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Technical Officer
Food Manufacturing
Sunderland
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000
Some Technical roles give you one small piece of the puzzle. This one gives you exposure to pretty much all of it.
Specifications. Auditing. Raw materials. Complaints. Food safety. Customers. Testing. Supplier approval.
If you're building a career in food Technical and want a position that gives you broad exposure rather than pigeonholing you into one area, this is exactly that kind of opportunity.
You'll join the Technical team of a food manufacturing site in Seaham, supporting the Technical Manager with the systems that keep products safe, legal and consistently manufactured to the right standards.
- Day to day, you'll maintain raw material and finished product specifications
- Support supplier approvals and risk assessments
- Conduct internal GMP audits
- Help maintain the site's Quality Management and Food Safety systems
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You'll also:
- Investigate customer complaints and put together responses
- Support environmental and microbiological testing
- Help coordinate corrective actions
- Respond to technical questions from customers and other parts of the business
There is a good people element too. You'll support technical and food safety training across the site, contribute to taste panels and organoleptic assessments and work closely with Production, Engineering, Hygiene, NPD, Procurement and Warehouse teams.
They aren't necessarily looking for someone who has already done everything.
If you've gained a couple of years' experience within food manufacturing QA or Technical and you're ready to broaden your exposure, there could be a good fit here. You'll ideally understand HACCP, food safety and quality management systems and have some experience of internal auditing and specifications. Exposure to supplier auditing would be useful, but it isn't the central requirement for this role.
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What makes the opportunity particularly interesting is the wider Technical function being built around you. The business is investing in additional technical capability, strengthening supplier assurance and creating clearer development routes within the team.
So if you're currently working as a QA, Technical Assistant, Technical Coordinator or Technical Officer and feel ready for a role that will expose you to more of the technical function, let's talk.
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