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Magenta Recruitment

Contact Magenta Recruitment Ltd
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 QA Specialist
Salary/rate £20000 - £24000/annum
Location Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Job Number 117189924
Posted 07/02/2012 (17:28)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!

Based in Cambridgeshire, my client is a leading chilled & frozen food processor. Reporting into the QA Manager, they are currently seeking to recruit a QA Specialist.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the maintenance of Quality Control on semi-finished products, finished products and packaging within the framework of the Quality Assurance system, which meets quality expectations from the organisation and customers. You will also carry out inspections and audits, prepare and give training, and perform supporting activities for the QA Manager and Technical Officer.

• Responsibility for the implementation of quality controls as well as recording and filing of deviations from specification limits (notification to production department, logistics as well as QA Manager)
• Assist in maintaining QA Goals, reviewing goals against actual performance. Assist in making adjustment in training or focus based on performance against goals.
• Reviews product disposition that falls outside specification limits. Coordination with Production Supervision on restrictions and corrective action required. Makes recommendations for follow-up concerning blockade/restrictions.
• Daily reporting of HACCP verification/deviations, blocked/restricted products etc. to the QA manager via HACCP deviation and product non-conformance reports.
• Monitor lab equipment; ensure correct use, calibration of equipment according to procedure. Communicating re repair, purchase, and/or replacement of equipment to QA Manager
• Considering budget constraints, order lab supplies, reagents, chemicals, and other materials or resources for the QA department.
• Leads the QA Inspectors so that they carry out all required QA activities effectively.
• Supports optimum manning and use of people and resources, including training backup lab people.
• Is leading the training, qualification and auditing of Quality Inspectors
• Communicate progress regarding Quality, Food Safety, HACCP deviations in the department.
• Communicate the effectiveness in maintaining quality and food safety, of lab procedures and instructions to the QA Manager.

We are now accepting CVs for these vacancies. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

All Applicants must have the right to work in the UK or hold the appropriate work permit.
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Job Title Manufacturing Engineer
Salary/rate £29000 - £31000/annum
Location Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Job Number 117189921
Posted 07/02/2012 (17:24)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!

JOB PURPOSE:
To increase assembly process efficiencies, with particular emphasis on the reduction of waste and improving the quality of our products and processes

THE JOB (Main Duties):
• Liaise with other departments to ensure the smooth running of the department.
• Ensure assembly planning information and design documentation is agreed.
• Implement and take part in value engineering exercises.
• Drive through cost reduction initiatives.
• Actively promote housekeeping / health & safety activities, and initiate improvements as necessary.
• Contribute to the detailed planning of assembly resources.
• Indentify areas for improvement in respect to material handling and supply.
• Promote a continuous improvement culture.
• Support Supervision in their daily task in respect to project costs, quality and deliver.
• Be able to identify route causes and implement corrective actions.

We are now accepting CV's for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

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Job Title Product Engineer
Salary/rate £34000 - £36000/annum
Location Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Job Number 117189917
Posted 07/02/2012 (17:20)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!

JOB PURPOSE:
• To be the analytical specialist in the fields of heat and mass transfer and fluid mechanics. To execute design projects effectively to deliver equipment that performs to best in class standard for the lowest possible cost.
• To be the process expert for those machines, both internally within the Company and externally on customer sites. To be a leader of product development and design improvements in all areas of the business.

THE JOB (Main Duties):
• Responsibility for providing new designs, both on contract and on research and development projects.
• To be the analytical specialist the fields of heat and mass transfer and fluid mechanics.
• Continuously review current and new designs with a view to reducing product cost and developing a strong, reliable product range.
• Provide design assistance, support and advice for other engineers during contract execution.
• Design, manage and implement machine development test programmes.
• Ensure problems found during the manufacture and installation, and operation of equipment are effectively resolved by investigation and implementation of appropriate solutions.
• Liaise directly with customers when dealing with specific developments and site issues.
• Attend customer sites to assess and develop action plans to solve design or process issues.
• Manage teams dealing with specific design and process issues, customer requests or product improvements.
• To provide technical support to sales and aftermarket.

We are now accepting CV's for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

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Job Title Production Manager
Salary/rate £30000 - £35000/annum
Location Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Job Number 117189915
Posted 07/02/2012 (17:12)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!

Our client is seeking to appoint an experienced production manager/team leader who will take responsibility for managing a skilled team assembling complex capital equipment.

As a manufacturing professional you will be able to demonstrate the ability to continuously improve processes and implement world class philosophies.

Educated to degree level or equivalent in engineering you will be a good team builder and motivator with excellent communication skills.

Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems will also be an advantage.

We are now accepting CV's for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

All Applicants must have the right to work in the UK or hold the appropriate work permit.
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Job Title Heating Contracts / Project Manager
Salary/rate £35000 - £45000/annum
Location Hertfordshire, South East
Job Number 107745837
Posted 07/02/2012 (10:51)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV Various projects secured for boiler plant room refits and full heating installation to various care homes these are all fast track with completion by the end of March the values are as follows

Devon circ 150k boiler plant

Hanmpshire circ 70k full heating system

Kent circ 50k boiler plant

East Anglia circ 45k Hot water plant replacement
The requirements will be to deal with the day to day technical and
liaison with the site foreman and clients manager with procurement of
materials and sub-contractors update Health & safety file and maintain
cost control and prepare valuations for each month together with final
account and preparation of O&M manuals.

They will need to visit site at least once a week
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Job Title Quantity Surveyor (NEC)
Location Site based in Wales, UK
Job Number 127263771
Posted 06/02/2012 (15:13)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV Our client requires a Quantity Surveyor with NEC contract experience to join their Nuclear team work, working a 4 day week.

The role will involve taking responsibility for the delivery of commercial services and professional assignments, based on site in Wales.

Applicants must have a:
· Stable track record of working in the professional services environment
· Proven skills and experience of delivering within a Cost Consultancy/Quantity Surveying
· Flexibility in working location and travel
· Experience of NEC / Bespoke civils forms of contract
· Experience of working on large infrastructure projects
· Computer literate
· A completed or, close to completion, of RICS is desirable (but not essential)

Some exposure to Nuclear projects would be preferred, candidates from a civils background with NEC contract experience will also be considered.

This is a permanent role within a stable environment, offering long-term prospects.

If you are not based near the site, applicants that are happy to work away from home / relocate are welcome to apply.

We are now accepting CV's for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

All Applicants must have the right to work in the UK or hold the appropriate work permit.


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Job Title QA Technologist
Salary/rate £17000 - £19000/annum
Location Hampshire, South East
Job Number 117189802
Posted 06/02/2012 (12:05)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!

JOB PURPOSE:
1. To assure that foods produced by the Company are made to a consistently high quality, satisfying legal and customer requirements.
2. To develop new snack foods to meet customer requirements and improve existing products and processes.
3. To interphase between Production, Technical & Administration.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Monitor materials and quality systems from Goods In to finished product despatch, ensuring compliance to specification and enforcing plant and personnel hygiene standards.
2. Develop new products and progress development to full factory trials
3. Ensure QA and HACCP controls are established to satisfy internal and external demands.
4. Assist in managing customer, process and supplier specifications and when required deal with technical queries.
5. Conceive / source / provide details for ‘on pack’ information and approve label copy designs from design house and printers.
6. Investigate and respond swiftly to customer complaints and queries
7. Maintain laboratory and records, and complete trending analysis’s
8. Develop and implement improvements to quality systems and procedures.
9. Carry out internal audits e.g. Glass, hygiene, GMP
10. Ensure adherence to Food Safety Act 1990 and related regulations, and to the Company’s Quality and Health & Safety Policies.
11. Be actively involved in training and improvement of Company’s objectives.
12. To operate and encourage a ‘clean as you go’ policy.
13. Be able to react to change positively and productively, and handle other essential tasks as may from time to time be delegated to you by your manager.
14. When required, deputise for the Technical Manager

We are now accepting CV's for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

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Job Title NPD Technologist
Salary/rate £22000 - £30000/annum
Location Nottinghamshire, East Midlands
Job Number 117187842
Posted 03/02/2012 (15:19)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV ***FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY - FOOD MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL***

Reporting into the NPD Manager a new position has become available for an NPD Technologist to join this multi-sited chilled food manufacturer.

The main purpose of the role will be to effectively deliver the site NPD agenda in line with the companies and customer category plans through facilitation of the NPD and EPD process.

Role Accountabilities:

Evaluate and trial new recipes / product formulations from initial bench work through to factory trials and acceptance into the factory as a standard recipe.

Liaise with factory personnel in organising and scheduling factory trials.

Ensuring NPD is delivered to agreed profitability and timescales in line with both the company’s and customer expectations.

Update existing Own Label and Brand specifications for evaluation by the Technologist for issue to customers. Working to guidelines issued by the technical department for documenting the relevant product specifications in the correct format for the customer.

Implement Cost saving initiatives across all manufactured products.

Delivering the NPD agenda through from concept to launch.

Communicate with the Purchasing department in ordering materials and evaluating trial materials.

Develop Raw Material specifications for new materials in conjunction with QA personnel.

Monitor consumers, customers and suppliers to develop information required to deliver market insight. Build upon the trends and insight identified to deliver innovation and shape future developments.

Manage the allocated development team members ensuring product schedules/ workload is balanced so that sufficient staff are available to achieve development objectives.

We are now accepting CV's for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

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Job Title QA Manager
Salary/rate £28000 - £35000/annum
Location Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Job Number 117189668
Posted 02/02/2012 (17:45)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV Reporting into the Technical Manager, a new position has become available for a Quality Assurance Manager to join this multi-sited chilled food manufacturer / packer.

Key accountabilities:

Manage the Quality and Technical Team to ensure the site runs with an emphasis on Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery.
To be responsible for your own safety and the safety of others
To audit systems and procedures critical to product Legality, Quality and Safety to ensure they are in place and adhered to.
Flexibility and ability to work as a part of a team is a must.
To be an ambassador for quality and lead by example.
To play a key role in educating the site teams regarding quality standards. To deputise for the Technical Manager as required.

Key responsibilities:

Ensure that daily audits are conducted on site to ensure safety quality & legality.
Work closely with the factory production team to ensure that all produce is correct to the customer standards.
Help train production operators on quality assurance and advise how they can improve performance and efficiency
Work with the QA’s and Technical Manager to ensure the passing of all relevant site audits in terms of paper work and factory operations.
Manage the construction and maintenance of HACCP and Quality manuals on site.
Ensure that audits across the site are conducted on process control systems, traceability, and paper work and validate factory floor management of the Site’s GMP standards ensuring that the Site Quality Systems and standards are adhered to.
Be part of the technical team sharing work load were needed and always promote the QA culture to the site.
Using computer skills the QA Manager must be able to log and record data created from daily work.
Manage the Non conformance logging and resolutions ensuring that all non conformances are recorded, logged and resolved to make sure that there is a non re occurrence of the problem.
Temperature control – The Technical team will manage all temperature controls in the factory. All probes must be managed so they work correctly, calibrated internally and externally and signed in and out.
Scale checks and calibration. The Technical team will manage all scales in terms of checks, calibrations both internal and external and the management of the scales in production.
Manage that Team so that regular GMP audits are carried out across the site to drive standards in the factory.
Manage the Quality Auditors by making sure test tasting sessions are conducted, by purchasing competitors/different retailer’s produce and comparing them in both quality and taste.

We are now accepting CV's for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

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Job Title Health, Safety & Environmental Manager
Salary/rate £45000 - £50000/annum + Benefits
Location Lincolnshire, East Midlands
Job Number 117189502
Posted 31/01/2012 (17:25)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!

Our client is one of the largest vegetable suppliers in the UK, leading in sustainable and responsible supply and lean supply chain management.

The company has multiple sites throughout the UK, this opportunity will be based at one of their sites in the East Anglia / Lincolnshire area. The company are currently seeking to recruit a motivated and creative individual as Health, Safety & Environmental Manager, who has a strong character and displays positive behaviours in line with their Company values to join the operations team. The role will report directly to the Operations Director.

As Health, Safety & Environmental Manager, you will be responsible for:
• Reducing health, safety and environmental risks through monitoring and implementing new initiatives
• Providing advice and guidance to managers and staff on health, safety and environmental issues on site
• Formulating new health and safety and environmental policies and procedures
• Undertaking health and safety and environmental related projects reacting and managing day to day changes and issues and ensuring legal compliance
• Support in the design and delivery of appropriate training to promote good standards of health, safety and environmental and practice

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:
• Excellent working knowledge of legislation and world class HS&E practice
• Demonstrable experience of health and safety practice, ideally gained in a manufacturing environment
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills energetic and enthusiastic about driving positive change in the workplace hold a recognised health and safety qualification
• Have experience of ISO14001 and BRC accreditations

Our client is committed to providing a challenging and engaging working environment and offering a truly great place to work.

We are now accepting CV's for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

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Job Title Multi-Skilled Engineer
Salary/rate £28000 - £30000/annum
Location Cornwall, South West
Job Number 117189416
Posted 30/01/2012 (15:35)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!

Manufacturing chilled foods for the major retailers, my client based in Cornwall are seeking to recruit an Engineer. The successful applicant will possess a formal engineering qualification, have hands on engineering experience and PLC knowledge.

The main purpose of the role is to supply a service, maintain and repair all manufacturing equipment in order for output to be maintained at optimum efficiency.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• To attend breakdowns, in order to minimise machine downtime and to assist with attaining the targets for the company.
• To maintain machinery in the highest order to ensure smooth running of the factory.
• To be aware of the days plan and to prioritise the work around it.
• To diagnose defect, effect repair and evaluate results, ie, run it before leaving.
• To identify and order correct spare parts from different sources and communicate this information across levels.
• To be available for prompt attendance to breakdown with the correct tools.
• To read and access information in order to keep up to date with technological advancement and implement best practice.
• To understand drawing and handbooks in order to work and apply information to the full scale.
• To adhere to Health & Safety rules in order to prevent accidents and to ensure a safe operation of equipment for all.
• To monitor the dynamic performance of new and current machines on a continuing basis and suggest improvements.
• To liaise with contractors, to assess the quality and performance of their work in order to ensure that correct standards are maintained.
• To keep records up to date in accordance with good engineering practice and carry out effective handovers.
• To communicate with other departments, to influence and educate in order to draw attention to current state, impending problems and to effect a spirit of co-operation across departments.
• To monitor and recycle materials in order to keep costs down.

We are now accepting CVs for these vacancies. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

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Job Title Production Shift Manager - FOOD MANUFACTURING
Salary/rate £25000 - £35000/annum
Location Middlesex, Middlesex
Job Number 117189386
Posted 30/01/2012 (11:26)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV We’re looking for a quality focused Shift Manager to join company growing team and take responsibility for manufacturing operations during the busy shift period.
The Shift Manager position is a new role that will help the company to focus on manufacturing products to the right quality standards and in the most efficient manner possible.

What you’ll be responsible for
• Managing operations during shift including the production lines and all production staff
• Making sure that work carried out by production staff is done to agreed time, quality and safety standards
• Making sure that the factory is safe and clean at all times
• Continuously developing systems for improving quality and cost performance
• Monitoring factory performance and analysing trends

Your day to day tasks
• Understanding the operation of all machinery and tuning them to improve performance and conformance to quality and safety requirements
• Identifying breakdowns and fixing issues when they occur
• Discussing complex issues and breakdowns with relevant engineers and suppliers to resolve problems
• Monitoring staff performance and conduct and addressing issues where relevant
• Coordinating production startups, shutdowns, and changeovers
• Writing up factory labour plans
• Scheduling staff including booking additional staff for trickier products
• Overseeing cleaning of machinery and making sure that cleaning requirements are met
• Monitoring plant though-put to ensure performance meets budgetary requirements

What we’re looking for in you
• Experience working in a supervisory role within manufacturing
• Strong analytical skills including use of Excel to produce performance monitoring metrics
• Proven leadership skills including managing performance, work planning and gaining commitment
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, procedures, and machinery
• Thorough and diligent approach
• Great organisation skills
• Great team player
• Strong communication skills


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Job Title Production Manager - Night
Salary/rate £32000 - £35000/annum
Location Kent, South East
Job Number 117189331
Posted 27/01/2012 (16:41)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!

We are looking for someone who is driven into continuous improvement, has ambition to meet targets & deadlines, has a hands on approach to tackling day to day operations, can develop teams and provide solutions to ensure the business is successful & can work under pressure.

Specific skills:-
1. Man management skills
2. Flexible with the business needs.
3. Machine operations or Engineering experience
4. Excellent troubleshooter
5. Production Planner / scheduler
6. Disciplinary

We are now accepting CV's for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

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Job Title Cost Manager
Location London, South East
Job Number 127262590
Posted 26/01/2012 (17:01)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV Our client has just secured two new Refurnishment projects based in Central London and now have the requirement for an Intermediate Cost Manager to join their consultancy based at their London office. The London office provides cost and project management, project monitoring, CDM and Employers Agent services and taxation advice to a range of private and public sector clients.

The requirement is due to recent expansion of their portfolio therefore the role will be to join their existing team and work on a range of hotel and commercial refurbishment and fit out projects.

Candidates must be degree qualified and working towards, or have recently attained MRICS status.

The successful candidate will be a client facing team player, confident working under pressure to strict deadlines with minimal supervision. Good communication skills are essential.

Candidates should have worked on refurbishment and fit out projects and/or commercial refurbishment and fit out projects (large scale).

Private health insurance, critical illness cover and pension scheme are all included in the attractive package. A company car or car allowance will be provided, subject to status.

My client is an equal opportunities employer, an accredited Investor in People (IIP) and has an RICS approved APC programme.

We are now accepting CV’s for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

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Job Title Buyer - Packaging
Salary/rate £22000 - £25000/annum
Location Leicestershire, East Midlands
Job Number 117189097
Posted 25/01/2012 (09:46)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV Our client specialise in the production of high quality chilled & ambient products and have sites located around the UK. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Packaging Buyer to join their Purchasing team.

Reporting into the Purchasing Manager, you will responsible for the completion of NPD and value engineering projects whilst liasing between development (concept/process), purchasing and suppliers.

Responsibilities:
- Ensure continuity of supply of all packaging
- Supplier selection, making proposals to the Purchasing Manager of new suppliers
- Reviewing the service, quality, contingency plans and company stability of suppliers
- Check day to day service and quality issues with suppliers, escalate issues where necessary
- Sourcing of new packaging - within set boundaries - for the NPD team
- Preliminary checking of packaging specifications
- Recommendation of additional suppliers
- Initial evaluation of cost options for individual projects
- Deal with invoice discrepancies
- Provide monthly category report to the Purchasing Manager
- Carry out admin work as required by the role and department
- Input price amendment forms onto spreadsheet
- Visit suppliers, producing a report from each visit
- Involvement with supplier presentations and visits
- Any other duties as may be required by the business from time to time
- Purchase contract evaluation and recommendation for purchase

We are now accepting CV’s for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

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Job Title Technical Services Coordinator
Salary/rate £25000 - £35000/annum
Location Leicestershire, East Midlands
Job Number 117189095
Posted 25/01/2012 (09:40)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!

Our client specialise in the production of high quality chilled & ambient products and have sites located around the UK. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Technical Services Coordinator to join their Technical team.

Reporting into the Technical Manager, you will be responsible for the management of HACCP and Allergen control, ensuring the approval and maintenance of all raw materials, suppliers, and services used on site, having expertise on customer specification systems, providing QA expertise and providing input to Technical Systems.

• HACCP and Allergen Management
• Maintaining supplier files to ensure all due diligence information is up to date and available for reference/audit, including authorised specifications to company formats, self assessment questionnaires, audit reports, BRC documentation, ethical information etc
• Ensuring direct or indirect ingredients comply with legislation and customer requirements
• Main technical liaison with all suppliers into the manufacturing unit, coordinating improvements through the supply base to the unit
• Providing QA expertise to site and picking up QA accountability and team supervision in absence of QA
• Raw material/packaging certificate of analysis checking and approval of concessions, where applicable/required
• Liaising with Development and Purchasing departments to approve any potential new suppliers, raw materials, packaging, and services via supplier contact, specification reviews, self assessment questionnaire and audits etc, as determined by risk assessment
• Inputting raw material and packaging data onto customer specification systems in readiness for artwork initiation, in liaison with the Purchasing and Process Development Team
• Being aware of updates and customer requirements for all customer specification systems (not just on raw materials) – to be known as site “expert” in these systems
• Checking new printed packaging on first delivery
• Co-ordinating the site raw materials and packaging risk assessment, auditing schedules and approved supplier lists, in conjunction with the Group Auditing Team; being the site contact to the Group Auditing Team, ensuring the balance is prioritised in house, for example new supplier, issue related supplier visits that add site specific value.
• Ensuring approval of existing raw materials and packaging, also considering the scope of any specific customer standards
• Internal auditing on site
• Providing systems input to the running of the site Technical Department

We are now accepting CV’s for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

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Job Title Systems Technologist
Salary/rate £16000 - £20000/annum
Location Leicestershire, East Midlands
Job Number 117189053
Posted 24/01/2012 (15:04)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!

Our client specialise in the production of high quality chilled & ambient products and have sites located around the UK. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Systems Technologist to join their Technical team.

Reporting into the Technical Manager, you will be responsible for maintaining and assisting in the development of technical documentation to drive the development of business.

Responsibilities:
- Support in the preparation and maintenance of production manufacturing instructions and associated documents.
- Co-ordination of the Quality Management System maintaining document control and record keeping requirements in liaison with technical, operational and procurement departments.
- Development and maintenance of complaints database and production of trend analysis reports.
- Collection of Key Performance Indicator (KPI) data to develop statistical measurements of business performance, encapsulating quality, safety and operational parameters.
- Maintenance of micro database and associated paperwork.
- Compilation of specifications in customer format.
- Maintaining an up to date knowledge on matters pertaining to legislation, GMO, allergy and free from information.
- On a project by project basis co-ordination of investigations into quality issues by undertaking root cause analysis and gaining agreement on corrective action.
- Analysis of quality data to draw meaningful conclusions from the information ensuring that sustainable corrective action is implemented.
- Production of regular reports to inform the site on the status of projects and the impact corrective actions are having since implementation.
- Co-ordination of sample collection for outside analysis.
- Ensure relevant raw material Certificates of Analysis are received in a timely manner to release products into manufacture.
- Co-ordination of yearly micro and nutritional testing matrix.
- Auditing

We are now accepting CVs for these vacancies. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

All Applicants must have the right to work in the UK or hold the appropriate work permit.
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Job Title Business Development / National Account Manager
Salary/rate £25000 - £40000/annum
Location London, South East
Job Number 117189016
Posted 24/01/2012 (09:58)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL!!!

This ambitious & fast growing European food industry player has a rare vacancy for an energetic, enthusiastic and experienced Business Development / National Account Manager with proven current expertise of the industrial UK Poultry market, to join the UK Sales Team based in London.

Key Responsibilities:
• Expertise. Experienced in the UK Poultry market, able to make significant sales of a range of poultry products to Food Manufacturers (B2B) and Foodservice accounts.
Welcome also, but only in addition to the above, is similar types of expertise in Chilled Meat categories.

• New Business Development. Generate profitable sales by targeting and opening new business through prospect identification & qualification, telephone and mail contact with prospective customers, face-to-face new client meetings.

• National Account Management. Drive beneficial commercial relationships with buyers in existing Accounts.

• New Products. Identify and recommend new product range opportunities.

• Commercial activity. Actively manage existing relationships and establish new relationships with international supplier base. Continue acquisition of product expertise. Translate client requirements into new product development. Negotiate overall commercial terms leading to market share growth and profitable trading.

• Knowledge management. Act as firmwide Knowledge Champion on all areas of expertise.

This is a unique opportunity to join a financially very healthy and fast growing international business with a flat management structure, in a role suitable to a success hungry and extremely commercially minded individual. This target driven role offers - and requires - significant independence to convert own market expertise into a profitable commercial process and comes with uncapped rewards for the right candidate.

We are now accepting CV's for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

All Applicants must have the right to work in the UK or hold the appropriate work permit.
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Job Title Engineer - Multihead Weighters
Salary/rate £25000 - £30000/annum
Location Middlesex, Middlesex
Job Number 107738790
Posted 23/01/2012 (11:46)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE PREFFERED!!!

EXPERIENCE WITH MULTI-HEAD WEIGHTERS ESSENTIAL!!!

This role will take on the responsibility for optimising packing line machine performance during the shift period. You will be working in a food production environment on very specialised machines. Reporting to and running the packing lines for your the Shift Manager you will ensure that all machinery operate at its best insuring throughput, Quality/Repacks are kept within KPI’s. Working closely with the shift manager to review working practices and drive costs down.

Accountabilities
Responsible for the operation of the production lines during the shift hours.
Understand the operation of each of the machines used and develop an understanding of how to tune them to improve performance and conformance to quality and safety requirements.
Build a working spare parts inventory; recognise parts that need changing before a break down. Develop a MTBF database to enable you to work with the Shift manager to organise shifts to fit in with required maintenance to ensure machine do not stop during packing shift
Able to identify reasons for breakdowns, fix issues and solve problems when they occur to keep the lines running. Larger issues will be escalated to the appropriate supplier. You will need to ensure your knowledge is such that you can with confidence to discuss the issues with the machine suppliers and take recommended action.

Requirements
Good electrical/electronic knowledge / understanding, a thorough mechanical knowledge.
Accurate fault finding to sub assembly level (eg; operational component)
It would be an advantage if candidates have served a formal apprenticeship and be able to demonstrate that they have worked in an industrial manufacturing process environment, where they repaired and maintained pumps, gearboxes, conveyors. Knowledge of Proseal and Multipond food/punnet processing machines is desirable but not essential.
Full training will be provided but you must be looking for manual work, be very numerate.
You will be expected to not just set up these machines but to also run them.

We are now accepting CV's for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

All Applicants must have the right to work in the UK or hold the appropriate work permit.
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Job Title Multipond / Ishida Engineer
Salary/rate £25000 - £30000/annum
Location Middlesex, Middlesex
Job Number 107738789
Posted 23/01/2012 (11:45)
Agency/Employer Magenta Recruitment
DescriptionRegister your CV FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY!!! PREVIOUS FOOD EXPERIENCE PREFFERED!!!

EXPERIENCE WITH MULTI-HEAD WEIGHTERS ESSENTIAL!!!

This role will take on the responsibility for optimising packing line machine performance during the shift period. You will be working in a food production environment on very specialised machines. Reporting to and running the packing lines for your the Shift Manager you will ensure that all machinery operate at its best insuring throughput, Quality/Repacks are kept within KPI’s. Working closely with the shift manager to review working practices and drive costs down.

Accountabilities
Responsible for the operation of the production lines during the shift hours.
Understand the operation of each of the machines used and develop an understanding of how to tune them to improve performance and conformance to quality and safety requirements.
Build a working spare parts inventory; recognise parts that need changing before a break down. Develop a MTBF database to enable you to work with the Shift manager to organise shifts to fit in with required maintenance to ensure machine do not stop during packing shift
Able to identify reasons for breakdowns, fix issues and solve problems when they occur to keep the lines running. Larger issues will be escalated to the appropriate supplier. You will need to ensure your knowledge is such that you can with confidence to discuss the issues with the machine suppliers and take recommended action.

Requirements
Good electrical/electronic knowledge / understanding, a thorough mechanical knowledge.
Accurate fault finding to sub assembly level (eg; operational component)
It would be an advantage if candidates have served a formal apprenticeship and be able to demonstrate that they have worked in an industrial manufacturing process environment, where they repaired and maintained pumps, gearboxes, conveyors. Knowledge of Proseal and Multipond food/punnet processing machines is desirable but not essential.
Full training will be provided but you must be looking for manual work, be very numerate.
You will be expected to not just set up these machines but to also run them.

We are now accepting CV's for this vacancy. If you are looking for a new opportunity please forward your CV details today or for further information contact the Food Division on 0208 547 3399.

All Applicants must have the right to work in the UK or hold the appropriate work permit.
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