Baking Technology Manager - Quality

Job Description

Competitive salary and company car + excellent benefitsAre you a Bakery Technologist within a food manufacturer and looking for your next challengeKey Benefits: Annual bonus Award winning pension scheme Opportunity to purchase additional holidays Health and wellbeing support, including access to free onsite physio & wellbeing initiatives Plus many moreThe RecipeWorking with the Gluten Free bakery but as part of the Warburtons Centre Quality team based at our head office facility, youll deliver sustainable improvements for existing products, as well as collaborating with wider business functions where appropriate.Youll deliver workstream projects to deliver clear quality improvements.The Role

• Lead projects within Quality Strategy workstreams & support wider business quality activity coordinated to facilitate the delivery of the Unbeatable Quality delivery strategy.
• Provide technical expertise to the bakery above site capability to support product improvement / changes to recipe in line with business requirements and that measurement processes are in place to ensure the product meets legislative and quality standardsand requirements.
• Deliver technical expertise to support business growth by working in partnership with ingredient suppliers, Centre functions, Innovation and 3rd parties. To ensure investigations into new equipment and processes are documented Findings and recommendationsare made to the relevant departments.
• To be a subject matter expert within Gluten free and baking, whilst maintaining good knowledge in all other quality processes by taking personal responsibility to develop and grow technical capability. Taking responsibility to share knowledge and to developskills outside of current function.
• Ensure raw materials and processes are reviewed in line with business requirements, working in our purpose built test bakery to undertake evaluations to direct and guide product and ingredient improvements.
• To support the procurement function of the business in optimising raw material performance and quality against controlling and managing costs

Essential Ingredients

• Significant evidence of working within a technical bakery role, within a food manufacturer.
• Experience of introduction of innovative processes and technologies.
• Science based background at least a food / baking / technical qualification or equivalent experience
• Project management skills and experience
• IT & PC Knowledge
• Commercial awareness: understanding of cost of manufacturing and quality; understanding cost benefit analysis.
• Industry knowledge: Understanding of raw materials; up to date on latest process techniques; up to date and knowledgeable on latest ingredients and engineering technology.
• Excellent communication skills: influencing and motivating teams, directly, indirectly and remotely; persuasive; impactful verbal and written skills;
• Excellent relationship builder- establishing credibility with both internal and external contacts at all levels.
• Strong team player able to work effectively with diverse groups.
• Decisive- able to make significant decisions, and be accountable, using statistical data
• Experience of delivering training and coaching either on a group or one to one basis.

Extra DoughAt last and by no means yeast you will want to know what your breads worth.

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, well give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
• Award winning pension scheme
• Private medical insurance and life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service

About usAs the UKs No. 1 Bakery Brand we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the sixth generation starting to join the company, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 15 depots, producinga range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Our family of 5,000 colleagues throughout the UK, have recognised us as a Sunday Times Top 25 Best Big Companies to work for. Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch,join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspectwhich makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.