Technical & Quality Manager

Technical & Quality Manager

Full Time

On site: Sittingbourne, Kent

Salary: £45-50k

Benefits

Death In Service BenefitLong Term Medical Cover

The Company:

Through continued company expansion, a position has arisen at a leading UK manufacturer in the pet food industry, specialising in creating suet based products for feeding wild birds. The company has over 30 years’ experience as a leading innovator within the industry with its design, development and core manufacturing business based at its extensive site in Kent.

Are you looking to develop your career…?

This role will require someone who is hands on and will be central to the development of an improved manufacturing and quality process strategy and delivery of that to their customers.

Implementing BRC and maintaining the standards will be a key requirement for this role. Equally as important will be the development of due diligence and governance systems, including Codes of Practice, Best Practice Guidance and Governance audit systems.

What you will be doing:

Primary point of contact for all Technical & Quality issuesTechnical lead on NPD and raw material complianceDevelopment of Codes of Practice, Guidance and ProceduresImplementation and maintenance of BRC systems and tracking processesManage raw material, product specifications, standards and factory documentation to meet customer requirementsKey contact during all auditsDevelop and implement Quality Score KPI’sSupport and drive the HACCP team meetings ensuring that they occur regularly, and any learnings are implementedStandardize supplier compliance with effective performance monitoring and annual reviewsPromote a culture of ‘audit ready every day’Manage, train and develop staff in quality and technical procedures

What the company wants from you...

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Technical & Quality Manager. Ideally used to working in small teams have an eye for the detail and have excellent IT skills along with proven management skills.

The business is fast paced and you would be required to meet the needs of the business as and when required.

Essential:

5 years minimum experience as Technical ManagerPrevious experience of implementing and maintaining a BRC systemWorking within small teams, and training teams to high standardsHands-on, can-do attitude with an ability to build good working relationships and communicate effectively at all levels

If you meet the criteria and this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply ASAP.

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