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A multi-national manufacturer of personal care and homecare products are exclusively partnered with Woodstock Recruitment to assist them with the hire of their new Technical Director vacancy, which will be site based in the North West of England.
With decades of experience, they are leaders in their field.
The successful hire will bring experience from the personal care, homecare, food, chemical or wider FMCG industry, and will take charge of teams across R&D, Quality, Packaging, Regulatory and Hygiene, leading with a continuous improvement and customer focussed mindset.
What you will do:
* Develop, implement and maintain efficient and effective systems, standards and business processes across the group for the areas of Product development and regulatory compliance, Quality (including laboratories and hygienic standards), Safety and Environment.
* Member of the Senior Leadership team – working with the Senior Management team, identify the priorities for the Group in relation to maintaining and advancing Safety, Product and Quality standards
* Functional Manager and leadership of the R & D (including packaging), Group Quality and Health and Safety functions
* Working with the Factory Managers, establish a close partnership to enable strategic alignment with Site Quality teams and business priorities regarding quality
* Meet and exceed customer expectations, seeking to leverage “best practice” for competitive advantage where possible, ensuring the business is focused on setting ambition future standards and innovative processes.
* Primary point of contact for the group with external bodies and customers
* Responsible for the management of the quality systems including the annual quality review. Actively reporting activity on a monthly basis. To deputise for the Head of R & D, Packaging Manager, Group HSE and Quality Systems Manager when required
What you will need:
* Degree or HND or equivalent in a STEM subject, ideally chemistry, chemical engineering or similar
* Experience of FMCG operational facilities is essential
* Experience with in the homecare, cosmetic, personal care, food, FMCG packaging or wider FMCG industry.
* Lead auditor and experience within quality is desirable
* Experience of working in an ISO/BRC approved environment
* Understanding of hygiene standards within consumer goods highly desirable
* Full right to work in the UK on a permanent, unrestricted basis
What you will receive:
* Circa Six figure salary
* Attractive bonus based on business performance and targets
* Company car / Car allowance
* 11% employer pension contributions
* Life assurance
* Private health insurance for employee and family
* 25 days holiday + banks holidays
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