Technical Manager

This is a rare opportunity to join a business at a truly exciting time for having exceeded £250m turnover, apetito's UK business is now investing over £100m to build a brand new kitchen to support the ongoing and continuous growth achieved to date. As the successful candidate, you will not only be the Technical Manager responsible for providing food safety and quality leadership during the operational phase, but will also have the opportunity to engage with the project during installation and commissioning. While the new facility is under construction, you will be located in our existing Kitchen just a few hundred meters away from the new site. Reporting to the Group Technical Manager, you will initially work alongside the site Technical Manager supporting the existing team with a focus on systems and compliance. Importantly, this will also provide the essential opportunity to gain a solid understanding of our business and the complexity involved in managing the 100's of ingredients and materials required to produce 100's of recipes. As the new build progresses, you will begin to engage with the project team to ensure that food quality and safety requirements are achieved during the installation and commissioning phases, recruit and build your team and relationships with your colleagues, and develop and implement the quality systems required for the new site. This will ensure that food registration, and an AA grade against the BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety, is achieved at the earliest opportunity.