HEAD OF TECHNICAL - FOOD

Job Description

MYNT Recruitment are excited to be working with on the UKs biggest meat producers in the UK. We have worked with this company for many years and they have a fantastic reputation for delivering the best quality meat to the UKs supermarkets.The food factory is based in Hull and the role is full time and permanent.What we are looking for:General Attainment & Training

• Educated to at least degree level, or with a minimum of 5 years industry/management experience
• Level 4 HACCP Qualification
• Level 4 Food Safety Qualification
• Level 4 Listeria Qualification (high risk sites)

Job Related Experience, Knowledge & SkillsKnowledge and Experience:

• Experience of Retailer Codes of Practices / BRC standard
• Experience of man management and team development
• Experience of handling face to face contact with Retailers

• Attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and efficiency
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with a proactive and flexible approach
• To work in a safe manner following agreed Health and Safety policy and procedures. Works to ensure that wherever possible tasks carried out minimize environmental impact
• Adheres to all Company rules and Policies

Specific Competencies (no order of preference):

• Attention to Detail
• Strategic Vision
• Stakeholder Management
• Strong Communicating and Influencing
• Organisational skills, ability to manage workload and priorities
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Managing Change
• IT literate

Duties:

• To lead the Technical Team so that the site systems and procedures comply with all relevant legislation and customer requirements.
• To ensure the safety, legality and quality of all products manufactured on site and in doing so ensuring that all objectives and procedures detailed within the Quality Manual are met and are compliant to the Cranswick Manufacturing Standard, BRC GlobalStandard for Food Safety and Retailer Codes of Practices, and where this is not achieved that corrective action, root cause analysis and preventative actions are agreed with the appropriate area managers / supervisors and actioned.
• Drive the Food Safety Culture and KPI performance of the site alongside other members of the senior leadership team
• Key member of the senior leadership team to develop the site to deliver the strategic objectives and key customer developments
• Provide management, direction and development for the team; ensure they are motivated, managing their workload, hitting deadlines and have the tools to complete tasks, eg training, resource, budget.
• Ensure each team member has twice yearly appraisals and personal development plans
• Develop team succession, utilise and develop a pipeline of talent e.g Apprentices, Placement and Graduates.
• Help develop expertise across the site, fully understanding the processes and constraints, to continuously improve food safety, legality and quality compliance across the site.
• Coach operations, engineering, hygiene and QA teams to drive the site quality culture.
• Drive the Food Safety Culture and KPI performance of the site
• Key stakeholder and member of the site Crisis Management Team and deputise for the Site Director when required
• Operate at Group level, making a positive contribution in any relevant forums or working parties and projects
• Any other responsibilities commensurate with the post. Any other reasonable requests made by the Directors

• Strong working relationships are expected across all internal and external contacts.
• Proactive approach to network and manage key technical customer contacts.
• Be conversant with the site strategy, technical strategy and Cranswick four strategic pillars (QVIP). Champion this within the department and the wider site as part of the senior leadership team.

• Accountable for the site HACCP and maintenance of the Quality Management System
• Accountable for delivering technical elements of the stage and gate product development process
• Accountable for attaining the desired result in 3rdParty and Customer audits and visits and to ensure that the site is prepared for all known visits and audit ready every day
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of current best practice and potential use of available technology using relevant benchmark operations. Propose and implement capital expenditure projects that benefit the department and site processes to aid continuousimprovement.
• Be fully involved in process design, validation and implement any additional system requirements

• To provide a flexible resource to the Site Director for any other reasonable duties.

• Ensure that the function of the factory and employees are operating in line with Health and Safety requirements.
• Ensure that the Technical team, including the job holder, work an Ethical manner with everyone that works or visits the site and that people are treated with respect at all times.