Food Technical Supervisor, Leicestershire

A food manufacturing company in significant growth and home to a well established brand. They are well into their five-year strategy to grow the brand UK and internationally and are looking for a Techincal Supervisor to add their growing team. Their products are available in major supermarkets as well as railways and airlines. The growth plans are hugely ambitious.

Role:

Will assist technical manager managing all aspects of the technical management activities at all the company's production and warehousing site based in Leicester. You will develop a food safety and quality culture across the business, to guarantee customer expectations are met and that the business is "BRC grade AA audit ready" at all times.

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide practical support to promote a Quality Assurance/Food Safety Culture

• Ensure the operational process and production of finished goods are appropriately controlled, via HACCP, to ensure compliance with food safety and customer standards. Generation and control of all factory system paperwork and the continual improvement of this.

• Internal auditing of BRC accredited systems

• Completion of the scheduled audits on time and assisting closure of any non-conformances

• Ensuring supplier documents are up to date

• Raising and investigation of non-conformances

• Maintaining supplier and product/ingredients/packaging approvals

• Ensuring microbiological testing program is up to date

• Completing product specifications for new/amended products nutritional, labelling etc

• Logging, investigation and closing customer complaints

• Assist with on-site training

• Deputise for Technical Managers when applicable; to include BRC and third party audits (in absence of Technical Compliance Manager)

Qualifications

• Experience from a quality/technical based role within food manufacturing

• Knowledge of HACCP and factory QMS gained through similar role in the food industry