Kierownik/Kierowniczka Działu Technicznego

An exciting opportunity for an individual with Technical/Quality management experience, gained within a food manufacturing environment. Based at a modern site in Melksham, Wiltshire, the company has over four decades experience of exporting British and Irish dairy products around the globe. They work closely with large and small dairy manufacturers across the UK and Ireland, ensuring a wide range of products are sourced to fulfill customer requirements.
Reporting to the site Operations Manager and responsible for a team of three, the aim of this role is to manage and coordinate the on-going technical integrity of all processes and products produced, ensuring compliance to the Company's Quality Management System for both own manufactured products and those sourced from third parties. You will be responsible for ensuring all recognised food safety standards are always met. The successful candidate will need to be confident in assessing and managing technical risks, ensuring the NPD process is managed efficiently, and all customer requirements are met. In addition, managing and developing the Environmental Policy and processes will be a requirement.
It is essential that you have experience within the FMCG, food or drink sector.
Develop and maintain the on-site quality management system to ensure continued BRC/GFSI accreditation
·Liaise with the various food standard bodies e.g. BRC, Halal, Soil Association, FSA, EHO and international authoritative bodies
·Lead, motivate and develop the quality team
·Manage the Company supplier approval and monitoring system, undertaking supplier reviews, visits, and audits, thereby maintaining the Supplier Assurance Programme
·Manage and monitor customer complaints and investigations to comply with quality performance targets
·Manage the Specifications team to ensure that the development of new product launches is done in a timely and legal manner
·Manage the Goods-In Lab Analysis process
·Manage and develop the site environmental policies.
·Diploma/Degree in Food Science and Technology or comparable
Proven experience in the implementation and maintenance of ideally BRC or similar GFSI accreditation
·Pension (4% matched)
·Life cover 2 times
·Holidays 25 days plus Bank Holidays
·This role is commutable from Bath, Chippenham, Warminster, Devizes, Trowbridge, Swindon and may suit a candidate that has previously worked as a Technical Manager, Technical Supervisor, QA manager, Quality Manager, Quality Systems Manager, Technical Team Manager