Technical Manager

Are you looking for a new role where you can develop your career? You will be part of the central technical team, to manage technical aspects of our sweet potato strategy and delivery to our customers. Working with sites to develop, implement and help manage Group due diligence and governance systems, including Codes of Practice, Best Practice Guidance and Governance audit systems. What you will be doing:

• Primary point of Technical to plan, prepare and host customer site visits
• Technical lead on Sweet Potato for customers
• Development of Codes of Practice, Guidance and Procedures
• Implementation and maintenance of Governance audits, tracking & processes
• Manage raw material, product specifications, standards and factory documentation to meet customer requirements
• Key contact during all third party and internal audits
• Develop and implement Quality Score KPIs
  
  Knowledge of software and applications
• Ability to build good working relationships at all levels
• Experience in a technical role
  
  From our sites in Lincoln, Scotland and the South West, we supply some of the largest retail, wholesale and food manufacturing customers in the UK.
Our expertise goes much further than just supply and demand. We offer our customers real innovation, whether developing new potato varieties, packaging solutions or cutting-edge processes. And its not just fresh potatoes. We're also continually developing our great range of innovative, ready-to-cook prepared vegetables. At Branston we thrive to be the best, through our values and invest in our people. This is a fast-paced environment and looking for someone who is adaptable in their approach.


• 4.5 working week, finishing at 12:30pm on a Friday
• 25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
• Company bonus scheme
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Private Health Insurance
• Life Assurance & critical illness cover
• Onsite Parking
• Discounts platform
• Long service celebrations
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free fruit & potatoes
• Electric salary sacrifice car scheme
• Flu vaccines
• Refer a friend scheme