Technical Manager

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Technical Manager

Department: Quality & Safety

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: CPU - North Acton

Reporting To: Quality & Safety Director

Description

The Site Technical Manager is responsible for ensuring that all products manufactured by the Company meet safety, quality and legal requirements. This will be achieved by monitoring and maintaining the Company and the customer's quality assurance systems, food safety audits and HACCP.

What you'll do at Pasta Evangelists:

• Continually develop and maintain the Company quality management system and HACCP.
• Act upon legislation and guidelines to ensure that manufacturing is conducted legally.
• Advise on hygiene and housekeeping, factory fabrication and food handling practices to ensure products are produced in a food safe environment.
• Ensure compliance to customer's policies and standards and the BRC Global Standard for food safety.
• Provide information and expertise to external customers on all food safety and quality related matters.
• Comply with the customers standards and policies.
• Be the main contact for customer audits. Liaise with customer/third party auditor(s). Ensure all documentation is available. Implement agreed corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance to relevant standards e.g. RSPO, MSC, etc.
• Complete internal audits.
• Advise on food safety and hygiene.
• Ensure maintenance of customer and raw material specifications.
• Liaise and co-operate with the production and commercial teams to ensure that customers are supplied with food products which are safe to eat and that the quality complies with the customer specifications.
• Liaise and co-operate with the production and commercial teams to ensure that products meet current legislation standards and that they are produced under methods of Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Oversee launch of new products and artwork approval system.
• Conduct supplier audits as required.
• Set objectives and team and individual KPIs based on the consumer focused business plan and monitor these objectives and KPIs to ensure they are met.

Who you are:

• Knowledge of HACCP, BRC and retail audit requirements.
• Able to lead a BRC audit (latest version)
• Knowledge of food legislation standards.
• Awareness of Health and Safety legislation and regulations.
• Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Previous experience working in a technical role is essential.
• Previous experience of working in the food industry is essential.
• A passion for delivering results and the drive to exceed expectations.
• Strong planning and organisational skills with a sense of priority for deadlines and attention to detail.
• Excellent decision making and problem-solving skills.
• A passion for delivering an outstanding customer experience.
• Ability to be flexible to meet business needs.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
• A team player.
• Self-motivated and a strong commitment to personal development.

What we can offer:

• Competitive salary to attract best talent
• Join a dynamic, fast-moving & diverse team
• Regular team socials and pasta tastings
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Free Pasta Evangelists products
• Free Italian lessons
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days of paid annual leave (plus bank holidays)