K.A.G. Recruitment are delighted to be working with our client on an exclusive basis to recruit a NPD/Technical Manager to join their expanding organisation based in Leeming Bar.
Job Title: NPD/Technical Manager
Location: Leeming Bar
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 (DOE) - Holidays 25 days + stats
Hours: 35 Hours per week - Flexibility around start and finish times
Purpose of the role:
The position of NPD/Technical Manager is an extremely exciting opportunity to play a part in the company's expansion plans for the future. Reporting directly to the C O O this position is instrumental to our client's growth and future development.
You will work closely with the COO at site to ensure all NPD and internal projects/audits are delivered on time and in full against the project plan and site requirements
Duties:
- Development of new products from initial concept to approval.
- Take ownership for and ensure continuous improvement of the site Food Safety & Quality Management System and Manual
- Lead on all customer certification and factory food safety and quality audits, maintain site approvals and certification.
- Manage BRC, customer audits and conduct supplier compliance inspections maintaining strong relationships with the Competent Authorities.
- Ensure all NPD products run efficiently in production and that there is a formal handover of new products to site operational teams.
- Attend production trials where required and co-ordinate sample despatch to customers for approval
- Develop detailed reports on trials and circulate to site where relevant.
- Validate recipes to ensure they are nutritionally complete, of required palatability, legally compliant and efficient on site.
- Deliver Technical reports to the business and customers as required in a timely manner and review technical policies, procedures and standards on a regular basis ensuring legislative updates are applied and adhered to
- Support teams with recipe amendments based on raw material availability.
- Participate in customer visits and presentations where required.
- Weekly plans and reports
The successful candidate will have experience of working within a food manufacturing environment and be educated to degree level in a Food Science or Nutrition related discipline.
You will have experience of third party BRC audits and possess exceptional organisational skills with the ability to work using your own initiative. A strong planner, you will be able to demonstrate flexibility in working towards changing business demands and be motivational with the ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment in order to take the business to the next level.