Overview
Join one of the UK’s most respected food manufacturing businesses, an industry leader known for quality, innovation, and operational excellence. Supplying premium chilled products to top-tier UK retailers, the business offers a fast-paced, commercially focused environment with outstanding opportunities for growth and development.
The Role
Key Responsibilities
- Support the site’s Technical Manager with food safety, compliance, and customer standards across chilled food production.
- Lead and support internal audits, traceability exercises, and ensure HACCP and BRCGS requirements are maintained.
- Work closely with production, NPD, and quality teams to ensure products meet customer and legislative standards.
- Assist in managing customer visits, audits, and technical reviews.
- Be the point of contact for day-to-day technical queries, including supplier specifications, complaints, and non-conformances.
- Drive continuous improvement and support the site’s high-care/high-risk hygiene standards.
- Maintain and manage documentation including QAS, CCPs, and technical systems.
The Candidate
We’re looking for someone ambitious, hands-on, and keen to grow within a technically advanced manufacturing site. You’ll ideally have:
- Experience in a food manufacturing technical or QA role.
- A sound understanding of HACCP, BRCGS, GMP, and retailer standards.
- Great communication skills and the ability to engage confidently across departments.
- High attention to detail and strong organisation for managing audits and compliance.
- Ideally a food science or related degree, but experience and mindset are just as important.
- A desire to progress into more senior roles in a business that genuinely supports career development.
- Worked in a customer facing role / has experience with customers and suppliers.
