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Technical Manager
Job Posted: 14 hours ago
Salary: £ 50,000 - 55,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Exeter
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Technical Manager.
Exeter Area with some travel required
£Competitive
My Client based near Exeter is a manufacturer of premium food products - Reporting directly to the Directors, within this role you will lead all technical, quality and food safety activities across the site. As part of the role you will also be managing the Technical team at their sister site based in West Sussex, so occasional travel there will be required (once every couple of weeks and when audits are conducted). The ideal candidate will be hands on, whilst also being commercially creative. You will have the ability to lead and manage audits and regularly update the Board
Technical Manager Key Responsibilities:
·Lead the Technical teams across both sites, ensuring high performance and standards.
·Drive a culture of quality, food safety and continuous improvement.
·Bring a hands-on, solution-oriented approach - ready to step in and assist our teams whenever needed.
·Remain calm and decisive under pressure, especially when faced with operational and technical challenges.
·Oversee internal and external audits (including BRC), ensuring all accreditations are maintained.
·Manage private label compliance - meeting customer standards, specifications and audit requirements.
·Ensure supplier approval systems are robust, compliant and up to date.
·Work collaboratively with Operations to address and resolve production challenges.
·Apply pragmatic, commercially minded solutions that work in a real manufacturing environment.
·Own and continually improve the Group Quality Management System.
·Lead HACCP teams, ensuring plans are current and effectively implemented.
·Manage non-conformances with a focus on eliminating root causes.
·Lead complaint investigations, ensuring prompt and professional customer communication.
·Support NPD technical sign-off for both branded and private label products.
·Represent the business during customer visits, audits and site tours.
Technical Manager Skills/ Experience Required
·Strong knowledge of BRC and other relevant industry standards.
·Private label compliance experience - specifications, audits and customer requirements.
·Hands-on operational understanding - able to work closely with production and assist in solving real-time challenges.
·Minimum Level 3 HACCP & Food Safety qualification.
·Excellent communication, stakeholder management and analytical skills.
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