Site Technical Manager (Food Manufacturing)

Reed Specialist Recruitment; Chilton Polden; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Reed Specialist Recruitment seeks an experienced Site Technical Manager for a Somerset-based food manufacturing site. The role owns food safety, quality, legality and compliance, leading a technical team to uphold the highest standards and drive continuous improvement.

You will work with site and senior management to ensure audit readiness, regulatory compliance and robust technical systems, influencing culture and performance across functions.

Qualifications

• Strong background in food manufacturing technical management.
• Experience leading technical teams.
• Experience leading customer, third-party and certification audits.
• Strong understanding of food safety and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence standards across departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site's food safety, quality and legality systems.
• Manage, coach and develop the Technical Team, setting clear objectives and monitoring performance.
• Champion a positive food safety culture across the site.
• Lead HACCP, VACCP and TACCP programmes.
• Maintain compliance with BRCGS standards, customer codes of practice, export requirements and relevant legislation.
• Act as the technical lead during customer audits, visits and regulatory inspections.
• Develop and monitor site technical KPIs, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Manage supplier approval processes and monitor supplier performance.
• Oversee product specifications and technical documentation.
• Work closely with Site Management to ensure technical compliance across projects and operational activities.
• Support wider group technical initiatives and business improvement projects.

Skills

Food safety

Quality management

Team leadership

Auditing

Education

Food Science degree

Job description

Site Technical Manager

Somerset | Circa £55,000 + Benefits

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Site Technical Manager to join a well-established and growing food manufacturing business in Somerset. This is a key leadership position, providing ownership of food safety, quality, legality and compliance across a busy production site while leading and developing a dedicated technical team.

Working closely with site and senior management, you'll play a critical role in maintaining the highest standards of food safety and quality, ensuring compliance with customer, retailer and certification requirements, and driving continuous improvement across the operation.

The Opportunity

This role offers the chance to take ownership of the site's technical function within a successful food manufacturing environment. You'll lead food safety and quality initiatives, drive audit readiness, develop technical systems and work cross-functionally to support business growth and operational excellence.

The successful candidate will be a visible leader on site, capable of influencing stakeholders at all levels while fostering a strong food safety and quality culture throughout the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the site's food safety, quality and legality systems
• Manage, coach and develop the Technical Team, setting clear objectives and monitoring performance
• Champion a positive food safety culture across the site
• Lead HACCP, VACCP and TACCP programmes
• Maintain compliance with BRCGS standards, customer codes of practice, export requirements and relevant legislation
• Act as the technical lead during customer audits, visits and regulatory inspections
• Develop and monitor site technical KPIs, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
• Manage supplier approval processes and monitor supplier performance
• Oversee product specifications and technical documentation
• Work closely with Site Management to ensure technical compliance across projects and operational activities
• Support wider group technical initiatives and business improvement projects

About You

We're interested in speaking with candidates who have:

• A strong background within food manufacturing technical management
• Proven experience leading and developing technical teams
• Experience leading customer, third-party and certification audits
• Strong understanding of food safety, quality systems, HACCP and regulatory compliance
• Excellent communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to influence and drive standards across multiple departments

Desirable

• Degree or qualification in Food Science, Dairy Science or a related discipline
• Experience supporting export activities and multi-market compliance
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and performance improvement programmes

What's on Offer?

• Salary circa £55,000
• Opportunity to lead the technical agenda for a successful food manufacturing site
• Autonomous leadership role with significant visibility across the business
• Career development opportunities within a growing organisation
• The chance to influence culture, standards and continuous improvement initiatives across the site

This opportunity would suit an experienced Site Technical Manager, Technical Manager, Quality Manager or Senior Technical Professional looking to take ownership of a site's technical function within a progressive food manufacturing environment