Technical and Accreditations Lead - Armagh, United Kingdom - Gilfresh Produce

Description

Are you a talented Technical Manager seeking a new and exciting opportunity within the Fresh Food Manufacturing industry? Gilfresh Produce is seeking to recruit a
Technical and Accreditations Lead to join our team within our fast growing FMCG family business.

This role will give you the responsibility for all technical aspects of our manufacturing site ensuring the factory and its operation consistently meet both customer & legal expectations in relation to Food Safety, Integrity, Product Quality.

The person will work within our 3 pillars of _People, Plant and Prosperity._


Job Title:
Technical and Accreditations Lead


Department:
Compliance


Reports To:
Head of Compliance


Responsible For:1-2 direct reports


Salary:
Competitive


The Role:


PEOPLE

• Work collaboratively with Project Leads to deliver continuous improvement goals across all business units
• Work within a high performing culture and in particular:
• Ensure that Gilfresh Values are applied without exception
• Represent Gilfresh in all colleague, customer, partner and supplier interactions
• Create an environment of effective and transparent communication, where colleagues are well informed, accountable, feel free to challenge and express ideas for improvement.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with regulatory bodies and our customers which ensures all products are produced to high quality, customer standards and within safety, integrity, and legality requirements.

PLANET

• Ensure all critical technical, quality and customer accreditations are identified and embedded in the organisation through the QMS to create a customer compliance ready environment.
• Maintain and progress audit performance against BRC, organic and retailers audits and COP's
• Integrate the standards with software where at all possible, to promote transparency and to encourage a paperless working environment.
• Management, monitoring and development of raw materials and packaging of Gilfresh supply base to ensure that all technical and customer requirements are met.
• Propose an annual project plan to deliver on all technical and customer accreditations which also reflects the priorities of the Gilfresh business.
• Responsible for managing the Technical requirements of new product launch / development and Innovation processes.
• Keep up to date on legislative issues, technical matters and industry trends likely to affect the business.
• Implement, manage and strive for continuous improvement of the Quality Management System, so that as a minimum, required certifications are achieved and food safety/integrity/ quality and legal standards are consistently met and where possible "Best in Class" Technical standards are set. Responsible for HACCP and site Crisis Management Teams.

PROSPERITY

• Conduct a range of internal audits throughout the year based on technical and customer accreditations.
• Report on the results, gaining buyin for continuous improvements to enable greater unconscious compliance
• Liaise with Produce Operations to ensure standards are integrated into working methods, coaching colleagues as appropriate.
• Arrange formal audits as required, ensuring achievement of the highest standards possible.
• Post formal audits, present the business case for improvements and changes to sustain the compliance standard, and/or to move performance up a level.
• Handle customer complaints, to include documenting and trending them and putting in place corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence.
• Responsible for ensuring product specifications are in place and are accurate and agreed by customers and communicated to the operations team.

The Person:

As a family run business, it is important we share the same values and that we can find a way to work together.

To sustain and continuously improve daily productivity, we are looking for Project Leads who wish to contribute to business efficiency and stability and who have the following attributes:

• Recognise the privilege of working in a
  FAMILY environment

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RESPECT each other and assume positive intent

• Strive for
  EXCELLENCE in everything we do
• Consider
  SUSTAINABILITY in all our activities
• Prioritise the
  HEALTH, safety and wellbeing of ourselves and others
• 4 years + relevant management and technical experience within produce/fresh chilled production
• Third level qualification in Food Technology or relevant discipline.
• Experience of working with major retailers.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of BRC, Level 3 HACCP and Food Safety legislation.
• Impactful interpersonal skills
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Commercial acumen
• Humility and professional will
• Problem solving
• Project Management

Behaviours:


We are looking for someone who will:

• Own it
• Know it
• Control it
• Learn from it
• Celebrate it

We are an equal opportunities employer

Salary:
£35,000.00-£45,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Discounted or free food

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