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The Opportunity

We are excited to be recruiting for an experienced Technical Manager to join our Manufacturing plant in Rhyl, North Wales.

This role comes at an exciting time where we have invested in an impressive automation expansion within our Wet plant which will be launched in September 2023.

This is the perfect role if you;

• Have the ability to coach and develop a growing and enthusiastic Quality / Hygiene team
• Want to advance the Quality strategy across the site
• Enjoy operational and strategic input with opportunity to work closely with other IPN sites.

The Company

IPN is an innovative, well-established, and award-winning pet food manufacturer, now employing over 400 people across our 3 UK sites. Our family of brands include Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU and a selection of partner brands that trust us to produce food on their behalf. Our kitchens in Thirsk and Kinmel produce dry, wet, and baked foods which are enjoyed by dogs and cats all over the world.

The Role

Manage the Technical function within the manufacturing unit ensuring all materials including finished products are safe and conform to all relevant specification, legislation and customer requirements.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure the operational process and production of finished goods are appropriately controlled, via HACCP, to ensure compliance with food safety and customer standards through quality and hygiene teams
• Ensure that food safety and quality governance is in place to deliver audit compliance with respect to internal, external, legal and customer requirements
• Investigations into key deviations from process and product specification, taking appropriate action to bring the process back into control
• Set and drive departmental KPI’s and challenge improvement when required to ensure targets are achieved and improved
• Interface with customers during site visits and audits, business reviews and other key opportunities
• Provide leadership and direction to ensure that within the function people are kept safe, engaged, focused, developed and delivering to their potential
• Ensure that a safe working environment exists for all colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the EHS Policy
• Devise and implement a Quality Management System ensuring that management information and statutory information is available for audit and senior management decision making.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent - Relevant Food Science, Food Technology or Microbiological qualification
• Demonstrable experience, at technologist level, of working with a retailer; expertise in interpretation of customer code of practice; competent in the use of customer technical databases and quality management systems
• Demonstrable experience of food safety and quality strategy implementation and ability to demonstrable experience of maintaining an internal audit programme
• Experience of Pet/Meat/Poultry is an advantage
• Previous delivered BRC certification and/or equivalent certification standards
• Demonstrable experience of managing supplier auditors
• Experience of applying food legislation to manufacturing practice
• Advanced Food Hygiene L4 or equivalent
• Level 3 HACCP certified
• Micro biological training L3.

The Offer:

• Location: Kinmel Bay, Rhyl
• Salary: Competitive
• Hours: 40 hours - Monday to Friday
• Bonus: 15%
• Pension: Employee contributions 3% / Employer contribution 8%
• Holidays: 25 days + Bank Holidays
• Other Benefits: Free parking, tasty treats, free electric car charging, discounted products, free hot drinks