Technical Manager

Technical Manager - West Sussex - £75,000 - £80,000 DOE

We’re looking for a Technical Manager to join a well-established food manufacturer who are incredibly busy and projected to double their turnover in five years!

From a technical point of view, they’re in a strong place with a BRC AA+ and no current gaps in the team. But with all the growth coming their way they need to ensure food safety remains a priority.

The role would suit a tried-and-tested Technical Manager as opposed to someone stepping up.

Role Responsibilities

Reporting directly into the Managing Director, you’ll be tasked with:

• Managing the day-to-day activities of the technical team on site, it’s a small team so you’ll be the face for Technical.
• Ensuring the HACCP system is adhered to and managing site audit schedules to ensure compliance.
• As a customer facing Technical Manager, you’ll be liaising with food service customers on quality issues and when necessary co-ordinating customer visits / audits.
• Proactively communicating information to the Directors on technical performance.

Candidate.

• You will need to have a chilled food background to succeed in this role.
• Previous experience as a Technical Manager within food manufacturing.
• HACCP Level 4 and Food Safety Level 4 preferred but not essential.
• A working knowledge of BRC V9.
• The ability to take ownership of a technical function.
• This is a challenging role due to just how busy the site is.
• You will need to be comfortable with ambiguity and getting stuck in, no two days are the same in this business. 

Company.

• Hugely successful family run business with a rich history and plenty of awards for their products to boast about!
• As the Technical Manager you’ll be part of the senior leadership team on site.
• They will allow you flexibility on hours to assist with a healthy work life balance. Don’t get me wrong if you’ve got a heavy audit week, you’re expected to be present, but you’ll get those hours back.
• Standard company pension, 25 days holiday.

If you're interested in this opportunity, please submit your CV via the link provided quoting reference HM/TNT/1308

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