Divisional Technical Leader - Food Safety & Quality

Compleat Food Group; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance

Bonus

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Job summary

The Compleat Food Group is recruiting three Divisional Technical Controllers across our Fried, Deli, and Pastry divisions. These high-profile roles demand strategic technical leadership to shape standards of food safety, quality, authenticity, and compliance across multiple sites.

Reporting to the Divisional Technical Director, you will drive customer engagement, risk management, and continuous improvement while leading a Heads of Technical community and developing talent within the division.

Qualifications

• Significant senior technical management experience within food manufacturing.
• Strong experience within chilled and short shelf-life food production.
• Extensive knowledge of major UK retailer technical standards and codes of practice.
• Detailed understanding of BRCGS Global Food Safety Standards.
• Strong knowledge of microbiology, food safety, and risk management.
• Experience managing technical teams across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Divisional Technical Director when required.
• Lead and support customer technical initiatives, projects, and communications.
• Ensure compliance with customer codes of practice across all divisional sites.
• Prepare and present technical performance reviews, KPIs, and customer reports.
• Drive data-led decision-making and proactive issue management.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventative action programmes.
• Embed a strong food safety and quality culture across multiple sites.
• Provide leadership during significant customer, quality, or food safety incidents.
• Drive technical performance through site reviews and systems maturity assessments.
• Build strong relationships with retailers and key customer stakeholders.

Skills

Senior technical leadership

Food manufacturing

Quality standards

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Education

Food Science or related degree

Level 4 Food Safety qualification

Job description

The Compleat Food Group is recruiting three Divisional Technical Controllers across our Fried, Deli, and Pastry divisions. These high-profile roles demand strategic technical leadership to shape standards of food safety, quality, authenticity, and compliance across multiple sites.

Reporting to the Divisional Technical Director, you will drive customer engagement, risk management, and continuous improvement while leading a Heads of Technical community and developing talent within the division.