Technical Assistant Manager, Perthshire

Job Description

The Food Industry is very fast paced, demanding, and constantly developing, therefore the people the company looks to join them must have a great personality and the drive to exceed the customers’ expectations. This is an exciting opportunity for a Technical Assistant Manager to join one of the Uk’s well-known Food Manufacturing Companies.

This role is based in the Central Scotland – a more specific location is available on the application.

The Role
We are currently looking to add to our fantastic team, as we have a fantastic opportunity to join us as an Assistant Technical Manager, to assist the Technical Manager in the running of the QA & Hygiene department and stepping up to cover the Technical Manager as required.

Duties & Responsibilities
• Ensuring compliance to BRC, customer and group standards within the site.
• Managing the site internal audit system, (Hygiene, GMP, Fabric and Glass & Hard Plastic).
• Managing the site supplier & service approval system.
• Managing site calibration system.
• Liaising with departmental staff in complaint investigations and non-conformances and investigate root cause of external (and internal) non-conformances.
• Managing and developing the QC / QA Team effectively to maximise their potential and oversee completion of day to day duties.
• To liaise with the onsite Food Standard Scotland team as and when required.
• To support production to actively maintain technical standards and assisting in tackling issues that may compromise technical integrity.
• Ensure that all customer requirements are consistently met in a timely manner.
• Monitor all issues including the identification of complaint trends and advise on corrective action.
• Audits – assist in ensuring external and internal audits meet with company expectations.
• Document control – ensure that forms, documents and processes etc are maintained and updated as necessary.
• Assist in maintaining and developing a positive food safety culture on site to increase employee awareness to factors that may compromise food safety through guidance and training.
• Maintain, control and conduct maintenance of the food safety & quality management system as required.
• To adhere to current legislation and company hygiene policies with regards to safe food production and hygiene at all times
• Hygiene – To ensure best practice is adopted at all times in your department for control of staff, product and environmental hygiene.
• To ensure that you and your staff comply with the Company Health and Safety policy at all times

Knowledge & Experience
• Ideally educated to degree level in a food science / agricultural discipline, but not essential.
• Experience in managing quality assurance systems within a fast paced chilled food manufacturing environment.
• Good understanding of BRC Issue 8 and associated voluntary modules and their implementation.
• Knowledge of relevant legislative requirements.
• Good understanding of retailer codes of practices and web based portal systems.

Skills:
• Trained to minimum L3 in HACCP and Food Hygiene.
• Auditor (lead or internal) training desirable.
• Knowledge of basic microbiology.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Proactive, self motivated problem solver able to work as part of a team and autonomously.
• High attention to detail.
• Excellent communicator.

If you would like to be considered for this excellent opportunity, then please get in touch with Craig Russell ASAP. Contact me on 0131 226 5060.