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Head of Technical
Job summary
A leading HR consulting firm in Beeston, UK, is seeking a Head of Technical to oversee the governance and strategy of their technical department. This role includes managing the technical team, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations, and leading audits. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of HACCP principles, and a commitment to developing team members. This position offers competitive benefits and a dynamic work environment.
Qualifications
- Strong understanding of food safety regulations and compliance.
- Proven experience in managing technical teams within the food industry.
- Expertise in HACCP principles and implementation.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical strategy and ensure compliance with food safety standards.
- Manage quality systems and conduct supplier audits.
- Mentor and develop technical team members for their growth.
Skills
The Head of Technical is responsible for the governance and strategy of the technical department. The site technical lead and expert on food safety, legality and authenticity. A senior team member and manager of the technical team and function.
- Identifying the technical strategy, food safety/quality culture and communicating this to relevant parties.
- Managing the site quality systems to ensure legal compliance and compliance to 2 and 3 party audit standards.
- A key site lead in audits and customer/EHO/TSO visits.
- To oversee customer queries and complaints
- Identifying the department objectives and linking them to the technical strategy and business quality management system objectives.
- Setting the objectives for each team member and identifying a clear path for their development.
- Mentoring individuals within the technical team and ensuring they are fully trained. Arrange external training courses as required for the team.
- Ensuring that manufacturing is conducted legally by remaining aware of any changes to legislation and/or guidelines and making the appropriate changes as and when necessary.
- HACCP Team Leader.
- The implementation and technical validation of new equipment in line with HACCP principles
- Developing other members of the technical team so they are competent in HACCP.
- Completing supplier audits or visits as and when required.
- Developing other members of the technical team so they are competent in all technical tasks and have a can do attitude.
- Working with the Technical Services Team to ensure that specifications are completed accurately and in a timely manner and supplier approval is in place.
- Management of incoming checks of raw materials.
- To manage the Hygiene team with the Operations Director by providing technical support and data to the teams e.g. swab trends, best chemical usage/application, looking at new hygiene techniques to manage the cleaning windows
- To manage the technical budget and report to the senior team on technical spends.
- To monitor and manage the micro trends of both sites in terms of product and environment.
- Ensure management of food safety, legality and quality incidents.
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