About The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced
Factory Technical Manager
, to join our team here in Irthlingborough.
As Factory
Technical Manager
, you will be a pivotal part of our dynamic operations team, reporting directly to the Operations Director. You'll be the link between management and the operations team, building strong relationships.
You will be responsible for compliance with Whitworths Quality Systems; maintaining our accreditations, oversee our HACCP/TACCP and VACCP practices, enforce our Food Safety standards and drive good manufacturing practise with our Operations Team, enabling the business to deliver outstanding performance against all customer product and process expectations.
We are already BRC accredited to an AA standard and expect you will maintain this as well as continuing to drive our culture of food safety excellence. You will also be proactive in implementing and advising on technical best practice and legislative changes across the product range.
Our Factory Technical Manager plays a pivotal role as part of our Senior Technical Leadership Team. In addition, it has two areas reporting in; Quality, headed up by our QMS Manager supported by our Quality Assurance Technicians, and Hygiene, who oversee the hygiene standards / pest control across the whole site.
Our ideal candidate not only has experience within this role already, backed by formal food qualifications and/or relevant experience, but will be able to demonstrate strong knowledge of industry standards. You will be a good influencer, able to bring people on the journey as you share your ideas and continue to drive our technical agenda. You will work across many functions in our business and so need to build strong relationships quickly. You will also need to be calm under pressure, leading our customer audits.
If this is you and you believe you have the skills and experience required to join the Whitworth's family as
Factory Technical Manager
then click ‘
apply'
now! We look forward to receiving your application. All applications will receive a response
About The Company
We're on an exciting mission here at Whitworths – to help boost the nutrient intake of the nation, improving general health of families using the goodness found in our delicious products. We're the only brand that gives a credibly nutritious boost to breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, baking and beyond.
There are obviously many other reasons to come and work with us, but the biggest reason is so that you have a job you love and a company you are proud to say you work for. You will receive a competitive salary, 33 days holiday, a workplace pension, and in addition, you'll also have access to a number of family friendly, health and lifestyle benefits. Culturally, we believe strongly in investing in our people, developing them in role and developing their careers within Whitworths. Don't just take our word for it, our people say the same, as demonstrated by our recent accreditation from Investors In People.
Please note, Whitworths is committed to eradicating modern slavery from its business and within our supply chain. Our modern slavery statement is available on our web site. If you have any concerns, you can contact the following organisations: The Salvation Army Human Trafficking Helpline - () and the Modern Slavery Helpline ().