Group Technical Manager
The Group Technical Manager will lead the food safety and quality function at a senior level within Arrabawn's Dairy Processing Food Ingredients business.
Responsibilities:
* Provide strong leadership and management on food safety and quality, ensuring the company meets legislative, customer, and company requirements.
* Manage customer relationships and communication on all technical, food safety, and quality matters, including customer audits.
* Manage employees within the food safety and quality function to ensure an effective food safety management system with consistency and alignment in systems and procedures across the business.
* Drive a positive food safety culture with a continuous improvement ethos.
* Develop working relationships with stakeholders to focus on and continually improve food safety and quality metrics.
* Liaise with R&D and project manager on relevant capital projects to ensure compliance with best practice and validation plans, incorporating food safety and quality into design and commissioning processes.
* Maintain awareness of relevant legislation and food safety risks impacting compliance within the business.
* Represent the business at industry forums and working groups related to food safety and quality.
Qualifications and Competencies:
* A scientific or technical qualification, along with at least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
* A proven technical background providing leadership and direction for food safety and quality.
* Strong people leadership skills, enabling the development, coaching, and leading of others in a changing environment, promoting teamwork and a culture of continuous improvement.
* Proven experience in managing customer relationships, ensuring the business meets customer technical and food safety requirements and expectations.
* Excellent communication, interpersonal, planning, and organizational skills.
* A confident, enthusiastic individual with a 'can-do' attitude.
* Strong project lead, decision-maker, and problem-solver abilities.