Head of Technical

4 weeks ago


Huntingdon, United Kingdom Glebe Farm Foods Ltd Full time

**Job role: Head of Technical**

**Effective date: January 2023**

**Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer**

**Based at: Glebe Farm Foods**

**Role**

Glebe is planning to grow significantly over the coming years and now requires an excellent Head of Technical to support this and drive transformational change. The key purpose of this role is to lead Glebe’s Technical team to ensure all our products are quality and food safety compliant.

**Who we are**

We are an independent business led by sister and brother team, Rebecca and Philip Rayner, on our family farm, north of Huntingdon, in Cambridgeshire. We’re the only farm in the UK growing and processing gluten free oats into porridge flakes, oat flour and our delicious gluten free oat drink, PureOaty. Since we’re involved in every step of growing, milling and manufacturing our oats, we know exactly what goes into everything we produce. We are the premier supplier of gluten free oats throughout Europe and supply customers and manufacturers right around the world.

**Your responsibilities**

Key aspects of the role include:

- Lead and support the Technical, Hygiene and NPD teams.
- Design and implement the strategy and delivery of product quality across all products.
- Ensure all technical questions or concerns raised by customers are dealt with in a timely manner by the Technical team.
- Ensure relevant technical standards are implemented across the whole site.
- Ensure customer codes of practice standards are continuously met.
- Manage and support the NPD process for brand-led innovation from concept to launch in collaboration with the marketing team.
- Collaborate with the Head of Marketing to work on implementing a 5-year plan.
- Design and deliver an ESG plan (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance).
- Ensure we are compliant with packaging legislation.
- Any other tasks that may reasonably be required by the business.

**Skills and experience**

This role requires the following technical skills and experience:

- Food science degree or equivalent experience working in the food manufacturing industry.
- Proven technical liquid development experience.
- Proven experience of Workplace Safety & Health, Environmental and Sustainability (SMETA audit) and BRC.
- Knowledge of organic and Bio Suisse.
- Knowledge of FEMAS, Organic and GFCP.
- Proven experience working with retailers.
- Strong understanding around retail own label products.

This role requires the following personal attributes:

- Strong strategic leadership skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Self-motivated.

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- HUNTINGDON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location



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