Are you a passionate, results-driven leader eager to elevate food safety, quality, and compliance in a fast-paced, multi-site food & drink manufacturing business?

Our client supply leading UK retailers and major foodservice operators, and are looking for a skilled Technical manager with the expertise to build a robust Food Safety & Quality Management System (FSQMS) aligned with BRCGS Issue 9, retailer codes, and global standards.

This is your opportunity to make a tangible impact in a developing environment, turning challenges into excellence.

Role Overview

Step into a pivotal senior leadership position where you'll shape the future of operations.

• Strategic Leadership: Champion a proactive food safety culture, lead HACCP teams, govern the FSQMS, and provide expert guidance to site directors and stakeholders.

• Audit & Compliance Mastery: Drive preparation and lead all audits (BRCGS, customer, EHO), manage non-conformances, incidents, withdrawals, and recalls with precision root cause analysis and CAPA.

• Operational Excellence: Oversee supplier approvals, raw material/packaging specs, hygiene standards, environmental monitoring, and swabbing programs to mitigate risks effectively.

• Team & Performance Building: Develop a high-performing technical team (including QA Manager and Technical Services Manager), deliver on KPIs, and use data-driven insights for continuous improvement.

• Cross-Functional Impact: Collaborate with Operations, NPD, Engineering, and Commercial teams to support innovation, process changes, and capital investments that safeguard our products.

Role Details: 40 hours per week with flexibility for audits and site visits; reporting to the UK Head of Technical & NPD.

Skills & Experience

We're looking for a standout professional with deep industry credentials and the drive to excel.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or related field.

• HACCP Level 4 certification.

• Extensive senior technical leadership in UK food manufacturing, ideally with major retailers/foodservice.

• Proven success maintaining BRCGS certification and handling high-risk audits/incidents.

Desirable: Lead Auditor qualification (BRCGS/ISO); professional food safety membership (e.g., IFST).

Your Personal Style:

• Expert in BRCGS Issue 9 and UK/global standards, with sharp risk-based decision-making.

• Influential, resilient communicator who challenges peers and builds stakeholder trust.

• Hands-on team developer thriving in low-maturity, high-pressure settings.

If you feel ready to lead the next chapter of this business's success, apply now and bring your expertise to their ambitious growth story.