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Technical Coordinator

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Technical Coordinator - Food Manufacturing

Salary Negotiable DOE + 24 Days Holiday + Health Plan + Professional Development Support

South Manchester

Do you come from a Technical or Specifications background in the Food & Beverage sector and want to progress into a more varied role, providing you with a platform to take on new responsibilities and work cross-functionally with a wide range of customers and departments?

This rapidly growing family-owned Food Manufacturing company has received multimillion-pound investments and won numerous awards in recent years as a result of their focus on building a great work environment and a positive company culture. They supply to a variety of high-profile retailers and foodservice clients and have achieved BRC AA+ rating.

As a Technical Coordinator, you will lead on specifications, ensuring accurate customer specs & retailer portals meet requirements. You will support NPD through spec sign-off, artwork approval and label compliance, while handling technical queries. You will also support audits, traceability and the wider Food Safety and Quality system.

The ideal candidate will have strong specifications & customer-facing experience in a Food or Beverage Manufacturing environment and will have a good understanding of food legislation, labelling/artwork and BRC standards.

If you’re looking to progress in your career as a Technical specialist by joining a growing business that invests in its staff, this is the role for you.

Key responsibilities:

  • Generate and manage customer specifications and retailer portals, ensuring full legal and compliance accuracy

  • Support NPD by completing spec sign-off, artwork approval and label compliance checks

  • Respond to technical customer queries and support key accounts with accurate information

  • Assist with audits, including traceability and mass balance, maintaining compliance standards

  • Support the food safety and quality management system, including non-conformance investigations and continuous improvement

Ideal candidates will have:
  • Strong experience managing customer specifications and retailer portals within a food or beverage manufacturing environment

  • Solid knowledge of food legislation, labelling requirements and BRC standards

  • Ideally holding relevant qualifications such as HACCP/Food Safety Level 3, Internal Auditor Training or a Food Science degree

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