magenta recruitment |
| Contact |
Magenta Recruitment Ltd |
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| Telephone |
020 8547 3399 |
| Email |
suzie@magrec.co.uk |
| Website |
http://www.magrec.com |
| Address |
8 Eden Street
, Kingston upon Thames
, Surrey
, KT1 1BB |
| Description |
ARCHITECTURE / BUILDING SERVICES / CONSTRUCTION / REFRIGERATION A/C / QUANTITY SURVEYING / PROJECT MANAGEMENT
As a specialist consultancy Magenta Recruitment Limited offers a complete technical recruitment service of the highest standard to commercial and professional applicants and organisations.
With extensive experience and expertise in the technical job market our consultants provide advice and guidance with respect to employment and recruitment within a wide range of sectors.
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| Job Title |
Trainee Business Development Manager - FOOD MANUFACTURING |
| Salary/rate |
£21000 - £25000/annum |
| Location |
Lancashire, North West |
| Job Number |
117157806 |
| Posted |
19/03/2010 (11:50) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
Description
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!
Overall Purpose of the Job:
To assist the BDM in maintaining and develop sales within the company. To assist the BDM when requested in all areas relating to sales with specific emphasis on R & D of products required by the companies customers. To ensure at all times a good business relationship between the customer.
Key Result Areas:
1. To assess and spot check raw ingredients to retained samples and specifications, as they are being delivered.
2. Maintain a NPD log and issue reference numbers for all new enquiries. Complete new product development from and ensure all departments are made aware via email or the enquiry.
3. Liaise with new NPD Manager on a daily basis to discuss previous day and forthcoming day jobs and any other issues / requirements.
4. NPD briefs to suppliers for samples, costs and specifications. Regular follows ups to ensure suppliers are reacting within the timescales set, to meet our customer deadlines.
5. Preparation of sauces and various samples for assessment, individually and with benchmarked products. Log the results and feedback and where necessary follow up with the supplier to make any changes necessary.
6. The Preparation of samples for the customers, including tray, film lid and carton where applicable. Products need labelling and brief specifications prepared outlining basic points such as Name, Weight, Ingredients and cooking instructions.
7. Arrange for any samples to be delivered via own transport, third party agent (e.g. UPS) or collected by another.
8. Weekly in house taste panels produced against competitors products, to an agreed schedule. Collation of all comments and feedback in a report and issue all departments via email the findings and reports.
9. Attend Managers meeting and brief all departmental heads in the absence of the BDM.
10. Customer complaints relating to development issues only. Retained samples assessed and reports prepared on findings, against the product specification.
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N/A |
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Interior Designer |
| Salary/rate |
£30000 - £40000/annum |
| Location |
London |
| Job Number |
127214399 |
| Posted |
18/03/2010 (16:26) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
| Description
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You MUST have at least 5 years Post Graduate experience in Interior Design and be proficient in AUTOCAD (2007). This role will be working on High End Residential projects so previous experience in this field would also be needed.
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Permanent |
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N/A |
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| Job Title |
QA Technologist |
| Salary/rate |
£17000 - £19000/annum |
| Location |
Leicestershire, East Midlands |
| Job Number |
117157781 |
| Posted |
18/03/2010 (15:24) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
| Description
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!
Overall Role Summary:
·Conduct appropriate audits to schedule to verify conformance to documented procedures, CCPs and GMP
·Record and investigate non-conformances. Report specific details to the relevant operational management and agree the necessary corrective actions, timescales and responsibilities
·Conduct formal reviews of corrective action status with immediate line manager
·Verify effectiveness of daily deep cleaning through inspection, rapid hygiene and traditional environmental swabbing
·Carry out appropriate pre-production checks to ensure timeliness of start up
·Daily in-process monitoring of all CCPs to validate product safety
·Collect Key Performance Indicator data with a view to developing statistical measurements of business performance.
·Collect microbiological samples against company sampling plan.
·Conduct investigations and ensure appropriate corrective action in the event of customer complaints.
·Organise daily product monitoring analysis panels to verify conformance to specification. Compile data for further analysis.
·Ensure that quarantine procedures and necessary accompanying paperwork are completed on a routine basis.
·Verify document control systems
·Use the daily production plan & raw material sheets to ensure that all retail products and part processed raw materials are collected for microbiological and shelf life analysis.
·Conduct quality checks against the specifications for all relevant products & processes
·Ensure that all shelf life samples are kept for the duration of their life against the agreed time / temperature regimes and that the area where they are stored is kept clean and free from out of date samples
·Report any out of specification results to the Senior QA and / or Technical Manager
·Quarantine products / equipment as necessary and take the necessary follow up action.
·Ensure that microbiological samples are sent out against the predefined schedules and that the samples are logged onto the LIMS system and the registration files are sent through to the External Laboratory.
·Conduct daily / weekly / periodic calibration against schedules and that any out of specification results are actioned accordingly.
·Conduct any tests as requested by the Senior QA / Process / Development Technologist from any factory trials
·Request assistance from the Senior QA where appropriate to ensure all daily tasks are conducted to the requirements
Knowledge, Experience and Skills Required:
-Practical experience in chilled food desirable
-Demonstrable understanding of HACCP, GMP and
Hygiene Systems
-Auditing experience (Hygiene, HACCP, GMP, QMS)
-Working understanding of food microbiology desirable
-‘Hands on‘ can do approach
-Self Starter
-Able to work under pressure
-Good team player
-Methodical / logical / planned approach to problem solving
-Computer Literate
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N/A |
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| Job Title |
Quality Control Manager |
| Salary/rate |
£37000 - £39000/annum |
| Location |
Hertfordshire, South East |
| Job Number |
117157757 |
| Posted |
18/03/2010 (10:09) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
| Description
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!
FRESH PRODUCE EXPERIENCE IS A MUST!!!
Job Purpose:
To actively promote, monitor and maintain all aspects of product quality standards of excellence throughout the business to ensure maximum Customer satisfaction. Responsible for managing the quality of produce received, stored and distributed by the company.
Accountabilities:
1. To lead, manage and motivate a dedicated Quality Control Team.
2. To take a proactive approach to maintain good working relationships with customers and suppliers whilst ensuring the highest quality standards are maintained.
3. Ensuring that intake received at night is inspected to the same standard as day intake.
4. To provide support for Goods In and the Night Operation Team on all quality issues
5. To provide support for the Conveyor Line Team on product handling and quality issues.
6. Liaising with Stock Control as to the suitable rotation of products, specifically managing the product quality throughout life whilst under the control of the company.
7. To ensure best practice intake, storage and distribution of all products, ensuring the safety,quality and legality of products
8. To support the environmental systems implemented within the Company, and ensure that any relevant environmental procedures are dealt with.
Competencies / Skills:
·Strong people management skills
·Good IT skills
·Good communicator
·Customer focus
·Decision making skills
·Ability to liaise at all levels with confidence
·Professional approach to difficult situations
·Must have the ability to pay attention to detail and demonstrate quick thinking
·Ability to work under pressure, multi-task and meet deadlines whilst remaining calm
·Strategic thinking
·Developing good working relationships throughout the business in order to work affectively
Values:
-Customer Care-
·Makes the effort to provide solutions to customer/supplier issues
·Routinely challenges current practices to identify and deliver value improvements and solutions
·Responds to internal and external customer queries/requests promptly
-Can Do-
·Personally evaluates risk and makes contingency plans accordingly
·Uses the correct resources (people, equipment etc.) and organises them to achieve set goals
·Adopts a practical, no-nonsense approach “what can we do to sort this out?”
·Encourages others to fulfil their potential and therefore achieve outstanding results
·Thinks creatively around problems and tries different solutions to achieve a resolution
·Is undeterred by negativity of others
·Achieves targets set
·Is not discouraged by failure or obstacles, but is realistic in the face of feasible alternatives
·Asks questions, challenges and probes
·Is prepared to manage conflict if required to make progress or achieve a result
-Teamwork-
·Considers others when making decisions
·A reliable individual who commits and delivers for the team
·Has a genuine open door policy and is seen as approachable and responsive to issues and concerns
·Has regular communication with all levels of staff and actively promotes 2 way discussions
-Innovation-
·Challenges and evaluates all ideas with an open mind
·Shows enthusiasm for new challenges and opportunities
·Develops new applications for existing processes/methods
-Efficiency-
·Recognises what ‘exceptional’ looks like and works hard to achieve it
·Learns from mistakes and puts in place methods to prevent reoccurrences
·Continually seeks to improve personal performance by self awareness and self development
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N/A |
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| Job Title |
Quality Assurance Team Leader |
| Salary/rate |
£18000 - £20000/annum |
| Location |
Leicestershire, East Midlands |
| Job Number |
117157058 |
| Posted |
17/03/2010 (10:13) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
| Description
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!
Purpose:
-To manage the team of Quality Assurance Auditors and provide a Technical Support function to the production team ensuring the site is complying with relevant food quality, safety and legality standards.
Team Management:
-Manage and continuously improve the QA systems
-Audit of QA tasks and records to ensure they are completed in full
-Chair the weekly QA Team meeting and generate action plan
-Regular review of QA workload
-Ensure any investigations issued are closed out and finings reported in a timely manner
-Issue the monthly QA rota
-Sign off QA holidays / absence and arrange cover
-Training
-Staff Reviews
Production Support:
-Deal with day-to-day queries from the production team
-Conduct weekly traceability and follow through any non-compliances
-Attend production handover meeting to ensure any issues are closed out
-Work with the production team to ensure all systems are understood and followed correctly
NPD Support:
-Set up and update programs on the checkweigher and metal detector
-Work with NPD Team to set up photographic standards at launch
-Update and maintain the computerised recipe program
Customer Contact:
-Co-ordinate benchmarking and consistency panels
-Collate data for monthly Technical Reports
-Close off any QA related actions following from customer visits
-Investigate customer complaints
Other:
-Compile weekly KPI report for Management Team
-Chair the weekly Customer Complaints Review Meeting
-Member of the site HACCP Team
-Member of the site Internal Audit Team
-Investigate micro issues and ensure any re-sampling is completed
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Permanent |
| Contract Length |
N/A |
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| Job Title |
Production Supervisor |
| Salary/rate |
£22000 - £24000/annum |
| Location |
Middlesex, South East |
| Job Number |
117156528 |
| Posted |
16/03/2010 (09:54) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
| Description
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!
Role Outline:
The Supervisor is responsible for employing resources, specifically materials and labour and converting these to finished product. Throughout this process the following standards must be met: food safety; quality; customer service; health and safety and materials and labour cost. The supervisor is responsible for the appropriate deployment of people to meet these requirements and relevant aspects of their welfare.
Key Responsibilities:
The first three responsibilities represent the critical control areas for the supervisor in the running of their line/area of responsibility.
1. Food Safety
a. Maintain appropriate hygiene standards, ensure that chemicals where used are done so in compliance with COSHH regulations.
b. Ensure the team comply with required dress and jewellery code, and are aware of their food hygiene responsibilities.
2. Quality
a. Ensure the line/area runs to required speed to ensure Plan met within specification.
b. Ensure start up is conducted as per requirements with products manufactured within specification, including correct labelling.
c. Monitor quality standards regularly ensuring the highest conformance to customer specifications and that associated documentation is completed.
3. Customer Service
a. Meet line targets within specification, estimate finish time and PPH reporting any deviance to the relevant manager.
b. Organise activities to achieve the Plan within area of responsibility, meeting the service requirements of external and internal customers.
4. Health and Safety
a. Ensure staff are in position for the start up of shift recording on register as required. Ensure that staff are aware of the evacuation procedures, machine safety, effective manual handling procedures and safe systems where appropriate.
b. Supervise the safety of activities within area, reporting hazards as necessary and following up where required. Ensure staff conduct themselves with the safety of themselves and their colleagues at all times, dealing effectively with any deviations.
Ensure any engineering defects are reported to engineering, following up as appropriate.
5. Materials and Labour Cost
a. Monitor and take action where necessary to ensure correct materials are delivered on line
b. Monitor usage of materials on line, responding as appropriate.
c. Deploy materials and labour appropriately within cost and standard.
d. Complete all required documentation accurately eg line sheets within timescale.
6. People
a. Support the effective training of staff within area of responsibility including new starters and recommend upgrades as appropriate. Ensure relevant work instructions are applied and co-operate in the integration of these, hygiene standards and safe systems of work.
b. Be responsible for the consistency, fair treatment, and communication within the team, as within their influence. Support the principles of the ‘buddy’ system towards retaining staff. Motivate and lead team in effective performance.
7. To carry out ad hoc and project work as required.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
·Good communication skills
·Good team development skills
·Comfortable in a fast paced environment
·Prefers a ‘hands on’ approach to work, leading from the front
·Goal orientated and able to make decisions within an agreed range of options, referring for management support as appropriate
·Good standard of written English
·Good standard of numeracy, able to work out efficiencies etc.
PM Shift - 2pm-10pm
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N/A |
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| Job Title |
QA Manager |
| Salary/rate |
£24000 - £26000/annum Dependant on experience |
| Location |
Middlesex, South East |
| Job Number |
117155911 |
| Posted |
16/03/2010 (09:54) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!
My client are a small to medium sized food manufacturer and are currently seeking a QA Manager. The right person will be responsible to the Technical Manager and be responsible for 3 QA Technicians.
Job Purpose
To ensure a high standard of product and process safety & quality is maintained on site including site laboratory, hygiene and GMP management.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Day to day running of the QA functions including :
?Auditing (monitoring of CCP?s & GMP)
?Customer complaints management (investigation, response and corrective actions)
? Management of supplier defect database
? Carry out foreign body investigations
?Organising collection of samples for microbiological and chemical testing at site & external laboratories
? Assist technical manager in conducting internal audits & supplier evaluations according to set programs
? Assist technical manager during customer / third party audits
?Deputise for technical manager in periods of absence
? Represent QA / Technical department at meetings
Person Requirements
? Degree or HND in a food or chemistry related subject.
? Working knowledge of quality and food safety systems e.g. BRC Global Standard and HACCP.
? Prior supervisory or management experience within a food-manufacturing environment will be a distinct advantage.
? Self motivated with excellent people management and communication skills.
? Capable of driving teams and standards to ensure highest level of food quality and safety across the site.
Other
To carry out any other duties that may be required which are consistent with the responsibilities of the post and its grading.
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| Job Title |
Technical Manager |
| Salary/rate |
£40000 - £45000/annum |
| Location |
South Yorkshire, North East |
| Job Number |
117156431 |
| Posted |
16/03/2010 (09:53) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!
Main Responsibilities:
·Direct responsibility for factory hygiene, the implementation of company policies/procedures and product quality.
·Ensure all records are maintained and comply with company/customer policies, implement any further checks that may be necessary.
·Departmental self-assessment must be undertaken on a regular basis to ensure that we are proactively meeting our customers needs.
·Monitor plant and personal hygiene standards; ensure hygiene and production teams are aware of vital importance.
·Enforce all policies and procedures as per company hand book.
·Ensure all customer enquiries or complaints are dealt with in a professional manner.
·Monitor the efficiency and accuracy of the groups traceability system, (applicable to your production area) ensuring that accurate records are maintained.
·Liaise with MHS personnel to achieve and maintain the highest standards of hygiene and product quality in all areas of the factory using the H.A.S. score system as a benchmark.
·To deal with enquiries made by external bodies such as Trading Standards and Health and Safety Executive ensuring all relevant information is passed to senior management.
·Update all specification files ensuring relevant personnel receive copy of amended documents.
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Product Quality Improvement Manager |
| Salary/rate |
£28000 - £32000/annum Pro Rata |
| Location |
Wolverhampton, West Midlands |
| Job Number |
117156263 |
| Posted |
16/03/2010 (09:53) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!
Working Hours: 8.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday, plus any other hours required to complete duties
An exciting opportunity has risen for a temporary Product Quality Improvement Manager who would report into the European Technical Manager. The role would be responsible for driving forward the process and quality improvement opportunities in a documented, co-ordinated and visible manner, whilst at the same time identifying and executing cost improvement opportunities for our clients businesses through strong leadership and project management.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Manage Factory Management teams to facilitate factory trials, and drive forward the implementation of change
-Root cause analysis of Product defects and development of line or ingredient solutions
-Managing the handover and implementation of new products into standard production
-Documenting and feedback of trial conclusions
-Coordinate all aspects of Quality improvement process
-Determine cost changes related to product improvements and communicate next steps
-Liaising with the customer at key project steps to ensure smooth delivery of significant projects
-Ensuring legal and customer requirements are known and met during product / process improvements
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:
-Degree / HND in food related Science
-Knowledge of Statistical Process Control or Analysis would be beneficial
-Considerable experience in the food industry
-Experience in New Product Design and/or specific process development role
-Proven knowledge of process and ingredients function
-Proven project management, leadership, communication and organisational skills
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Permanent |
| Contract Length |
9 Months Fixed Term |
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| Job Title |
QA Technologist |
| Salary/rate |
£18000 - £20000/annum |
| Location |
Berkshire, South East |
| Job Number |
117155863 |
| Posted |
16/03/2010 (09:53) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!
Aim:
To ensure product and operational standards are maintained through Good Manufacturing Practice.
Responsibilities:
1. To ensure adherence to operational procedures and HACCP system and report any non conformances to the Technical / Production Manager
2. Monitoring of procedures & HACCP system
3. To aid the technical assistant with their investigations of customer complaints.
4. To audit daily records from line leaders and investigate any anomalies, reporting results to the Technical / Production Manager.
5. To carry out hygiene audits and inspections
6. To carry out sampling of raw materials, environmental swabs & finished product for analysis.
7. Maintaining QA records
8. To calibrate the site balances.
9. To calibrate the hand held temperature probes.
10. To carry out daily chiller / bread checks, recording any non conformances and reporting these to the Technical manager.
11. To investigate any non-conformances raised by the quality controllers and report findings to the Technical Manager.
12. To ensure checks on raw materials are completed as per the agreed procedures.
13. To ensure site temperatures are maintained within the parameters set.
14. Adhere to company policies and procedures ensuring appropriate standards of conduct and hygiene are maintained at all times.
15. To assist the technical manager with planned tours of the site.
16. To assist the technical manager with preparation for audits.
17. To cover for the Technical Manager in their absence.
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| Job Title |
Development Manager |
| Location |
Oman, Non UK |
| Job Number |
127210328 |
| Posted |
16/03/2010 (09:53) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
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My client is an International Construction Consultancy involved with a number of prestigous projects throughout the world.
Due to securing an additional exciting project in Oman the requirement for a Development Manager has become available to head up this 3 year program.
You will be working along side the Management Company and appointing the Commercial, Contracting and Building Services Firms in addition to ensuring the smooth running of the project at all levels.
Applicants must have previous Middle East experience (ideally in Oman, though this is not essential) and a proven history of Senior Management in the construction and delivery of all aspects of large scale developments ensuring that development milestones are met.
The successful applicant will be based in Oman for the duration of the project.
To be considered for this position please forward an updated CV or alternatively contact Toni Lea on 0044 208 547 3399
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Permanent |
| Contract Length |
N/A |
| Start Date |
February 2010 |
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Project Director / Senior Project Manager |
| Location |
Beirut, Non UK |
| Job Number |
127210345 |
| Posted |
16/03/2010 (09:53) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
| Description
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My client is a leading construction consultancy operating within the Middle East. They have a requirement for a Project Director due to securing a new project to be based in Beirut.
We are looking to source a very experienced individual who will lead this development and take responsibility for ensuring that all phases of this project will be delivered with all time frames being adhered to.
Applicants must have a good career track record and relevant international experience. The role will be to help construct, manage and deliver the project, liaise with clients and workers, ensure all things are running on target and on budget and report any problems.
The successful applicant has the opportunity to progress into the position of General Manager.
Requirements
- Experience in large-scale, high value projects essential
- High rise experience essential
- Middle East / UAE Experience
- Consultancy background preferable
- Commercial / Quantity Surveyor background prefereable, though not essential
- Relevant qualifications in Architecture, Construction or Civil Engineering
If you would like to be considered please forward CV or alternatively contact Toni Lea to discuss further on (0044) 208 547 3399
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Permanent |
| Contract Length |
N/A |
| Start Date |
February 2010 |
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| Job Title |
QA / Warehouse Assistant - FOOD MANUFACTURING |
| Salary/rate |
£10000 - £15000/annum £6.84p/h |
| Location |
Newbury, Berkshire |
| Job Number |
117155387 |
| Posted |
16/03/2010 (09:48) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! EXPERIENCE IN FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY PREFERRED!!!
JOB PURPOSE:
- To strictly monitor and enforce food safety, legality and quality of EPC products at all times
- To maintain Company standards and to ensure that all products leave site conforming to company and customer standards
RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY TASKS
- Ensure warehouse paperwork is being completed correctly and accurately.
- Collection of routine raw material samples for the appropriate laboratory analysis and that they are accurately entered into the raw material data base and sent through to the external laboratory as required.
- Partake in monthly taste panel in accordance with the agreed schedule.
- Effectively conduct random checks on raw materials deliveries and also finished goods products.
- Attend suspended stock meetings and ensure that pallets notes are up to date in the absence of the warehouse quality controller.
- Critically investigate non-conforming or defective products in relations to concerns raised internally or by the customer.
- Complete and file monthly warehouse glass audit in a timely fashion.
- Conduct weekly GMP audits and report findings and actions to teams.
- Download and file weekly data logger in a timely manner.
- Ensure that temperature probes, refractometers, pH meters and Viscometers are calibrated weekly.
- Ensure that CCP checkpoints are verified (e.g temperatures) and prompt actions taken where non-compliances are found.
- Provide advice and guidance when quality standards fail and take critical decision as appropriate
- Any other duties, which might reasonably be requested in association with this role in order to meet the needs of the business.
- Adhere to all company rules and procedures, paying particular attention to health and safety.
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| Job Title |
QA Supervisor |
| Salary/rate |
£21000 - £23000/annum |
| Location |
Kent, South East |
| Job Number |
117156029 |
| Posted |
16/03/2010 (09:48) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!
My client are a chilled and frozen food manufacturer, and are seeking as QA Supervisor to
report to the QA Manager.
The successful applicant will be responsible for:-
-Acting in the QA Manager’s absence (attending meetings, etc)
-Providing direction and support to the QA Auditors, managing and facilitating their performance and development.
-Assisting with the quality and legality of product from raw materials to finished goods.
-Responsible for managing and supporting spot checks/audits.
-Supporting GMP audits and Internal audits
-Ensuring compliance with the “Sampling Procedure”
-Ensuring Incidents are effectively investigated and closed out
-To ensure that the correct procedures are followed by all relevant parties when the product is put onto “Hold”.
-Reports - Collating information for technical reports, audits, meetings attended.
-Compliance with the Internal concessions procedure
-To act as a monitor with regard to quality across the site,
-Support Technical administration team
-Ensure that any individual projects given are carried out and the objective is reached, in the time frame allocated.
-Maintain good communication with all departments.
The following qualities are required:
-Familiar with working in a high care environment
-Experience in leading or managing a team
-Computer literate
-Excellent communication skills
-Self motivated, flexible, versatile
-Good time management skills
-Good accuracy and attention to detail
-Excellent planning and organisation al skills
-Good at problem solving and decision making skills
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Electrical Design Engineer - Rail |
| Location |
Libya, Non UK |
| Job Number |
107479378 |
| Posted |
15/03/2010 (15:28) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
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** YOU MUST HAVE RELEVANT PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AS AN ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER ON THE RAIL SIDE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE **
This role will involve the checking and approval of designs for a High Speed Rail project based in Libya. You will be required to travel to Libya for 3 months at a time to monitor the installation of approximately 500 kilometres of track.
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| Job Title |
BMS Commissioning Engineer x2 |
| Salary/rate |
£30000 - £35000/annum |
| Location |
Hampshire, Hampshire |
| Job Number |
107483038 |
| Posted |
15/03/2010 (15:28) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
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** YOU MUST HAVE RELEVANT PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THESE ROLES **
Our client is looking for two Commissioning Engineers to join their team. The first is a Trend based engineer, for this you must be able to write software IQ2 and IQ3 plus create graphics. For the second role you will ideally be Siemens based if possible but if not then have good general experience.
Both roles will be covering the London & South East area.
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Technical Manager |
| Salary/rate |
£30000 - £35000/annum |
| Location |
Somerset, South West |
| Job Number |
117156971 |
| Posted |
15/03/2010 (10:33) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!
Purpose of the Job:
-Ensure compliance of operations with customer requirements and relevant legislation.
-Develop, maintain and improve practices and operations to provide the highest quality product with respect to food safety, hygiene and product integrity.
-Through due diligence, accuracy, technical expertise, continuous development, innovation and pro-active improvement in line with customer and legislative requirements ensure all operations are undertaken in line with Technical, Quality and Environmental Management Systems.
-Support all operations on technical issues strengthening the company position with the customer.
Responsibilities:
-Quality Assurance and Control system: initiate implement, develop and maintain quality assurance and quality control systems within the Group operations Achieve and maintain required certification and third party accreditation of operation, such as HACCP and other in line with legislation and group standards. All to be maintained on Ileader.
-Compliance control: develop raw material and products specifications and always keep them up- to-date. Ensure that incoming raw materials and produced finished products meet the specifications and other criteria and initiate corrective actions in case of non-conformity. Perform audits of suppliers on regular basis.
-Food and health and Safety: ensure compliance with health and safety standards with operation regulatory compliance, non-conforming product management, corrective and preventative action and food safety at the appropriate level and monitor adequate execution.
-Microbiology: ensure microbiological sampling, keeping to schedules, maintain standards and recording results. Follow up on results which fall below standard according to legislation and customer specifications.
-Cleaning operations: effectively manage the cleaning operations. Ensure that cleaning processes are satisfactory for commencement of production at all times maintaining cleaning schedules and collating cleaning audits. Attain required hygiene levels, including pest controls and laundry.
-Documentation: ensure all quality, technical and environmental documentation, check and tests are up to date. Detail and documentation of all reports produced. Develop and improve all quality and environmental manuals. Maintain I-Leader and ensuring where always possible a paper less system and trend results and share information to get results and better understanding of technical issues both internal and external throughout the group.
-Quality control staff: ensure proper availability of trained and educated employees within the sites and affectively manage the quality control staff including the organization and execution of internal audits and on-line quality controls.
-NPD : To work closely with the relevant NPD personnel and Sales management to ensure full compliance with the customers technical requirements including nutritional, allergen, packaging, shelf life etc. Liaise with Production Management with regard to process flows, handling and hygiene requirements are in place. Ensure all sites have the necessary licenses and documentation to carry out further processing.
-Veterinarian Liaison: communication and liaise with the veterinarians. Ensure pro-active follow-up on identified issues.
-Customer Liaison: deal with day-to-day customer and consumer quality issues.
-Trace-ability control: ensure adequate set-up and execution of trace-ability systems and procedures within the supply chain.
-KPI’s Targeting: appraise / review performance of subordinate team leaders, supervisors and controllers.in Dorset and Langport. Agree objectives and review results using established procedures. Provide required reports and statistics to ensure the efficient running of the Plants at the highest quality standards. Gather sufficient information to enable proper decisions to be made regarding KPI’s.
-Best practices: enable best practices to be extended across the businesses. Liaise with other Plants within the group and business partners with a view to improvement of existing best Practices.
-Motivation and Development: Focused at developing individual skills, enhancing motivation and improving the overall competence and effectiveness of the staff in Quality department. In conjunction with the Operation and HR Manager identify people’s development needs, plan their development and use a variety of means to improve individual and team performances.
-Communication: ensure a timely and effective response to changes required by Customer / Business / External Agencies / Legal requirements. Direct and liaise with other departments on al daily basis. Attend and hold such meetings associated with quality issues to safeguard the interests of the organisation.
-People Management: adequate management, induction, training, instruction, training instruction, appropriate disciplinary action, regular appraisal and operation to a responsible team culture ensuring two-way other departments.
-Company cost reduction: actively recognise, identify and assist in reduction of the overall costs of the company. Review and prepare a budget and manpower plan for respective areas of responsibility on an annual basis. Control all expenditures against agrees budgets.
-Special duties: Lead or participate in several parallel projects assigned by management group. All other duties as required by the site Directors.
Personal Attributes Required:
-Educated to degree level in food technology
-Minimum 5 years of technical/quality management experience with a proven track record.
-Extensive experience in FMCG business, preferably food/pharmaceutical industry, ideally meat industry.
-String leadership, people motivation and management , delegation and team working skills.
-Quality and innovations focus, understanding business model.
-Behaving ethically- indentifying concerns and resolving complex dilemmas in an open, reasonable manner.
-Building Teams – encouraging team effort, building cohesion and maintaining motivation.
-Focusing on results – being proactive and taking responsibility for getting things done.
-Clear understanding on Microbiology with respect to local legislation.
- Experience of managing projects with management teams.
-Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
-Good communication in English required.
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Technical Manager |
| Salary/rate |
£44000 - £46000/annum |
| Location |
Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Job Number |
117156605 |
| Posted |
15/03/2010 (10:33) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!
Job Purpose:
Full responsibility for all technical aspects of the designated factory, ensuring that the physical factory and its operation, provide for food safety, consistently meet Customer and legal requirements, and work towards best practice.
Principle Accountabilities:
·Implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of a HACCP based quality system, such that, as a minimum, required approvals (typically BRC and customer standards) are achieved and food quality/safety/legality standards are consistently met.
·Auditing of the factory environment and activities to enable full assessment of standards being achieved and any weaknesses to be identified.
·Provision of technical guidance, training and support to other departments, developing awareness and understanding of technical issues.
·Work closely with Production and service departments to drive improvement in technical standards and performance (product, process and environmental)
·Ensure that new equipment and fabrication will enhance technical performance, and not reduce it.
·Product / process / environmental improvements to meet Customer and legislative requirements and progress against internal KPIs.
·Analysis of microbiological and chemical results / trends and determination of corrective action / preventative measures as required.
·Management of serious incidents and corrective actions / preventative measures. Ensuring corrective actions are taken to resolve issues effectively and efficiently.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:
*Essential*
·3rd level qualification in relevant discipline.
·3 years experience in food industry (with min. 3 years Quality management experience).
·Experience with major multiples
·Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and organisational skills.
·Team leadership qualities.
·Initiative, self-motivated, well organised and assertive.
·Logical approach, excellent problem solving and decision making skills.
·Working knowledge of BRC standard, HACCP, Food Legislation, and Food Hygiene
*Desirable*
·Training, project management and coaching skills
·Chilled food and high risk experience
·Advanced Diploma in Applied HACCP Principles
·Lead assessor
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Technical Manager |
| Salary/rate |
£40000 - £45000/annum |
| Location |
Middlesex, South East |
| Job Number |
117156604 |
| Posted |
15/03/2010 (10:33) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!
Purpose:
To be the sites conscience and moral guardian. To uphold all aspects of food safety and legality, and ensure compliance to Customer Policy / COP. To be key customer contact for all technical issues. Deliver all site objectives as part of the site senior management team.Deputise for Technical Controller as required.
Responsibilities:
1. Department Management
Lead, manage, and motivate the department, coaching and encouraging people to achieve results which meet targets and objectives set, and support the company values.
Motivate and develop all team members by setting, agreeing and reviewing individual and department objectives to encourage the achievement of goals, identifying skills gaps and initiating recruitment and training as appropriate.
2. Customer Relationship
Maintain excellent relationships with all customers to promote the site and build long term relationships to support the efficient running of the business.
Ensure all times that we are meeting or exceeding customer expectations.
3. Budgetary Control
Formulate, agree, monitor, and report on budgets for the department to enable the site to meet its business operating profit.
Where budgetary targets are not being hit, agree corrective action to bring spend in line with expectations.
4. Technical Compliance
Set site technical policies to ensure compliance to all Food Safety, Legal and COP requirements.
Through regular auditing, unannounced auditing and other measures as appropriate set expectations for site technical standards, so as drive site improvements and prepare the site for formal external audits.
Ensure site is fully prepared to match or exceed previous results in internal, group and external audits.
5. Technical KPI’s
Set and monitor Technical KPI’s, use to drive site standards and continuous improvement.
6. New Product Development
Work with NPD and Technical Development to ensure that all new products are developed and launched to the requirements of the Quality Management System and Customer COP. Impact on HACCP plan and allergenic risk in particular to be considered.
7. Hygiene Standards
Provide direction and agree policy for Night Hygiene activities, set standards, and in partnership with Cleaning Contractor, and Chemical provider agree methods and drive improvements.
8. Technical
Deputise for the Technical Controller in event of absence, or to cover specific projects or events. In this event carries the full authority and responsibility of the Technical Controller.
9. Technical Operating Plan
Formulate, agree and implement a comprehensive site technical operating plan for next 12 months, based on the department strategy, to meet anticipated business requirements.
10. Site Strategy
Liaise and cooperate with colleagues in the Senior Management Team to deliver the agreed site strategies.
11. Any other duties as agreed with the Technical Controller.
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Process Development Technologist |
| Salary/rate |
£20000 - £23000/annum |
| Location |
Leicestershire, East Midlands |
| Job Number |
117156603 |
| Posted |
15/03/2010 (10:33) |
| Agency/Employer |
magenta recruitment |
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FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!
This challenging role involves responsibility for the trial of new products and product improvements, working closely with the Development and Production teams. In addition you will assist the Process Development Team in taking new products from customer approved kitchen sample successfully through to bakery launch.
Specific responsibilities include:
-Setting up and management of trials;
-Seeing new equipment & processing methods through to full production launch;
-Planning timescales to hit agreed launch date;
-Providing yield information and required input for customer specifications;
-Challenging current practice with existing process methods, keeping abreast of market information relating to ingredients and machinery with the objective of continuous improvement;
-Providing effective communication to all parties involved.
To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate:
-Sound understanding of food manufacturing processes;
-Strong team working skills;
-Excellent interpersonal skills;
-Effective communication skills (internally, and with customers and suppliers);
-Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines;
-Enthuse others to encourage full involvement in process activities;
-A desire to see projects through to completion;
-Good attention to detail;
-Genuine interest in food and its preparation.
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