Technical Manager M40 £50,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Posted by on Sep 2, 2015 in £40,000 - £50,000, £50,000 - £60,000, FMCG, Manufacturing, Oxfordshire, 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 categories. You will be producing major brands as well as grocery retailer own label products across a hugely diverse product range incorporating several hundred SKUs. Reporting to the Managing Director you will be responsible for the technical management of all production, including product safety and legality, process control, traceability, quality assurance, quality control with support from the Quality Co-ordinator. You will ensure adherence to all food safety standards and legislation to meet internal and external requirements with particular emphasis on BRC accreditation. Including, but not limited to the implementation and development of the company Quality and Food Safety Management System. Manage, develop and ensure compliance to HACCP and all regulatory / compliance matters, including keeping up-to-date with current legislation and customer policies. Furthermore you will ensure production environments are maintained to high standards. As Company Technical Manager you will take a lead with pack copy approval to ensure compliance with current Food Labeling Regulations. Within your team you will ensure that training is delivered to ensure staff have adequate knowledge to achieve. The Technical Manager will also contribute to the formulation, delivery, evaluation and continuous improvement of the Manufacturing Strategy to provide operational effectiveness and ensure technical integrity. Your team will record all non-conformances and associated costs as well as manage the internal audit schedule. The department will also complete, maintain and control all technical specifications/requirements, specifically, but not limited to; o retailer web based and hard copy specifications o supermarket own label requirements o company and customer format specifications o specifications for raw materials and packaging As Technical Manager you will approve and audit all suppliers and maintain an approved suppliers’ database this will incorporate managing third party site visits, including, but not limited to; o Customer o Environmental Health Office o Trading Standards Office Our Technical Manager works alongside...

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AutoCAD Building Services Northampton £25-30k

Posted by on Jul 31, 2015 in All Sectors | 0 comments

We are currently seeking Building Services AutoCAD operator to work for a successful £multi-million privately run building services business based in Northampton. The position has arisen due to a significant increase in new contracts won and the associated drawing requirements. Working on M&E drawings for the installation of all heating ventilation and air conditioning you will be required to over lay five or six different drawing to produce a finished as build drawing which in turn will be used for the installation work. As such you will need to have previously used your AutoCAD skills within a building services environment and have the ability to think in 3D to ensure that the drawings can be produced in practice. You will have previous experience of producing drawings of the building services including; HVAC duct work models and also for all their supporting 2d schematics and plan drawings on Auto desk 2010. You will have a strong work ethic, be able to work to tight deadlines and most importantly have an eye for detail. If you feel that you share our passion and enthusiasm for producing high quality, premium building services Auto CAD drawings to meet our customers’ requirements and exceed their expectations then in the first instance email your CV to Woodlands Recruitment Solutions or for further details call Kieron Madden on M:07787 40 88...

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National Account Manager £40,000 M40 North Oxfordshire

Posted by on Jun 9, 2015 in £35,000 - £40,000, £40,000 - £50,000, NAM, Oxfordshire | 0 comments

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your FMCG career within National Account Manager’s role designed to manage existing business as well as developing new business opportunities. If you are seeking greater autonomy to develop your customers then this position will serve you with the ideal experience and customer exposure. Working for an expanding branded food manufacturer which has benefited from significant capital investment and brand / range extensions you will be joining the business at an exciting time in it’s development into a major supplier within it’s categories. Supplying a diverse account base to include UK Grocery multiple and second tier grocery you will gain exposure to major national accounts and be given an insight into the supply of both branded and own label products. In addition to maintaining the existing customer account base and achieving targets you will also be actively looking for new business opportunities. Be that to extend the number of SKUs supplied to a particular account or to open completely new customer accounts. You will be given unparalleled support and coaching whilst also being empowered with the autonomy to act independently. Ideally a graduate or of graduate calibre you will already have gained experience of winning and manager business with the major grocery multiples be seeking to develop your F.M.C.G career within Account Management. Previous experience within a customer orientated environment is essential, ideally you will already have gained experience within the UK Food & drinks industry and have had full P&L responsibility for your accounts. Previous experience of branded, private label and licensed products would be desirable. If you feel that you share our passion and enthusiasm for producing high quality, premium convenience food to meet our customers’ requirements and exceed consumer expectation then in the first instance email your CV to Woodlands Recruitment Solutions or for further details call Kieron Madden on M:07787 40 88...

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International Business Development Manager – Food c£40k + Bonus Oxon

Posted by on Jun 9, 2015 in £35,000 - £40,000, £40,000 - £50,000, FMCG, NAM, Oxfordshire | 0 comments

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing and privately owned FMCG business based in Oxfordshire. Due to continued growth year on year in both the UK and International divisions, an opportunity has arisen for a European Export Manager to join the sales and marketing team. The organisation has a selection of instantly recognisable products and brands in it’s portfolio and the successful candidate will enjoy a breadth of opportunities to grow and develop these. In addition to working with the company’s branded products you will also have the opportunity to work with a number of very high profile licensed products as well as retailer own label ranges. Reporting to the Head of International Sales, this varied role will allow you to employ your experiences of supplying FMCG products to the grocery retail channel across the whole of Europe, you will take full responsibility for the P&L of your defined portfolio and work both directly with European retailers and where appropriate via agents and brokers in particular territories. You will have full autonomy to manage the European business as well as driving top lines sales whilst maintaining margin. The International business is a growing and increasingly significant part of the overall business and you will work alongside the Head of International Sales in devising the longer term export strategy. You will have gained previous international sales experience possibly as an Export Manager and more specifically have worked in an export role supplying the European grocery retail channel preferably within a food or drink environment. This can have been gained with either retailer own label or branded products and ideally both, previous experience of working with character licensed products would also be advantageous. As this position will require international travel and time away during the week you will be required to have a strong work ethic and ability to manager your own time and diary whilst working with a high degree of autonomy. In addition you will have...

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Head of International Sales – Food c£60k + Bonus Oxon

Posted by on Jun 9, 2015 in £50,000 - £60,000, £60,000 - £70,000, FMCG, NAM, Oxfordshire | 0 comments

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing and privately owned FMCG business based in Oxfordshire. Due to continued growth year on year in both the UK and International divisions, an opportunity has arisen for a European Export Manager to join the sales and marketing team. The organisation has a selection of instantly recognisable products and brands in it’s portfolio and the successful candidate will enjoy a breadth of opportunities to grow and develop these. In addition to working with the company’s branded products you will also have the opportunity to work with a number of very high profile licensed products as well as retailer own label ranges. Reporting to the Commercial Director, this varied role will allow you to employ your experiences of supplying FMCG products to the grocery retail channel across the whole of Europe, you will take full responsibility for the P&L of your defined portfolio and work both directly with European and Global retailers and where appropriate via agents and brokers in particular territories. You will have full autonomy to manage the International business as well as driving top lines sales whilst maintaining margin. The International business is a growing and increasingly significant part of the overall business and you will work alongside the Commercial Director in devising the longer term export strategy. You will have gained previous international sales experience possibly as an Export Manager and more specifically have worked in an export role supplying the grocery retail channel preferably within a food or drink environment. This can have been gained with either retailer own label or branded products and ideally both, previous experience of working with character licensed products would also be advantageous. As this position will require international travel and time away during the week you will be required to have a strong work ethic and ability to manager your own time and diary whilst working with a high degree of autonomy. In addition you will have a strong working...

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