Technical & Quality Manager in Wrexham

1 month ago


Wrexham, United Kingdom Vickerstock Full time

Vickerstock are excited to be working in partnership with a leading food manufacturing company on the appointment of Technical & Quality Manager for their North Wales based site.

Reporting to the Factory Manager, the Technical & Quality Manager will be a key member of the site management team and take primary responsibility for driving forward best in class quality and technical performance.

What your day to day will look like:

  • Ensure that the quality systems operate effectively to comply with all relevant guidelines and standards.
  • Ensuring that products produced comply with the required quality parameters and due diligence checks i.e. specification criteria, labelling, weight and measures, temperature control and food safety criteria.
  • Developing and maintaining product specifications both through retailer portals and internal specification platforms.
  • Ensure a high standard of housekeeping & hygiene are continuously maintained on site in line with GMP.
  • Assist and facilitate a continual improvement programme throughout the site and lead site investigation and improvement plans for technical and quality KPI's.
  • Liaise with customer representatives and regulatory authorities. Co-ordinate and lead site visits and audits.
  • Promote and implement improvements aligned with the group technical strategy.
  • Identify, agree, and implement the quality objectives for the site.
  • Develop appropriate staff training and mentoring programmes for the technical function to aid progression and staff development.
  • Develop and maintain an internal auditing system that will satisfy the changing requirements of our customers in a cost-effective manner.
  • Develop & maintain a site HACCP programme
  • Implement appropriate trend analysis and other statistical and factual reporting to support quality improvement. This is supplemented by the onsite laboratory and in process analysis which fall under the remit of the technical function.
  • Develop and implement specifications for raw materials, processing parameters and final product. Monitor incoming materials for conformance to specification and work in partnership with.
  • Work in conjunction with group development manager and contribute to NPD projects as appropriate.
  • Contribute fully to site management team and assist with site operational and environmental objectives.
  • Manage the onsite analytical laboratory.
  • Other reasonable duties as required.

Your essential ingredients

  • Minimum 3 years' experience at a management level within a food quality and technical department.
  • Lead in customer and accreditation audits
  • Proficient knowledge on the development, implementation, and reviewing of a QMS and HACCP monitoring plan
  • IT literacy

Desirable Criteria (it would be great if you have these but don't worry if you don't)

  • Degree or equivalent third level qualification in food science
  • Knowledge in microbiological and analytical analysis.
  • Understanding of a laboratory environment

What to do next:

Sound like the career move you've been after and would like to hear more, pick up the phone to Anna now on T (phone number removed), or send an updated CV - in Word format - via the link on the page (or email).

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