Technical Manager

2 weeks ago

Timaru, New Zealand Silver Fern Farms Full time

Job ID:

- 3020
- |
- Expertise:

- Operations
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- Location:

- Timaru
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- Employment Type:

- Permanent
- |
- 02/10/2025, 00:00AM

**Te Tūranga/About the Role**

The Technical Manager is a key member of the site management team and is responsible for providing leadership to our Technical/Compliance team to effectively implement and monitor all food safety and quality programs. The Technical Manager will work closely with operations and MPI to ensure compliance with company, customer, regulatory and overseas market access requirements.

Key responsibilities will include:
- Develop and champion a team culture that strives to achieve compliance, health and safety, and production targets
- Lead, mentor and build capacity of the Technical/Compliance Team consisting of auditors and quality assurance inspectors.- Facilitate customer audits from a technical aspect and co-ordinate actions required to achieve an acceptable outcome.- Identify issues that may affect compliance with food safety programmes and HACCP systems and work with relevant members of the site team and MPI to resolve them.
- Play a key role in implementing and promoting quality and continuous improvement initiatives, which can include helping with trials and investigations.

**Ōu Pūkenga /About You**:

- Previously held a technical leadership role and able to demonstrate key people skills
- Internal auditing qualification and/or experience desirable but not essential
- Previous experience within the food industry is desirable but not essential
- Capacity to analyse and interpret data, draw conclusions, and present information in a clear and concise manner
- Successful experience with influencing others and proactively driving a strong culture that aligns with the Silver Fern Farms values - Unstoppable Together, Improving Tomorrow and Always Caring
- Highly effective communicator with excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills

**Te Ahurea/Why work for Silver Fern Farms?**

Silver Fern Farms are all about Creating Goodness from the Farms the World Needs. Creating goodness is about taking a broader view of what goodness means, how we can create it and the impact it can have. That Goodness is created through the work of our People, the skill & expertise of our Farmers and our customers around the globe. ‘Goodness’ is also about being good to people and communities, animal welfare, and showing care and respect for the environment.

**Tono Mai/How to Apply**
- Silver Fern Farms welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life. We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive environment and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all team members and applicants. Come and create goodness together with us.

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