D R Newitt Recruitment
Technical & Compliance Manager
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Job Title
£70,000 - £75,000, Car, Pension, Medical
Location
Dual site, South Wales
Job Type
Hybrid
Industry
Packaging Manufacturing
About the Role
A Global Packaging Manufacturer is currently recruiting for a Technical Manager / Quality, Compliance & Systems Manager to lead and direct the technical team and systems for two sites. This role will need to be on site 3-4 days per week for the first 6 months then approx. 2 days per week after this so a home base in South Wales, Herefordshire, Bristol, Worcestershire area will be required.
This is an exciting opportunity to implement the Technical, Quality, Compliance into two sites, creating process and consistency to deliver sustainable and profitable growth.
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This role will ideally require experience in packaging manufacturing / food packaging manufacturing.
Key Responsibilities
- Led and develop the Technical team for both sites
- Lead, manage and maintain BRC, ISO9001, ISO 14001, BS8555 accreditations and audits
- Partner with Sales, Manufacturing, Customers, and Material Sourcing to drive innovation and cost reduction
- Lead technical investigations
- Generate and communicate regular technical activity reports, summarizing project status, trial outcomes, and recommendations for process optimization or product improvement.
- Maintain ongoing technical engagement with customers to support co-development projects, trials, and performance validation, enhancing customer satisfaction, sales growth, and long-term partnerships.
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Required Qualifications
- Technical Manager / Quality Compliance & Systems Manager, ideally degree qualified.
- Ideally have worked in flexible packaging manufacturing.
- Solid working knowledge of development processes and related manufacturing.
- Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Visio, Teams, and Outlook.
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