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Technical Manager (Fresh Produce/Horticulture)

Employer
Hutchinson Jonas
Location
Homeworking/ Fully Remote (UK Based)
Salary
£45-55k
Closing date
11 Jun 2022

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

Job Details

Are you a Technical Manager who is an expert in Fresh Produce and/or Horticulture?
Do you have specific experience of working with various industry related schemes such as LEAF, Global Gap, OHAS, Red Traktor and many other similar certifications?
Would you like the flexibility of working primarily from home?

Main Responsibilities:
Responsible for all technical aspects of schemes under your responsibility (LEAF, OHAS, other EMEA based certification/addenda).
Oversee the development and maintenance of quality systems to ensure ongoing compliance with internal KPIs, KPIs of the standards owners, and accreditation requirements. Maintaining current program accreditations. 
Maintain relationship with scheme ownership to ensure compliance with relevant KPI expectations.
Ensure application of scheme requirements globally.
Establish requirements for auditors, reviewers, technical individuals.
Design and provide training for all technical resources and auditors.
Attend accredited audits and any other activity mandated by the CPOs, - follow up on non-conformances.
Responsible to follow up on complaints, appeals, recalls, suspensions, withdrawals.
Support the strategy to grow the schemes globally.
Attend industry events to promote schemes. 

Key Skills Required:
Education in Agriculture or a related field and/or previous experience in agriculture.
Excellent understanding of the operation of third party Certification Schemes within the Agricultural sectors.
Five-year experience and full technical knowledge of the schemes.
Ability to make difficult and innovative decisions, approaching them in a fair and logical way.
Challenges conventional thinking, respects legacy strengths but moves quickly to add capabilities and drive change.
Problem solving skills, establishing root causes and what actions are required to prevent recurring issues.
Ability to organise and prioritise the workloads of self and team.
Motivated, willingness to learn and positive attitude.

This is a great opportunity for someone to join a global organization with the flexibility to work from home too, so if it sounds interesting 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
Telephone
0208 650 7998
Location
Business Services Bromley Ltd
Provident House
Burrell Row
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 1AT
GB

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