Job Summary
We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Senior Technical Co-Ordinator to join our team for a 12-month maternity cover.
In this role, you will co-ordinate the technical product launch process and approval systems, provide support and ensure customer requirements are delivered. You will also devise and implement continual improvement systems ensuring products and quality systems are continually updated & maintained to meet the requirements of both the British Retail Consortium certification & and the site’s customers.
Key Responsibilities
- To manage the site’s raw material specification and approval systems, liaise with the ingredient / packaging suppliers and internal contacts to gather food & packaging information and to interpret this data ensuring compliance with Millerdale standards.
- To maintain up to date supplier details including self-assessment questionnaires and up to date BRC certificates and reports.
- To support the site’s internal Packing Specification system ensuring all required information is available to Production prior to the scheduled first production run.
- To manage the change management tracker – launches.
- To co-ordinate the site’s finished products specifications ensuring they are accurately & continually updated in the standard Millerdale or customer specified format, including web portal systems management - portal alerts
- To support FP Spec ensuring accuracy.
- To be a fully integrated member of the HACCP team, support the site’s HACCP system by carrying out food safety audits as required on both existing and new processing lines and products.
- To support Millerdale’s New Product Development launches through the provision of all the required quality system documents, approval of the technical aspects of pack copy & artwork sign off, ensuring legal labelling requirements are met.
- To manage the site calibration system.
- To order QA consumables and maintain adequate stock levels at all times.
- The management and scheduling of micro and nutritional testing to ensure everything is tested.
- To support the site’s BRC certified Food Safety & Quality System through carrying out internal audits, implementing corrective actions and compiling and issuing monthly internal Quality System reports.
- To carry out continuous improvement projects as detailed by the sites Technical Manager on relevant topics e.g. Food Safety, Allergen Management, Hygiene Improvements, Quality Systems, Process Control, and recipe improvements.
- To support the customer and consumer complaints group systems, including providing monthly reports and identifying trends to enable effective corrective actions to be identified to reduce and/or eliminate the root causes.
- To support the group systems for monthly Key Performance Indicator reports in customer specific formats. Conduct score card population and submission to meet customer requirements.
- To support the implementation, and review where appropriate customer and legislative current and new requirements for site.
- To provide Food Safety & QA support in the multifunctional project teams for the installation and commissioning of new equipment.
- To ensure on site nutritional and chemical testing schedules are reviewed and maintained.
- To deputise, in relation to site function for the Quality Manager.
- To co-ordinate the site’s pest control contractors and implement, drive continual improvement through corrective and route cause analysis.
- To manage the site’s calibrations, ensuring adherence and accuracy to scheduling. Liaising with external suppliers where appropriate.
- To provide production and technical support where appropriate e.g. Metal drop investigations / HACCP / Allergens / quality incidents / investigative work / DPA.
- To manage the site’s product testing programs (micro / nutritional / allergens).
- Packaging compliance – To monitor incoming packaging against customer approved PDF to ensure accuracy and compliance for the production team.
- To manage the site’s allergen management system, ensuring adherence to validation and verification schedules, whilst ensuring accuracy against customer COP.
Experience
- Proven experience in a technical coordination or project support role within a fast-paced environment.
- Strong analysis skills with the ability to interpret complex data and technical reports.
- Knowledge of quality assurance practices and methodologies.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Effective communication skills to liaise confidently with diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Familiarity with project management tools and techniques is desirable.
Additional Information
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Join us as a Senior Technical Co-Ordinator and play a vital role in ensuring our projects run smoothly while supporting continuous improvement efforts.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Pay: £33,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Transport links
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bradford, West Yorkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Technical co-ordinator: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
