Technical Manager

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa RCL FOODS Careers Full time
To direct the reseach, planning, coordination and execution of:

  • New product development
  • Product Quality improvements
  • Cost saving initiatives
  • Product and process technical support from concept brief to product launch.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Strategy Into Action

  • Provides input to Business unit meetings by keeping up to date with latest market trends, competitor activity, operational knowledge and processess
  • Provides input related to technical and quality requirements of products to deliver sustainable and profitable growth
  • Provides input to support integrated supply chain delivery thorugh interactions with cross functional team

New Product Development:

  • Directly influlence the Scoping of the product briefs, i.e technology, raw materials, suppliers, process.
  • Direct the technical development activities/approach required and unblock obstacles preventing project progress
  • Interpret and communicate the impact that the current and/or new materials, machine requirements, process flows, labour compliments, throughputs etc have on costs to the business.

Product quality and Cost saving:

  • Present opportunities for product quality improvement and cost saving realisation through process simiplication, new technology, ingredients and raw materials.
  • Scope and brief technologist on approved product quality improvements and cost saving initiatives.
  • Interpret and communicate the impact that the current and/or new materials, machine requirements, process flows, labour compliments, throughputs etc have on costs to the business.

Team coordination and self management:

  • Drive active participation of subordance in regular performance appraisals and ensure that targets and goals are relevant, clear and achievable
  • Develop and drive achievement of personal individual development plans. Champions training and development of self and technical team thorugh utilizing
- available training opportunies or contributing to the develooment of new training solutions

  • Within the business unit, support a culture of excellence and commitment through engagement
  • Support and drive the business core values

Techncial Expertise and insight

  • Provide expertise in management team meetings and recommend solutions based on technically sound insight and research
  • Provide practical expertise and insights to internal and external cliens as part of regular engagement and/or ad hoc requests
  • Drive the resolution of quality and technical issues raised by customers and/or consumers
  • Customer Relationship Management (internal and external)Technical Executive

Technical Manager

  • Drives technical customer service through KPI and efficiency achievement
  • Engage regularly with customers regarding issues and requirements. Effectively address areas where customer needs are not met.
  • Develop a deep understanding of customer technical and quality assurance needs

Operations management

  • Drive the implementation of simplify production processes to increase operational effectiveness and efficiencies
  • Drive optimal plant line efficiencies through all new developments and cost saving projects
  • Drive the implementation of reduction of plant wastages
  • Drive the implementation of effecitve time and motion studies
  • Keep up to date with raw material utilization and excesses to ensure effective use of raw material into recipe formulations

Complaince Management

  • Guides the technical team to ensure that all legislative and industry standards are implemented in new product development
  • Drives the adherence to all legislative and industry standards
  • Drives action where required to ensure that there are no areas of non compliance
  • Analyse technical reports from processing plants to confirm technical compliance

Leadership

  • Leads technical team towards meeting strategy and tarkets
  • Conducts regular performnance appreaisals with subordinates and ensure that KPI's and targets are met
  • Manages technical employee relations
  • Facilitate interventions using multidisciplinary teams, where necessary, to address any non complaince

Minimum Requirements:

  • A Diploma in Food Technology or similar
  • Degree in Food Science or BTech in food technology would be advantageous
  • Valid drivers licence
  • 7 years' experience in a Foodrelated FMCG environment with preferably 5 years in a R&D/similar managerial role.
  • Required to travel and occationally work irregular hours
  • Required to work in different environments factory and office
  • Participation in required taste sessions
  • General business and R&D principles
  • Foodsafety and quality management
  • Production and process management


 National Food legislation
  • GMP, HACCP, CPA, R146 compliance requirements,
  • Relevant industry standards, SANS
  • Industry and associated local and international trends

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