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Technical Manager

Employer: Hutchinson Jonas
Location: London/Hertfordshire
Salary: £35-45,000pa
Closing date: 11 Nov 2018

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

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Job Details

Are you looking for a new and exciting Technical Manager position with a continuously growing food business and brand?
Are you passionate about food and also very customer focussed?
Do you enjoy travelling as part of your role?

Main Responsibilities:
Ensuring customers have complete confidence in the products and are delighted with our product quality and come back for more.
Enabling the NPD launch process and covering all technical aspects of new product launches (including Food safety, supplier due diligence & quality parameters) to ensure we launch the right product first time.
Taking technical ownership of our supplier base and work closely with the Product Developer and Trading Manager in order to give our customers the best quality of products made in the best factories. This includes schedule approval & maintenance audits, NPD visits & supplier scorecard management. This may include regular UK & some International travel.
Ongoing programme of quality monitoring vs product specifications and quality assessment sheets to ensure we always offer to our customers the best quality products.
Supporting with implementing new technical Systems and Policies.
Day job activity will include KPIs management, specifications management & sign off & artwork approval & liaising with the Trading & Own Brand teams.
Responsible for product consumption for quality samples purposes.

Key Skills Required
Experience working with retailers or having a retail facing role; working closely with suppliers, including auditing, supplier development & NPD from concept to launch.
Food technology (or similar) degree with 2:1 preferable
HACCP qualified
Lead Auditor qualified is preferred
Experience of Food Product Development in a Retail or Factory environment is essential for the role.
Having a sound awareness of the UK food legislation & any new regulations that might affect the food industry.
Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of ethical trade, animal welfare, distribution chains, allergen management & current Technical challenges
Proficient in Microsoft Office packages and web-based systems.
Requirement to consume the product for quality sampling purposes that may also contain meat.
Adaptability within a fast growing company environment.
Focus on quality, accuracy and attention to detail.

If this role sounds of interest then please do not hesitate to apply?

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: http://www.hutchinsonjonas.co.uk/
Telephone: 0208 650 7998
Location: Business Services Bromley Ltd
Provident House
Burrell Row
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 1AT
GB

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