Assistant Technical ManagerAnnual Salary: 35k - 45k plus performance bonusLocation: Birmingham Job Type: Full-timeJoin our team as an Assistant Technical Manager, where you will support the Technical Manager in ensuring all food products are manufactured to the highest standards of safety, quality, and compliance. This role is crucial in maintaining food safety management systems, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring compliance with legal, customer, and third-party requirements.Day-to-day of the role:Food Safety and Quality SystemsSupport the maintenance and improvement of the site''s Food Safety and Quality Management Systems (BRCGS, HACCP, ISO standards, customer codes of practice).Assist in the implementation, monitoring, and review of HACCP plans and prerequisite programs.Monitor CCPs, GMP standards, hygiene practices, and allergen control across the factory.Compliance and AuditsAssist with the preparation for customer, regulatory, and third-party audits.Support internal audit schedules, ensuring non-conformances are investigated and corrective actions are closed out effectively.Keep up to date with legislation and customer requirements, communicating relevant changes to the team.Product Quality and Continuous ImprovementSupport NPD/Process teams in product launches, ensuring technical compliance.Monitor product quality against specifications and customer standards.Assist with investigations into complaints, non-conformances, and root cause analysis, implementing ..... full job details .....