Overview

The Technical Manager will be managing site compliance and working along site the Managing Director, enhancing product quality, and leading continuous improvement in a high-energy, people-first environment. If you thrive on challenge, love fast-paced manufacturing, and are looking to step into a high-visibility leadership role, this is it.

The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Quality, Food Safety & Compliance – Ensuring both sites meet internal and external standards including BRC, customer codes of practice, and HACCP.
• Technical Strategy & Leadership – Developing and deploying the technical strategy in line with business objectives.
• Customer & Audit Interface – Hosting and managing site audits (customer, third-party, regulatory) with confidence and credibility.
• Performance & Continuous Improvement – Driving KPIs across quality, safety, and process compliance. Using data to unlock improvements.
• Team Development – Leading, inspiring, and developing technical and QA teams across both sites to ensure high engagement and performance.
• Collaboration & Communication – Working cross-functionally with Production, Engineering, NPD, and Commercial to deliver right-first-time product excellence.

The Candidate

The Candidate:

• Strong technical/QA experience in food manufacturing (chilled/fresh/high risk preferable).
• Solid knowledge of BRC, HACCP, food safety, and customer standards.
• Proven success managing audits and external stakeholders.
• A confident leadership style with experience managing or influencing teams across multiple sites.
• A continuous improvement mindset
• Exceptional communication and organisation skills.
• A relevant technical degree or equivalent experience.