Technical Coordinator

Location: Wednesbury

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations'​ worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 150 years.

Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.

Job Title:

Technical Coordinator

Location:

Wednesbury Bakery, West Midlands

Contract:

Permanent

Salary:
Up to £35,000

Are you a meticulous problem-solver with a passion for baking and an eye for technical detail?

Warburtons are seeking a highly organised and proactive Technical Coordinator to join our team and ensure the smooth, efficient production of our quality baked products. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy bridging the gap between baking artistry and technical precision, we want to hear from you! Your strategic thinking and operational expertise will help us maintain the highest standards in ensuring the freshest products are delivered on time and in full to our customers.

The Role   As a Technical Coordinator, you will report to the Site Technical Manager, and play a crucial role in maintaining and driving product quality standards, improving our production processes, ensuring adherence to food safety standards and optimising efficiency. You will be the go-to person for technical troubleshooting and will work closely with our Compliance, Production and Engineering teams.

Quality Assurance:
Implement and maintain robust quality assurance procedures, conducting regular process audits to ensure consistent product quality and adherence to specifications.
Product Assessment:
You will monitor quality parameters and identify any areas outside of our specification. You will also collate samples for external testing and sampling.
Bakery Trials:
Working closely with our Centre Technical Team, you will co-ordinate site bakery trials for existing or new ingredients and products.
Document management:
You will be a site expert on document management ensuring all our process specifications are accurate and up to date. With the manufacturing teams you will ensure maintenance of accurate production process records and quality control checks, generating regular reports on quality performance and Key KPi’s.
Equipment Calibration:
You will manage our internal calibration schedule, liasing with both internal and external engineers to ensure the accuracy of our quality & food Safety monitoring equipment.
Training & Support:
You will provide technical support and training to bakery staff on production processes and quality.
Food Safety:
You will be part of the HACCP & QMS Internal Audit teams, ensuring all relevant food safety regulations and standards are maintained. You will be an integral part of the team ensuring we maintain our BRCGS accreditation and other external audits.
Problem Solving:
In conjunction with the manufacturing teams you will analyse production processes, utilise our data capture monitoring systems, be involved in root cause problem solving sessions, identify areas for improvement and implement solutions to optimise quality, efficiency and reduce waste.
Essential Ingredients

Experience of working in a fast-paced environment with Food Safety or quality control experience.
Excellent IT skills including experience of working with various IT systems, Excel and spreadsheets.
Strong team working ethic.
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a wider site function.
Good relationship builder- collaborative in approach, establishing credible, trusted relationships with both internal and external contacts at all levels.
Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
Strong balanced judgement and use a pragmatic common-sense approach.
Attention to detail and high, consistent levels…