Technical Compliance Manager - Lola's

Finsbury Food; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Finsbury Food is seeking a Technical Lead to join their team in Greater London. This role involves overseeing technical standards, food safety, and compliance across the site. Applicants should have a degree in Food Science alongside Lead Auditor qualifications, with strong leadership experience in food manufacturing.

The successful candidate will ensure high food safety standards and foster a strong culture of compliance, making this a pivotal role in the company's growth.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science with lead auditor certification.
• HACCP Level 4 and Food Safety Level 3 qualifications are essential.
• Strong technical leadership experience in food manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical function on site ensuring food safety and quality.
• Champion a food safety culture and drive compliance.
• Maintain and improve Technical Compliance Management System.

Skills

Technical leadership

Food safety systems

Communication skills

Compliance management

Decision making

Education

Degree in Food Science

Lead Auditor qualification

HACCP Level 4

Food Safety Level 3

IOSH or NEBOSH

Job description

Shift: Monday to Friday

About Us

Founded in 2006, Lola’s is one of the UK’s best-loved premium cake brands, known for handcrafted celebration cakes and cupcakes made fresh every day.

Now backed by Finsbury Food Group, we’re entering an exciting new phase of growth with ambitious plans to strengthen our operational capability.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join at a pivotal point and help shape the future of technical standards, food safety, quality, and compliance across the site.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the technical function on site, delivering the technical strategy and ensuring the highest standards of food safety, quality, legality, and compliance.
• Champion a strong food quality and safety culture, embedding best practice and driving a “Health and Safety First” mindset across the business.
• Maintain and improve the Technical Compliance Management System, ensuring the site remains aligned with legislation, customer requirements, and industry standards.
• Lead audits, investigations, crisis and incident management, and follow-up actions to support compliance and continuous improvement.
• Own the site Technical and Quality Plan, supporting the journey to BRC standard while meeting SALSA and customer expectations.
• Lead the HACCP team and provide technical support across Procurement, NPD, Operations, and project teams.
• Monitor technical performance data, identify improvement opportunities, and drive delivery against key KPIs.
• Develop and lead the technical team, building capability, coaching others, and contributing as a key member of the site leadership team.

What You’ll Bring

• A degree in Food Science and a Lead Auditor qualification.
• HACCP Level 4 and Food Safety Level 3 qualifications are essential, alongside IOSH or NEBOSH.
• Strong technical leadership experience within food manufacturing, ideally in a fast-paced bakery or wider food production environment.
• Strong knowledge of food safety systems, customer standards, legislation, and audit requirements, including SALSA and BRC.
• A proven track record of driving food quality culture, leading teams, and delivering continuous improvement in operational settings.
• Commercial awareness, sound judgement, and the ability to assess risk and make confident decisions.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the credibility to build relationships across the business and with external stakeholders.

Why This Role?

This is a high-impact leadership role with the opportunity to shape standards, build capability, and influence the next phase of growth at Lola’s.

If you’re an experienced technical leader who thrives in fast-paced food manufacturing and wants to make a visible difference, we’d love to hear from you.