Technical Manager, Meals London -Elveden
Competitive Salary
Car Allowance
Bonus Scheme up to 20%
Private Healthcare (Including family)
25 days holiday
Access to MyRewards (Company scheme offering local and national benefits & discounts)
Group Pension (including employer contributions)
First class training, fast moving environment & excellent career progression prospects

We're the biggest name you've never heard of. You've probably eaten our food - you just didn't realise it. We make innovative fresh products, with around 18,500 colleagues working across the UK, US and China. We’re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers (including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose). We’re ambitious. We’re full of ideas. And we’re ready for more people who share our values and passion for quality to join us.

We’re proud to offer you a career with possibilities. To encourage you to work hard, aim high and bring your best to work, every day. To know that as a valued Technical Manager we’ll support your ambition, reward your resilience and encourage you to create a career you can be proud of too.

In London, Bakkavor Meals employs over 2,400 people across three sites and a distribution centre in the Park Royal area. These sites specialise in making chilled ready meals, houmous dips, deli products and savoury accompaniments, and are part of Bakkavor's Meals sector which has eight factories in total in the UK

Working at the Elveden site in London Park Royal and reporting directly into the Head of Technical for Meals London, the Technical Manager will be responsible for defining the technical strategy at site alongside managing 4 direct reports.

You will be a self-motivated and organised individual with previous experience in a chilled food environment. This role will ensure that relationships are developed with suppliers, retailers and internally. You will be integral in developing the Food Safety & Quality systems ensuring they are compliant with retailer’s codes of practice & 3rd party standards.

Requires Skills & Experience:

• Experience working with food retailers
• Demonstrates strong people management skills
• Previous experience within a similar Technical Management role in a FMCG environment
• Extensive practical experience of HACCP, BRC & retailers code of practice
• Food Science degree would be desirable
• Computer Literate in all Microsoft packages
• Understanding of Good Hygiene working practises

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