Junior Technical Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 Tachwedd 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £35,000 i £40,000 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Canterbury |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | D R Newitt |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Location: Near Canterbury
Industry: Fresh produce industry
Salary: £35-40k depending on experience
Key Responsibilities:
• Carry out GAP analyses against legal, food safety, and customer standards, ensuring the QMS is aligned with requirements. This includes hosting auditors and customer visitors, conducting site tours, and presenting relevant documentation.
• Perform due diligence for suppliers and contractors, ensuring all compliance documentation is requested, accurately filed, and kept up to date.
• Support audit preparation and, when required, lead customer, marketing, technical, and quality visits/audits. Manage the day-to-day technical relationship with customer technical teams.
• Maintain all food safety, product integrity, quality management systems, and product specifications. Provide support during external audits such as BRC and customer assessments.
• Oversee microbiology and pesticide testing schedules.
• Monitor and report service levels, customer complaints, and product rejections, including conducting root cause analysis and delivering corrective action plans.
• Manage the document control system for the business.
• Oversee supplier and contractor due diligence processes.
Skills & Experience
Essential
• Experience in a technical or quality assurance role within the food industry
• Food Safety Certification
• HACCP Level 2
• Understanding of key legal and customer standards within food production
• Team management experience
• Strong IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Analytical and strategic thinker
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and manage competing demands
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Collaborative team player
• Effective problem-solving skills
Desirable
• Experience within the fresh produce sector
• Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor certification
• Knowledge of retailer technical standards
Industry: Fresh produce industry
Salary: £35-40k depending on experience
Key Responsibilities:
• Carry out GAP analyses against legal, food safety, and customer standards, ensuring the QMS is aligned with requirements. This includes hosting auditors and customer visitors, conducting site tours, and presenting relevant documentation.
• Perform due diligence for suppliers and contractors, ensuring all compliance documentation is requested, accurately filed, and kept up to date.
• Support audit preparation and, when required, lead customer, marketing, technical, and quality visits/audits. Manage the day-to-day technical relationship with customer technical teams.
• Maintain all food safety, product integrity, quality management systems, and product specifications. Provide support during external audits such as BRC and customer assessments.
• Oversee microbiology and pesticide testing schedules.
• Monitor and report service levels, customer complaints, and product rejections, including conducting root cause analysis and delivering corrective action plans.
• Manage the document control system for the business.
• Oversee supplier and contractor due diligence processes.
Skills & Experience
Essential
• Experience in a technical or quality assurance role within the food industry
• Food Safety Certification
• HACCP Level 2
• Understanding of key legal and customer standards within food production
• Team management experience
• Strong IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Analytical and strategic thinker
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and manage competing demands
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Collaborative team player
• Effective problem-solving skills
Desirable
• Experience within the fresh produce sector
• Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor certification
• Knowledge of retailer technical standards