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Produce Technical Manager

Employer
Hutchinson Jonas
Location
Home Counties/Flexible Location
Salary
£45-55k + Benefits
Closing date
3 Oct 2018

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

Job Details

Are you a solid Technical Manager with experience of managing a supplier base?
Do you have a strong background in Fresh Produce (whole or prepared produce)?
Are you flexible to travel across the UK and Europe as part of the role?

Main Responsibilities
Delivering product improvement, product development and supplier development projects across the category to agreed plan and timescales aligned with category and brand strategy.
Assessing capability of new suppliers and advising of suitability for approval process and any action required.
Delivering improved quality performance across category through actioning routine sampling, complaints, incidents and sales.
Investigate and resolve food safety, quality and/or integrity issues escalated, quality testing, nutritional verification or supply chain working with key stakeholders to find lasting solutions.

Key Skills Required
Graduate with relevant food related degree, as well as relevant auditing and HACCP experience
Strong, proven experience in a similar Technical Manager role
Thorough understanding of the fresh produce category, food technology, relevant country legislation, food hygiene, audit and quality management systems
Product management and commercialisation experience in a highly networked environment
Proven track record of working cross-functionally with key stakeholders

If you are looking for a company that offer great benefits and this role sounds of interest then please do not hesitate to apply for this position.
 

Company

Hutchinson Jonas, specialises in the recruitment of FMCG industry professionals.  We cover both the Retail and Manufacturing market areas providing a comprehensive recruitment service to both job seekers and companies alike.

Experience

From inception, Hutchinson Jonas has focused upon the food & drink manufacturing sector and is now one of the leading recruiters in this area. We have successfully completed hundreds of assignments and placements and can draw upon over 15 years of recruitment experience at a senior level. Whatever recruitment problem your organisation has faced, we have almost certainly faced them before.

Clients
Our testimonials come from some of the leading, most influential people within food manufacturing. They speak volumes about our service and can be seen on our website: http://www.hutchinsonjonas.co.uk/ 

Any number of things set us apart from the rest, most notably ‘investment’. We invest heavily in staff development to ensure our people remain leaders in their fields. We also invest in database technology to ensure that we are aware of the availability of key people at any given time. And we invest in the community around us – our graduate food science award at Reading University, our charitable work with PROPS and the National Autistic Society, and our sponsorship of local sports teams are all examples of our commitment to social responsibility.

The Hutchinson Jonas Group is split into two distinct brands, offering two distinct services:

Interim Management
Hutchinson Consultancy Ltd specialises in providing the food & drink industry with interim managers for a variety of different assignments and projects. Our hand-picked professionals are experts in their field and provide support for a variety of different scenarios including gap management, sudden departures, specialist projects and managing change.

Permanent Recruitment
Since our inception in 1999, Jonas has built up a reputation for delivering quality, permanent recruitment solutions in a timely, efficient and ethical manner. We have developed partnerships with many key FMCG Manufacturers, Retailers and Food Service companies both large and small. Our Key Accounts team works together with our customers to offer them a truly service orientated recruitment approach, adding value at every stage of the process.
 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0208 650 7998
Location
Business Services Bromley Ltd
Provident House
Burrell Row
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 1AT
GB

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