Job Title: Food Technical ManagerLocation: Cheltenham (min. 3 days a week)Reporting to: Director of Food and CoffeeSalary: £40,000Contract Type: Full TimeJob PurposeTo be the Technical lead for the business, ensuring food safety, legality and quality, alongside compliance with customer, legislative, and company requirements. You will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving technical systems and standards to ensure operational excellence, continuous improvement, and audit readiness.Key Responsibilities
Lead all technical and quality assurance activities across the site.Act as the main point of contact for external auditors, regulatory bodies, suppliers and key customers on technical matters.Manage and maintain food safety and quality systems, including HACCP, traceability, allergen risk assessments.Maintain and manage the technical relationship with our food suppliers, to ensure the safety, quality and legality of all ingredients.Ensure every product has an up-to-date specification set and every product specification meets customer and regulatory requirements.Responsible for the legality and the updating of all Soho ingredient labels and the published food information, including online platforms, packaging artwork and in store communications to be compliant with Natasha’s law.Responsible for the legality and accuracy of the allergy matrix, ingredient cards and the publishing of allergen information.Manage the nutritional data of all raw materials and finished products.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Minimum 5 years’ experience within a Technical function within the food industry. Retail experience would be preferredExpertise of working with a range of different food categories with strong knowledge of UK food regulationsQualified to a relevant Food Science, Food Technology or Microbiological degree standard or equivalentLevel 4 HACCP certified
Skills and Competencies
Strong communication skills.Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.Proactive and solutions-focused mindset.Good IT skills (Microsoft Office, QMS platforms).Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
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The aim is to support the team with the development and the children’s feeling of security, independence, self-worth and confidence in a stimulating environment.
Everything we do at Little Learners forms part of our curriculum and at the centre of everything is the children.
We use children’s interests, experiences and staff’s knowledge of child development to enrich children’s learning and development and extend the understanding of the children in our setting
You will work closely with the key members of the team, supporting them with caring for children.
You will assist and implement the setting up and planning of the day’s activities, undertake all aspects of personal care, including nappy changing and toileting.
Assisting at mealtimes and snack times
Liaising with the parents, building strong relationships and updating the children’s journals.
Working as part of a small close-knit team.
Training Outcome:Potential to gain permanent employment at the setting.Employer Description:Lechlade Little Learners is an early year’s preschool setting providing quality early years education. We are situated in the heart of Lechlade next to the local Primary School. The Lechlade Playgroup was founded in 1971. Lechlade Playgroup had a humble beginning, starting in the spring of 1971. In 1981 we acquired the building we now call home. In September 1982 the doors of the building opened for children and we have gone from strength to strength. In 1997 Lechlade Playgroup became Lechlade Little Learners.
Lechlade Little Learners is a parent governed preschool, staffed by early years professionals with the aim to develop a child’s feeling of security, independence, self-worth and confidence in a stimulating environment where they can foster a love of learning. We provide the crucial first step in children’s learning and educational journey.
Lechlade Little Learners aims to develop a child’s feeling of security, independence, self-worth and confidence in a stimulating environment where children can take pleasure in learning. During each session, we operate a free flow approach, which allows the children to be in control of what they would like to play with and where they would like to play. Staff setup provocations to interest and entice the children and allow their curiosity and imagination to run free. The children are also able to self-select toys and resources throughout the session. Both our indoor and outdoor areas help to support children in the seven areas of learning and development of the Early Years Foundation Stage. We always ensure the seven areas of learning and development are covered with the resources on offer and use our own knowledge of the children to develop learning experiences throughout the day.
At Lechlade Little Learners we care for children Birth to 5 years of age.Working Hours :You will be required to work a minimum of 25 hours per week, with shift patterns that vary between the settings opening times of 8:45am – 3:30pm, Monday - Friday.Skills: Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience....Read more...
Help get equipment ready before installation
Set up computers, laptops, and other devices
Make small changes to system settings when needed
Test software and systems regularly and when issues come up
Help fix basic IT problems for users
Record support requests and what was done to solve them
Keep systems and equipment up to date
Help the IT team with new installs and upgrades
Training:
This Level 3 apprenticeship provides everything you need to immerse yourself in the exciting world of technology and launch a rewarding career in IT
You’ll get hands-on experience in all areas of technical support, from configuring devices to supporting with software, optimising performance and setting up virtual environments
With our unique curriculum and one-to-one support, you’ll accelerate your skills and get the qualification and confidence you need to thrive in IT
You’ll be based full time with an employer and will quickly become an important part of the team
Our training is 100% online, including real-time classes with our expert trainers and self-paced courses created by industry specialists
Training Outcome:
This apprenticeship programme will provide you with everything you need to launch and develop your career in IT support
Afterwards, we’ll support you to take the next steps, including further training and progression onto a Level 4 qualification
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We want people who show potential to join us at the BBC. Don’t worry if you don’t have extensive experience, it’s your passion and values we are interested in.Working Hours :24 months - 35 hours per weekSkills: Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience....Read more...
