Overview

Our Client is an established & successful supplier of Fresh Produce, supplying to an exciting customer base across retail, wholesale, and food service arenas. We currently offer an exciting opportunity to join the technical team as Technical Manager.

Reporting to and working alongside the Director, the position of Technical Manager offers the opportunity to take responsibility for a dedicated category; Soft Fruit and to set the technical agenda for the grower members and customers. You will also assist with setting the PO strategy and operational programme, their implementation, and monitoring of performance.

This is a vital role, which is responsible for the support and promotion of the Grower members in growing produce within customer technical requirements and specifications, and to protect them from non-compliance.

Key responsibilities;

  • Ensuring that all growers and production sites are compliant in environmental, ethical and food safety legislation and relevant customer assurance schemes
  • Conducting grower, storage/production site audits
  • Liaising between customers, growers and suppliers to ensure correct product specification and issue grower picking instructions
  • Preparing and submitting relevant RPA documentation. Host and assist with RPA, EU and 3rd party audits
  • Documenting and reviewing on-farm quality procedures and HACCP

We require;

Positive team management experience is key

Experience gained in a site and customer / supplier technical position

Fresh Produce exposure, Soft Fruit awareness being essential

Confident with quality / technical systems & procedures including BRC, HACCP, Auditing, and Food Safety.

Driving Licence required

Salary; Competitive

Location; Suffolk

 

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