Technical Assistant Manager

Castle Employment Agency Ltd; Skipton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Castle Employment Group is recruiting a Technical Assistant Manager for an established food manufacturing business in North Yorkshire. This hands-on role combines food safety, quality and compliance with day-to-day management of a Processing team, working closely with the Technical Manager to drive site objectives.

You will lead audits, training records, calibration, and drive continuous improvement of technical systems and procedures while maintaining a strong food safety culture across the

Qualifications

• Experience in Technical or Quality within a food manufacturing environment.
• Proven people management experience.
• Ability to lead day-to-day operations while remaining hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Support food safety, quality and compliance standards across the site.
• Coordinate product, environmental and shelf-life testing.
• Work with external laboratories and manage testing requirements.
• Support hygiene and sanitation standards within production.
• Maintain technical, chemical and compliance documentation.
• Coordinate equipment calibration and servicing.
• Support internal, external and customer audits.
• Maintain controlled documentation and technical records.
• Work closely with Production to maintain product quality.
• Improve technical systems, procedures and working practices.
• Support a strong food safety culture across the site.
• Managing Processing team rotas, holidays and shift coverage.
• Managing absence and return-to-work processes.
• Conducting probation reviews and supporting performance management.
• Providing day‑to‑day leadership, coaching and support.
• Ensuring team training records remain accurate and up to date.

Job description

Technical Assistant Manager

Location: Skipton area, North Yorkshire

Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 depending on experience

Permanent | Full-time

Castle Employment Group is recruiting a Technical Assistant Manager for an established food manufacturing business in North Yorkshire.

This is a hands‑on management position combining food safety, quality and compliance responsibilities with the day‑to‑day management of a Processing team.

Working closely with the Technical Manager, you’ll take responsibility for key technical activities across the site while ensuring your team is effectively managed, trained and supported.

The role

• Supporting food safety, quality and compliance standards across the site
• Coordinating product, environmental and shelf-life testing
• Working with external laboratories and managing testing requirements
• Supporting hygiene and sanitation standards within production
• Maintaining technical, chemical and compliance documentation
• Coordinating equipment calibration and servicing
• Supporting internal, external and customer audits
• Maintaining controlled documentation and technical records
• Working closely with Production to maintain consistent product quality
• Improving technical systems, procedures and working practices
• Supporting a strong food safety culture across the site
• Managing Processing team rotas, holidays and shift coverage
• Managing absence and return-to-work processes
• Conducting probation reviews and supporting performance management
• Providing day‑to‑day leadership, coaching and support
• Ensuring team training records remain accurate and up to date

About you

You’ll have experience within Technical or Quality in a food manufacturing environment alongsideproven people management experience.

You’ll be confident managing employees day to day, including performance, absence, rotas, holidays and training, while remaining hands‑on within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

You’ll also need strong food safety and compliance knowledge, good attention to detail and the ability to work effectively with both Technical and Production teams.