Manager Technical

Job Purpose

• The Culinary Division has a vacancy for a Manager: Technical – Long Life and Long Life International, who will be responsible for the overall management and co-ordination of the technical function within the Long-Life and Long-Life International categories, to ensure the various manufacturing operations, meet world class quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that all raw materials, manufacturing, packaging, storage and distribution processes and practices comply with the relevant quality standards and customer quality requirements.
• Provide expert technical support and guidance to technical and operations staff and management at the various manufacturing operations.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of an effective and comprehensive quality management system to ensure the organisation and factory quality systems and practices comply with international best practices.
• Ensure compliance to local and external food processing and labelling regulations and legislative requirements.
• Liaise with external assessment bodies to ensure quality accreditation and implementation of quality best practices.
• Train and develop quality professionals in all operations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaboratively work with all departments and internal stakeholders, to improve quality within the organisation.
• Ensure the promotion of awareness of quality throughout the organisation.
• To represent Premier FMCG in relevant industry forums.
• To keep up to date with new technologies relevant to the organisation’s products and processes.
• Management of staff directly and indirectly reporting to the position.

Qualification Requirements

• A relevant technical degree, food science, micro biology, chemistry
• A management related qualification will be an added advantage.

Experience Requirements

• 5 – 8 years’ experience within a technical department or function, at a senior level.
• The ability to travel to all Long-Life and Long-Life International Plants at least twice every year and as necessary.

Key Outputs

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current food safety standards and requirements, including external quality and ethical trading certification requirements.
• Knowledge of appropriate legislation of countries to which we export our products to.
• Have a specialist knowledge and understanding of NRCS requirements.

Skills

• The ideal candidate will be an action orientated person who takes initiative and demonstrates strong leadership skills.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to work under pressure & meet deadlines.
• The ability to work with people at all levels.