Technical Operations Manager

3 days ago


Haverhill, Suffolk, United Kingdom KatKin Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional Technical Manager to lead our technical function, delivering a first-class technical service across food safety, quality, legislative and customer requirements.

As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for developing and executing our technical strategy, leading the site readiness preparations for our BRC audit, and providing technical leadership and expertise to solve day-to-day challenges and risk assessments.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute our technical strategy, driving results with key stakeholders and teams across the site
  • Lead the site readiness preparations cross-functionally to ensure the site is successful in the first BRC audit
  • Provide technical leadership and expertise to solve day-to-day challenges, risk assessments, and crisis management
  • Ensure all technical standards, customer codes of practice, technical policies, quality standards, and food legislation are consistently adhered to
  • Ensure all technical manuals, systems, and processes are reviewed, updated, trained, and communicated to key stakeholders and teams across the site
  • Ensure the HACCP program is maintained and aligned with best practice at all times
  • Ensure the QMS is effectively implemented and amended to ensure product standards are maintained
  • Ensure the QA and Hygiene teams are run effectively and adequate technical resources are available
  • Ensure all areas have adequate pest control mechanisms in place to limit the threat to food safety
  • Carry out, review, and communicate trend analysis of quality issues, such as customer complaints and TVC counts
  • Manage and coordinate internal audits, implementing audits, planning and scheduling internal audits, and following up on issues raised and implementing relevant corrective action
Requirements
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience in a high-care/risk ready meals or cooked meat product FMCG food manufacturing site
  • Educated to at least a degree level in food science or a related discipline
  • Comfortable with agricultural animal food production (chicken, beef, pork, fish, turkey, lamb, duck)
  • Experienced knowledge of health and safety/food safety systems and legislation, including Food Safety and Hygiene Level 3, HACCP Level 3, and Food Safety Level 3
  • Effectively worked cross-functionally with a range of teams (Technical, Production, Engineering, and Quality)
  • Highly organized and able to prioritize your workload within a pressurized environment
  • Strong communicator and able to communicate with internal teams, external customers, suppliers, external authorities, and visitors in a professional manner
  • Ability to reliably commute or relocate to CB9 7FD
About Us

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At KatKin, we celebrate differences, and everything that makes our colleagues unique, by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive.



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