Npd Technologist

**TECHNICAL MANAGER - FOOD MANUFACTURING**

**PERMANENT - FULL TIME**

**LOCATION: BALA, NORTH WALES**

**SALARY: £50K**

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are looking to recruit a Technical Manager for our client, a specialist food manufacturer in Bala, North Wales. The Technical Manager is responsible for maintaining, developing and implementing the food safety and quality ethos ensuring compliance with customer and BRC standards

**Key Areas of Responsibility**

Managing the technical team:

- Technical Projects Manager (provide holiday cover) and specifications team
- Technical Support Manager (provide holiday cover) and QA team
- Technical Systems Co-Ordinator (holiday cover)
- Ensure technical team workload is completed in timely manner, to required standards
- Team training and development, on time completion of annual appraisals and support where required
- Out of hours contact
- To manage and lead all 3rd party audits including the latest BRC, all retailers and accreditation schemes including RSPO, UTZ etc
- HACCP team lead including management of the HACCP system and associated documents along with implementation within the factory.
- TACCP/VACCP team lead including management of risk assessments and associated documents
- Implementation and management of the FSQMS system including completion and review of procedures, paperwork and spreadsheets etc
- Overall responsibility for ensuring retailer and 3rd party standards are met and upheld across the site, driving audit ready every day standards in both the factory environment and documentation
- Responsible for all food relevant legal compliance, including changes to legislation/regulations and requirements including the transition out of the EU
- Key contact for all retailer management including face to face interaction, reviews and issues, support in management of retailer systems and updates
- Liasion with departmental heads
- Supplier assurance:

- Supplier and raw material approval
- Supplier approval audits/visits
- Risk assessment & Schedule master:

- Micro, chemical, nutritional, allergenic risk assessments and associated testing schedules
- Traceability & mass balance schedules inc recall & withdrawal
- Internal audit schedule & management
- Other Technical Responsibilities:

- Technical team budget and spend
- KPI Reporting

**Experience Required**
- Experience within the food industry essential
- Previous management experience within a technical team
- Degree level or similar in food science based degree
- HACCP Level 4
- Food Safety Level 4
- TACCP/VACCP Training
- Allergen Training
- Audit Trained
- Full knowledge of latest BRC version
- Knowledge of retailer systems and codes of practice
- Accuracy, attention to detail and numerate approach to provide data on time in the right format.
- Proactive and finds solutions to problems.
- Confident, articulate and courteous communicator over the phone, face to face and in writing.
- Actively works with the team to create a positive team environment.
- Is highly flexible, competent and adaptable and takes responsibility for own learning.
- Undertakes tasks with enthusiasm and takes pride in his/her work at all times. Communicates effectively at all levels, considers other’s opinions and always treats others with respect.
- Displays a positive and professional attitude.
- Skills and Experience - Desirable
- BRC Lead Audit Trained
- BRC audit experience
- Experience working with retailer specification systems
- Knowledge of JS, Tesco, ASDA, Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl codes of practice

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £30,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location