Are you an experienced Technical Leader ready to take the next step in your career?

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a premium brand experiencing rapid growth and supplying leading retailers nationwide. You’ll take full ownership of the technical strategy, leading standards of food safety, quality, and compliance, while shaping the future direction of the technical function. If you’re looking for a role that blends strategic influence with hands-on leadership, this is the perfect move to elevate your career.

You will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Strategic Leadership: Provide senior-level technical expertise, ensuring food safety, compliance, and quality standards align with business goals and best practice.
• Technical Governance: Oversee food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance in line with legal, customer, and BRCGS requirements.
• Supplier & Customer Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers and suppliers, ensuring products meet agreed specifications.
• Quality Management System (QMS): Manage and continuously improve the QMS to drive operational and quality excellence.
• Audit & Compliance: Lead customer, third-party, and internal audits, maintaining high standards of accreditation and compliance.
• HACCP & Risk Management: Lead the HACCP team, ensuring robust risk assessments, incident management, and continuous improvement.
• Supplier Assurance: Oversee supplier approval and audit programmes to uphold integrity and compliance across the supply chain.
• Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop the technical team, fostering capability growth and a culture of excellence.

What’s Required?

• Extensive experience in a senior technical or quality management position within the food manufacturing industry.
• In-depth knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, food safety legislation, and retailer technical standards.
• Proven success in leading audits, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring technical compliance.
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience developing high-performing teams.
• Extensive working knowledge of Listeria management, ready-to-eat (RTE) food safety, and root cause analysis (RCA).

What’s in it for you?
£75,000 – £80,000 per annum

Do you think you fit the criteria?
Want to find out more about the role?
(ID 212)

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