Assistant Technical Manager
Kepak Group, Ireland

Role Purpose: To assist the Technical Manager in the management of the day-to-day technical processes to ensure products are produced to the required standard, customer and legal requirements are met and to assist in the management of the technical department and associated staff where required.

Reports to: Technical Manager / Site Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Understanding of the regulatory, BRC, TFMS,MPQAS and other customer standards, how these standards are implemented on site and participate in the monitoring and implementation of these standards.
• Understanding of the Food Safety Management System, how it is implemented and participate in monitoring the effectiveness of the system.
• Achieve an understanding of customer product specifications and ensuring these are complied with.
• To manage customer specifications via the Kepak Spec management system.
• To participate in the NLAF system for generation of new specifications liaising with sales, commercial and production teams.
• To participate in the investigation, analyse and response to customer complaints as and when they arise, liaising with sales, commercial and production teams as required ensuring effective CAPA
• To participate in the effective RCA and CAPA for non-conformances identified internally or externally.
• To understand and participate in the KMD Audit Management Process for customer, regulatory and accreditation audits.
• Participate in ensuring site is always audit ready.
• As a member of the site team contribute to continuous improvement projects.
• Liaising with DAFM staff as required, ensuring any issues identified are resolved promptly and communicated to site.
• Participate in weekly DAFM meeting.
• Understand and assist in the management of the site’s traceability program, ensuring that customer traceability requests are responded to adequately and within appropriate timeframe.
• Understand, trend and report on customer KPIs and identify and participate in corrective action programmes to maintain customer KPIs as required levels.
• Assist in the management and instruction of the Technical and QC team as appropriate.
• To work efficiently and independently as required to achieve objectives.
• Ensuring queries and problems are addressed thoroughly and with necessary urgency.

Desired

• Relevant third level qualification and previous experience in food manufacturing environment

Benefits

• Training
• Subsidised canteen
• Access to Pension Scheme and Private Healthcare
• Free staff car parking
• Onsite health and wellness services
• Bike to work scheme
• Formal recognition initiatives and team awards in place
• A dedicated learning amp; development team

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