As the Head of Technical for Central Functions, you will provide support and functional leadership to central technical function and engage with sites to ensure that the technical agenda, customer, supply base and business priorities are all aligned and deliver a competitive edge through technical excellence.

Provide strategic leadership and direction through continuous advancement of technical performance, aligned to functional activity, which keeps Greencore's product and processes safe, legal and compliant.
Maintain a strategic relationship with the Site Technical teams to ensure alignment and compliance with customer expectations and site requirements.
Engage with Purchasing, Group SME's and Business Improvement functions to ensure technical governance is maintained throughout and a consistent approach is managed with sites and customers.
Support Group Sustainability and Ethical teams on strategic delivery of Group key performance indicators, including resource management, nutritional compliance, waste reduction and modern slavery within supply chains.
Disseminate and improve technical performance and compliance through best practice adoption and communication internally and externally.
Provide a senior interface with customers and joint business planning activities to deliver exceptional standards of customer service and adherence to customer policies and requirements.
Represent the Technical function at external research and advisory bodies to drive consistent technical agendas that meets the business and customer needs.
Build capability centrally through a combination of, coaching and training to build and direction sustain the technical function in line with business needs.
Support the achievement of our inclusion and diversity aspirations through role modelling and personally leading and hiring inclusively, embracing and encouraging diversity.

We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.
Ideally educated to degree level with a specialism in Food Science
Technical experience within the food industry, including setting technical strategies
Professional qualifications including Level 4 HACCP, Level 4 Food Hygiene, Advance Microbiological training, Level 3 Allergen Management
Demonstrates analytical problem-solving skills at all times including during times of pressure
Lead assessor qualification
QMS - design and implementation
Specific technical requirements - CIP / thermal processing
Experience of managing external contracts such as chemical providers, labs, laundry, pest control etc.
Government agency experience such as EHO / TSO
Advanced food legislation and legal knowledge
Proven experience of leading and operating with senior teams, internally and externally
Proven ability to operate at a strategic level but still maintain an analytical focus on technical matters
Can demonstrate an ability to manage problems, complaints and deviations from practice in a professional and effective manner
to resolve and prevent reoccurrence
Experience of senior customer management and personal credibility

Why Greencore?

Competitive salary and job-related benefits
Holidays
Pension up to 8% matched
Company share save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
Car allowance
Bonus
Spouse Cover PMI