Trainee Technical Account Manager Job Cross Hands Wales UK,Manufacturing / Production

Location: Cross Hands

Overview

A role as a Trainee Technical Account Manager has become available at our Cross Hands site. This is an opportunity for a highly motivated, career minded individual to progress their career within the Food Safety & Quality department whilst liaising with key UK retailers.

Responsibilities

As a key representative of the Food Safety & Quality division of the company, this role will provide opportunity for personal growth and development, this will be a dynamic role with scope to drive a wide range of customer relationship initiatives while collaborating with and supporting a high performing and effective Technical team.

To work collaboratively between the customer and the company, ensuring that we cascade and deliver the Food Safety & Quality requirements of the customer to the Technical and wider functions within the site.
Develop strong relationships with both the customers and the wider site teams and to help establish Dunbia as the supplier of choice with the customer.
To be responsible for protecting at all times, the integrity of the company through positive and constructive actions and attitude.
Represent the Food Safety & Quality department in a positive and pro-active manner at customer head office meeting, including development gate meetings, technical reviews, product reviews etc.
To organise customer visits and audits to the factory, including the management of post-visit actions.
Liaise with New Product Development department with respect to food safety aspects of launching new products
Regularly review KPI’s and drive actions along with the site teams to continually improve KPI’s
Review artwork of primary packaging; sleeves / labels to ensure legal and accurate
Management of raw material & finished product specifications and factory quality attribute sheets
Conduct product assessments to ensure production adherence to agreed standards

Qualifications

1 years + Food industry experience preferably
Science/ Food Science/ other related discipline qualification at higher education level
Exposure to the understanding of retailers
Organisational skills to enable the management and development of multiple projects
Understanding and working knowledge of food science, legal labelling, audit requirements and of customer technical requirements
Confidence to manage customers and key stake holders in a fast paced environment
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal at all levels
Ability to work effectively within a team and on your own initiative
Willing to build knowledge base above and beyond core experience
Full UK Driving Licence

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