Technical Manager

A specialist Japanese food wholesale and warehouse company is seeking an experienced food technical manager with good knowledge of UK food safety and legal requirements.

• Leading food safety, quality and legal compliance across TK Trading’s warehouse, wholesale and retail shop businesses.
• Leading the HACCP team, owning the HACCP plan and leading its implementation.
• Maintaining compliance to the independent food safety certification standard for the warehouse & wholesale operation.
• Maintaining legal compliance and ensuring the requirements of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme are met for the shop, and liaising with the local authority on food safety/hygiene matters as required.
• Developing and maintaining food safety & quality procedures and documentation.
• Reviewing and approving new products including specifications, allergen and labelling information, and technical aspects of supplier approval and monitoring.
• Investigating, and following up on food safety and quality issues and complaints to identify the root cause and implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Driving a culture of continuous improvement and ‘doing the right thing’.

• A minimum of 3 year’s experience in a food technical / quality management role.
• A minimum of HACCP Level 3 qualification and experience of implementation of HACCP.
• Experience of working with compliance to standards and audits.
• Training on food labelling legislation and allergens.
• Training on root cause analysis.
• Preferred – experience of working with requirements for food import to the UK.
• Preferred – experience of working with Japanese or Oriental foods.
• Preferred – Japanese language skills.

Experience: Required
Employment: Part-time
Schedule: Negotiable
Salary: £20,000 – £50,000 yearly
Starting time: Immediate start!

Based in the heart of London, TK Trading is a dynamic and trusted player in the food wholesale industry, specializing in supplying high-quality products to businesses across the UK.