCP Level 2/3, level 4 desirable

·          Pest Control

·          Internal Auditing

·          Health and Safety

·          Ethical Standard

·          BRC / TPPS / Red Tractor / F2F / SMETA etc.

Skills

·          Excellent analytical skills to understand the implications and complexities of different regulations

·          Utmost professionalism and confidentiality at all times

·          Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

·          Enthusiasm, self-confidence and self-motivated

·          Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

·          Ability to use initiative ad be pro-active

·          Results focused, problem solving

·          Open to sharing new ideas and methodology

·          Willing to adapt and take on new challenges and drive to continually improve

·          Innovative

·          Proactive

·          Attention to Detail

·          Strong degree of flexibility within a multi targeted environment

·          Team player

·          Good computer and EPR systems competency.



Experience

·          Ideally have experience operating within the fresh produce arena

·          Leading / Managing small teams

·          Good IT skills mainly (Excel, Word & Outlook e-mails

·          BRC / TPPS / F2F / Red Tractor and other relevant standard knowledge

·          Health and Safety Standard knowledge

·          Food Safety Standard knowledge

·          Internal Compliance and Hygiene Audit Knowledge

·          HACCP / TACCP

·          COSHH

·          Detailed understanding of food safety and quality standards and legislation