Head Of Technical

The Role:

The Head of Technical and Compliance is responsible for ensuring that each of our clients manufacturing sites produce safe, legal, sustainable, authentic and high-quality foods to specification whilst maintaining standards in budget control, H&S and customer satisfaction within the Food Sector.

The Head of Technical and Compliance works closely with other departments including Operations, NPD, Logistics, Procurement and Sales Orders to provide a holistic service to our internal and external customers.

Member of the Senior Leadership Team, reporting into the MD, based at Warrenpoint, Newry, Northern Ireland.

Head of Technical and Compliance Duties:

* Putting Staff Welfare and Food Safety first in all decisions.

* Retailer and BRCGS Audit Management

* Food Specific Legal compliance.

* Compliance to customer requirements and standards.

* Service Supplier Management

* Maintain a high standard of Health and Safety standards across all sites.

* Keeping up to date and Horizon scanning for food safety and legality concerns.

* Facilitate the day-to-day Technical Management of ingredient approval, food production and distribution.

* Lead the HACCP Team.

* Management of a large multidisciplinary team within the Technical and Compliance Department.

* Lead the Technical and Compliance Function to ensure they are engaged and high performing with a focus on problem solving and teamwork.

* Manage and assist the manage the Sustainability and H&S functions on site.

* Manage the resolution and close out of issues / incidents which have been escalated.

* Identify and implement Best Practice within the Technical and Compliance function to help facilitate business improvements

KPIs – Targets to be reviewed Annually and results reported monthly at the SLT Meeting.

* Complaints per Hundred Thousand Units

* External and Internal Audit non conformances

* Average Wibit Score

* Technical Monthly Budget.

* Site Accident levels

* Recycling levels

* Carbon Footprint