Head Of Technical

Diamond Search Recruitment Ltd; Southall; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Diamond Search Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Technical Manager in the United Kingdom. You will lead and coach the technical team, ensuring HACCP compliance and robust quality systems while engaging with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement.

The role focuses on developing food safety culture, spearheading audits, and delivering technically demanding projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a senior technical role within high care/high risk food manufacturing.
• Level 4 HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) certification.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with customers.
• Proven leadership skills with experience developing and leading a team.
• Keen eye for detail and accuracy.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and strong literacy.
• Experience with scale-up and launch of multi-component products.
• Project management and cross-functional collaboration to deliver projects on time.
• Experience in fast-paced food environments; strong food knowledge; numerate and analytical.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach the technical team to maintain current knowledge and address issues.
• Understand and apply HACCP requirements; assess risks before new processes or materials.
• Lead technical audits and manage responses to non-conformances.
• Collaborate with operations to foster a culture of food safety and quality.
• Promote technical best practices to ensure legal compliance and competitive advantage.
• Drive exemplary food safety and quality through robust quality management systems.
• Act as primary technical contact for customers, suppliers, and third parties.
• Work with the buying team to develop a robust supply chain.
• Build relationships with customers' technical representatives to maintain confidence in standards.
• Plan and execute technical projects as part of continuous improvement.
• Challenge and improve hygiene programs across the business.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Attention to detail

MS Office

Analytical thinking

Numerical skills

Team development

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

HACCP knowledge

Education

Level 4 HACCP

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Technical Manager

£75000 per annum

Responsibilities:

• Lead, develop and coach the technical team to perform their roles effectively and maintain current technical knowledge of changes, challenges, risks, and business issues.
• To lead and fully understand the site HACCP and be involved in the evaluation of risk and defining controls, prior to the introduction of a new process, product, or raw material. To ensure that the requirements of HACCP are implemented, maintained, and achieved.
• Leads the business with management of technical audits, hosting audits as appropriate. Manages response & close out of non-conformance reports from audits as required.
• Work closely with other operational teams to define and maintain a clear plan for developing and continuing to improve a food safety and quality culture.
• Identify and promote technical business improvement practices to deliver legal compliance and competitive advantage whilst driving functional improvements.
• Strive to exceed customer expectations by maintaining exemplary standards of food safety and quality through the maintenance and continual improvement of robust quality management systems.
• Be the primary contact for customers, suppliers and third parties in technical and quality issues.
• Work in partnership with the buying team and develop robust supply chain.
• Develop strong relationships with the technical representatives of our key customers to build and maintain their confidence in our technical standards.
• Conduct and evaluate technical projects as part of the continuous improvement programme.
• Challenge and improve hygiene programmes within the business.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in a senior technical position within high care / high-risk Food Manufacturer.
• Level 4 HACCAP.
• Effective communication skills and experience of building and maintaining relationships with customers.
• Strong leadership skills with experience in developing, motivating and leading a team.
• A keen eye for detail.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office as well as advanced literacy skills.
• Experience of scale-up and launch of multi component products within a manufacturing environment as well as knowledge of product development, process and commercialisation.
• Project management, relationship building and communication skills, along with the ability to work as part of a cross-functional team to deliver the project on time.
• Previous experience working in a fast-paced environment, having good food knowledge and passion as well as being numerate and analytical