Gareth Brown
Technical Manager at RED HOUSE FOODS LIMITED- Claim this Profile
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Andy Richards
I have worked with Gareth for the last 2 years and found him to be a very dedicated team member who has the ability to communicate effectively at all levels. Gareth is very knowledgable and has a wealth of experience within a Technical funcion within the High Risk Food sector. He is a great team player and would be a great asset to any technical team. Working with Gareth is an absolute pleasure.
John Heenan
I have worked with Gareth over the past 6 months and find him to be both very knowledgable and helpful. He has a wealth of experience within a Hygiene/Tecnical funcion within the High Risk Food sector. He is a great team player and an extremely dedicated individual. Working with Gareth is an absolute pleasure.
Andy Richards
I have worked with Gareth for the last 2 years and found him to be a very dedicated team member who has the ability to communicate effectively at all levels. Gareth is very knowledgable and has a wealth of experience within a Technical funcion within the High Risk Food sector. He is a great team player and would be a great asset to any technical team. Working with Gareth is an absolute pleasure.
John Heenan
I have worked with Gareth over the past 6 months and find him to be both very knowledgable and helpful. He has a wealth of experience within a Hygiene/Tecnical funcion within the High Risk Food sector. He is a great team player and an extremely dedicated individual. Working with Gareth is an absolute pleasure.
Andy Richards
I have worked with Gareth for the last 2 years and found him to be a very dedicated team member who has the ability to communicate effectively at all levels. Gareth is very knowledgable and has a wealth of experience within a Technical funcion within the High Risk Food sector. He is a great team player and would be a great asset to any technical team. Working with Gareth is an absolute pleasure.
John Heenan
I have worked with Gareth over the past 6 months and find him to be both very knowledgable and helpful. He has a wealth of experience within a Hygiene/Tecnical funcion within the High Risk Food sector. He is a great team player and an extremely dedicated individual. Working with Gareth is an absolute pleasure.
Andy Richards
I have worked with Gareth for the last 2 years and found him to be a very dedicated team member who has the ability to communicate effectively at all levels. Gareth is very knowledgable and has a wealth of experience within a Technical funcion within the High Risk Food sector. He is a great team player and would be a great asset to any technical team. Working with Gareth is an absolute pleasure.
John Heenan
I have worked with Gareth over the past 6 months and find him to be both very knowledgable and helpful. He has a wealth of experience within a Hygiene/Tecnical funcion within the High Risk Food sector. He is a great team player and an extremely dedicated individual. Working with Gareth is an absolute pleasure.
Experience
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RED HOUSE FOODS LIMITED
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United Kingdom
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Technical Manager
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Jan 2018 - Present
Site responsibilitiy for Technical and Quality, managing a team of 3, supplying direct to the major retailers. Site responsibilitiy for Technical and Quality, managing a team of 3, supplying direct to the major retailers.
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Technical Manager
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Feb 2013 - Dec 2017
QA ManagementHosting customer visitsCo-hosting Customer auditsCustomer complaint responsesLiaising with customersCo-ordinating & submitting audit responsesManaging pest controlMaintaining allergen risk assessmentsRaising supplier complaintsAttending daily management meetingsCompleting customer KPI reportsManaging a team on 12. QA ManagementHosting customer visitsCo-hosting Customer auditsCustomer complaint responsesLiaising with customersCo-ordinating & submitting audit responsesManaging pest controlMaintaining allergen risk assessmentsRaising supplier complaintsAttending daily management meetingsCompleting customer KPI reportsManaging a team on 12.
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Andros UK Limited
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United Kingdom
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Technical Support Officer
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Aug 2012 - Jan 2013
Annual HACCP Process reviewsGap analysis vs Customer COPsCustomer complaint investigationsStaff procedural training & auditingGMP AuditingTaste PanelsShelf life assessment Annual HACCP Process reviewsGap analysis vs Customer COPsCustomer complaint investigationsStaff procedural training & auditingGMP AuditingTaste PanelsShelf life assessment
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Internal Audit Manager
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Sep 2011 - Aug 2012
Managing Internal Audit ScheduleConducting Internal AuditsMaintaining Site Audit schedules(GMP, HACCP, Canteen, Lab, Hygiene, Allergens)Tracking audit non-conformances to completionAllocating & issuing monthly audits for completionInvestigating Dairy micro issuesLiaising with raw material suppliers regarding supplier complaintsManaging Dairy QA Managing Internal Audit ScheduleConducting Internal AuditsMaintaining Site Audit schedules(GMP, HACCP, Canteen, Lab, Hygiene, Allergens)Tracking audit non-conformances to completionAllocating & issuing monthly audits for completionInvestigating Dairy micro issuesLiaising with raw material suppliers regarding supplier complaintsManaging Dairy QA
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Uniq
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Assistant Technical Services Manager
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May 2011 - Sep 2011
1st Line Technical Management support to Desserts factory, Cottage Cheese factory & DairyLiaising with suppliers re raw material complaintsMeeting suppliers to review performance & discuss improvements requiredFactory micro investigationsTechnical representative at daily Cottage Cheese facotry meetingsManagement of lab testing database & testing requirementsManagement of 4 QAsInterviewing & recruiting 2 new QAsDeputising for Technical Manager at factory meetings
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Technical Support Manager
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Jul 2006 - Apr 2011
Conducting monthly GMP & hygiene auditsCustomer complaint investigationsDealing with supplier raw material complaintsRisk-assessing internal product life concessionsInvestigating out-of-spec micro resultsWeekend on-call Technical SupportCompleting customer KPI reports & daily Factory KPIsMaintaining up to date product & factory Allergen risk assessments CCP & Process auditingDriving delivery of factory Technical objectives as part of a multi-disciplinary teamManaging Quality AuditorPreparing factory for customer visitsCoaching factory staff to deliver GMP & hygiene improvementsProducing product Code sheetsDeputising for Technical Manager at meetingsPreparing & issuing new product paperwork & work instructions
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Quality Technologist
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Oct 1999 - Jul 2006
Customer complaint & factory foreign body investigationsInternal auditingCCP trainingM&S KPI report completionEquipment calibrationAuditing factory paperworkQuarantining non-conforming productGlass & Plastic inspectionsMicrobiological swabbingPost-hygiene inspectionsConducting Taste PanelsProgramming metal detectors & checkweighersConducting traceability exercises Customer complaint & factory foreign body investigationsInternal auditingCCP trainingM&S KPI report completionEquipment calibrationAuditing factory paperworkQuarantining non-conforming productGlass & Plastic inspectionsMicrobiological swabbingPost-hygiene inspectionsConducting Taste PanelsProgramming metal detectors & checkweighersConducting traceability exercises
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Education
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University of Plymouth
BSc (Hons), Food Quality & Product Development