Job Description
OVERVIEW Reporting to the Head of Technical and NPD, will work as part of the technical team and develop close working relationships with all departments. The main focus of the role is to drive the delivery of Technical Standards across the sites’ Operations. The role will ensure that the correct standards are understood by all relevant persons and effectively challenged, by way of Audit. This will underpin the sites Food Safety, Product Quality and Integrity – and hence demonstrate leading standards. ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES • Endeavour to guarantee clarity of Technical Standards • Work with all departments and colleagues to ensure that the food safety, quality, and legality of all products produced is being always maintained, complying with customer specifications to ensure that products placed on the market are safe, compliant, and traceable. • Ensure that the Business develops an ‘Audit Ready’ Culture – to consistently deliver successful audit outcomes. • To provide technical expertise and advice in the areas of food safety, legislation working together to overcome business challenges in a busy environment • To drive continuous improvement through developing and progressing the current quality systems and operational processes within the business. • Implement and monitor the Food Safety Management system ensuring systems are HACCP based as appropriate, are communicated, understood and applied to meet Food Safety, Quality and Legality, and customer specific requirements. • Support the business with management of technical audits, hosting audits as appropriate. • Drive a culture of “fit to manufacture every day” readiness through the daily operational teams. • Manages response & close out of non-conformance reports from audits as required. • Develop and implement effective KPIs that measure, trend and identify issues to be communicated both internally and with customers. • Develop action plans using root cause analysis to deliver continuous improvement. • Ensure operational team promotion of a food safety culture within the factory environment. • Ensure that a safe working environment exists for all employees within the technical function, and that as a minimum, the standards set out in the site processes for Health and Safety. IDEAL CANDIDATE • Level 8 degree, preferably in a food related discipline • Significant experience within a Chilled Food environment and a good understanding of High Care, High Risk, RTE, RtRH and RTC disciplines. • Experience of managing food safety risks • Experience working and implementing food safety management systems that comply with GFSI standards including BRC. • IT literate, quick and agile in processing data (eg KPI’s)