My client are looking for an experienced Quality and Technical Manager who is able to smoothly bridge the gap between RandD, NPD, production, commercial and our customers.Client DetailsYou would be working right at the cutting edge of innovation in this area. In a developing field, the responsibility of a technical lead is significant, ensuring that developments in RandD and NPD are rapidly but robustly implemented into a production environment.DescriptionTake the business to BRC AA accreditationResponsible for overall manufactured product quality through the control of operations and production processes, SOPs, staff training, testing protocols.Initiate and maintain all accreditation, including Salsa, BRC, and individual audit programmes such as MandS complianceContinually update product specifications and the communication of these to our customersOwn the relationships with all of our external testing laboratories and ensure compliance of our internal testing methods with industry standards and external measures.ProfileA successful Quality and Technical Manager should have:A scientific background, ideally with a good level of experience in microbiologyIdeally experience in the beverage industryExperience running audits in Salsa, BRC and/or internal audits with the major UK retailersExperience working collaboratively and cross functionally across RandD, NPD and production, and working closely with sales teamsA deeply analytical mindset, being able to quickly understand patte