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Site Technical Manager

Employer
Food & Drink Recruit
Location
Manchester
Salary
up to £70 +Benefits
Closing date
14 Sep 2018

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Development, Quality Assurance, Technical
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details



Site Technical Manager

Park Cakes is a c£160million business which supplies cake and desserts to service the own brands of major retailers, there are two sites both based in the North West at Oldham and Bolton.

Our products include, high end celebration cake products, slab cakes and mainstream desserts, we mostly supply Marks & Spencer's although we also supply major retailers including Sainsbury's, Tesco's, Co-op and a number of other retailers

We currently have a vacancy for a Site Technical Manager reporting to the Head of Technical to be responsible for a team of approximately three Factory Technical Managers and a number of support staff. The emphasis of this role to working as a business partner to influence the Operations team and ensure Technical standards are operational and adhered to across site. Example accountabilities for this role include: -
  • Overseeing the implementation and maintenance of the Quality System and ensuring that the requirements of Customer Code of Practice and legislative requirements are met
  • Championing of a "right first time, every time" approach to quality issues across the site, the emphasis of this being to work in partnership with Operations
  • Effectively communicate with staff, colleagues and senior managers on matters regarding production, quality, service, food safety as necessary to manage any issues and manage forward on potential issues
  • Managing the Technical Service dept to ensure that processes are in place to determine customer's needs and expectations, clearly define their requirements and to ensure that these requirements are fulfilled
  • Ensure the site maintains a robust system of traceability for products & raw materials
  • Act as an expert resource to ensure the company is kept informed of all relevant legislation, food safety issues, legislative, scientific and technical developments and industry code of practice
  • Work with the Raw Material Technical department and Operations to ensure full integrirty & segregation within the factory according to our customer Codes of Practice.
  • Deliver leadership and support to the Technical team and management team, by managing training and facilitating staff performance and development, and ensuring the Technical department structure and skills are developed to meet business and job requirements.


Candidate Profile
  • A degree in Food Technology or a related scientific discipline, backed by several years results orientated technical management experience
  • Strong leadership and communication skills, aligned to an enthusiastic and tenacious nature
  • The ability to manage expectations in a calm and professional manner
  • A customer focused approach and the ability to communicate & influence across a variety all levels, both internally & externally


Package :
  • Salary is up to £70k +benefits


To Apply: Please press the 'apply' button

*Due to the amount of applications received, only those who our client wishes to progress will be contacted. If you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Thank you for reading this advertisement.

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Company

Food and Drink Recruit are a leading specialist recruitment agency. We can fill any specialised roles for Food and Drink Manufacturing Companies across the UK.

Our recruitment covers all disciplines such as NPD, Technical, Quality, Engineering, HR, Production, IT, Purchasing, Sales and Marketing, Supply Chain, Warehouse, Planning etc.

Check our website for more details: www.foodanddrinkrecruit.co.uk

Company info
Website
Telephone
0113 2250 907
Location
Spen Court
Leeds
LS16
GB

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