Technical Manager £40-45k M40

Posted by on May 3, 2012 in £40,000 - £50,000, Manufacturing, Midlands, QA Manager, Technical Manager | 0 comments

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and quality driven food manufacturer who supply a wide range of premium products primarily within the baking and ingredients products Reporting to the Managing Director you will be responsible for the technical management of the sites, including product safety and legality, process control, traceability, quality assurance, quality control with support from the Quality Co-ordinator. As the company Technical Manager you will ensure adherence to all food safety standards and legislation to meet internal and external requirements with particular emphasis on BRC accreditation. You will also contribute to the formulation, delivery, evaluation and continuous improvement of the Manufacturing Strategy to provide operational effectiveness and ensure technical integrity. The Technical Manager will record all non-conformances and associated costs whilst managing the internal audit schedule. Your team will be responsible for completing, maintaining and controlling all technical specifications. You will approve and audit all suppliers and maintain an approved suppliers’ database whilst managing third party site visits. You will work alongside NPD Manager to ensure customer standards are met and correct procedures followed and also Chair relevant meetings prepare reports on KPI’s for monthly management meetings and of course manage your department’s budget. You will already have gained experience of being a site Technical Manager or QA Manager and be seeking the additional responsibility of managing company wide technical issues across multiple sites. As such you will have managed teams of technical and quality professionals within a food or drink manufacturing environment supplying into the UK grocery retail channel and have a proven track record of delivering successful BRC audits. This will provide you with a string track record and reputation amongst the major retailers. As a graduate you will hold a relevant science or food science degree and poses a Strong microbiological knowledge in ambient foods. Over and above your food industry technical experience and achievements you will demonstrate a clear passion for producing and supplying premium, high quality food products to...

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Manufacturing Shift Manager Northamptonshire £35-38k

Manufacturing Shift Manager Northamptonshire £35-38k

Posted by on May 3, 2012 in £35,000 - £40,000, East Midlands, FMCG, Manufacturing, Midlands, Production, Production Manager | 0 comments

Operating from two major manufacturing facilities our client produces some of the UK’s leading branded food products and has extended this portfolio with a number of highly successful new product launches. Having undergone a substantial structural and cultural change programme they are now seeking to maximise the benefits of these changes and to establish a culture of continuous improvement as they strive towards operating within recognised lean manufacturing and GMPs. As one of the Manufacturing Shift Managers you will play a crucial role in ensuring that this change programme is implemented and executed at the front line where the efficiencies can be truly derived. You will be responsible for a team of 20 technical operators and liaise closely with the engineers within this highly automated high volume manufacturing environment. Working across two plants this is a critical front line manager role in leading the change management programme in Manufacturing. You will manage, motivate and lead the team to deliver the company’s business plan. On shift you will ensure handovers are effective, detailed and accurate and any non-conformities identified and reported in a timely, concise manner. Managing and reducing costs is crucial for all FMCG businesses to maintain and improve their margins in the current market. As such you will identify and support delivery of change management improvements, have an understanding of, and control, costs within budgetary limits including labour. As part of your role you will also conduct downtime analysis and corrective action planning as well as control and reduce material wastage usage levels whilst also controlling and managing time and attendance including sickness absence using established company procedures including. The Manufacturing Shift Manager will have responsibility with GMP for maintaining quality standards within the two plants on raw materials, packaging and processing issues. You will be required to fully understand all relevant Food Legislation for safe operation of the Plants. The Shift Manager will ensure all staff comply with the company Hygiene policies and procedures and maintain work...

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Production Manager Suffolk £35-38k

Posted by on Apr 28, 2012 in £35,000 - £40,000, East Anglia, FMCG, Manufacturing, Production Manager | 0 comments

Reporting directly to the Site Manufacturing Manager you will be responsible for the processing section of the manufacturing process. You will coordinate the bulking of manufactured and purchased materials and fulfil orders in an efficient and timely manner whilst leading a Continuous Improvement process across the shift to improve, optimise and make safer all processes and operations. You will also co-ordinate all training for staff in all aspects of their roles. Set the standard in good operations and strive to obtain maximum efficiencies. Keep the team informed on performance of the department. As the Production Manager you will ensure that all specified KPIs are met and where possible exceeded and where appropriate working with the Manufacturing Manager to create new KPIs. You will be required to act as the liaison between Bulking, Process, Despatch and other departments to ensure that all resources are used efficiently and all needs are met. As Production Manager you will take a lead in championing all Health Safety and Environmental issues and installing this philosophy into all of the individuals within your team. As part of the CI culture you will review, update and improve all of the SOPs and maintain accurate training records for your team so that every individual is developed and given an opportunity to improve their own performance and be part of the site succession planning. You will have previously managed teams within a high volume manufacturing environment and be able to give clear example of how you have managed individuals including any grievance procedures as well as coaching and mentoring people to achieve greater results and career progression. Ideally your manufacturing experience will have been gained within a chemical or oil processing, pharmaceutical or high volume liquid fill environment. In addition to your industry knowledge you will also posses good systems knowledge both with PC and IT software to ensure a good standard of IT literacy and ideally you will have used a fully integrated supply chain system such...

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QA & Technical Assistant £16-20k Oxon

Posted by on Apr 28, 2012 in £15,000 - £20,000, FMCG, Manufacturing, Midlands, QA Manager, South, Technical – QA | 0 comments

We are currently seeking to appoint for a Quality Assurance & Technical Assistant position available within the QA & Technical department of an innovative high volume food manufacturing business. This position will be reporting directly to the Technical Manager and as such you will be responsible for inspiring and motivating multiple teams to produce high quality products in an efficient and safe manner. The ability to work cross functionally is therefore essential. You will be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team as well as being able to demonstrate a methodical and logical thought process. The ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the business is crucial. The Technical Department ensure that our industry recognised standards are maintain and as such you will be enabling the operation to deliver against our customers rightly high expectations. With the remit and responsibilities of this position you will be directly involved in a variety of qualitative and quantitative checks including; scale checks temperature checks, checking and filing of technical paper work. You will also collect and book in shelf life samples before conducting shelf life testing and recording the findings. In addition to these test you will also co-ordinate and run weekly taste panels as well as maintaining the swabbing regime. Your role will be involved in the entire food manufacturing process as you ensure the highest quality standards are adhered to from goods in through to processing, packaging and dispatch of the final finished product to store. The shelf life test that you have already conducted will ensure that these premium convenience foods meet not only our customers expectations but also that they exceed those of the end consumer who is ultimately the best judge of our quality. Going forward and as part of your personal development program you will become increasingly involved in conducting internal BRC audits as well as the writing of full product specifications writing quarterly traceability exercises. You will ideally...

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Group Communications Officer West Sussex £25-35k + Car

Posted by on Mar 31, 2012 in All Sectors, Marketing, South, South Coast, South East | 0 comments

Working across the entire UK network of group companies you will be joining one of Europe’s leading players in their chosen markets. As suppliers of a broad portfolio of products and services the group is renowned for investing in the R&D required to deliver market leading products that have evolved through investment and innovation combined with a superb reputation for delivering outstanding levels of customer service. These 2 key attributers have led to the establishment of many £multi-million customers through out the UK and 2012 has already seen a number of hugely significant new business wins securing new revenue streams for many years to come. Based primarily from the UK Head Office in West Sussex, with good access to the motorway network, you will report to the Group Marketing & PR Manager and take responsibility for managing all internal and external communications for all group businesses across the UK. In terms of internal MarComms you will develop a strong professional network of relationships within Head Office and across the UK Group. Externally you will create and establish a local communication plan, gather insight into the issues facing the business as well as indentifying the opportunities and ideas for local Public Relations and contributions to a the trade forum on a National basis. This will require you to develop Local Media Press Relations and to create and issue local press releases for the relevant businesses. You will monitor all social media and make suggestions for where the group can raise it’s on line profile and respond to this rapidly evolving consumer media. You will also be responsible for web content and ensuring the both the external website and intranet sites are update to include all good news stories. Furthermore you will manage any reactive press queries with the existing PR Agency in conjunction with the Group Marketing Manager. You will be degree qualified or of graduate calibre with outstanding written and verbal communications skills. Whilst a CIPR qualification is preferred...

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