Technical Factory Manager

Cranswick Country Foods; Preston; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Employee share scheme

New canteen

Company pension up to 10% matched

Retail discount app

Bike to work scheme

Wellbeing platform

Job summary

Cranswick Country Foods is seeking a senior technical leader to join the site leadership team, reporting to the Senior Technical Manager. You will oversee technical performance and compliance across all factory processes, lead a large QA team, and support customer complaint investigations and audits.

The role focuses on maintaining the highest quality, safety, integrity and legal standards, developing staff, and driving continuous improvement across production.

Qualifications

• Proven FMCG managerial experience.
• Strong HACCP and Food Safety expertise.
• Experience overseeing QA for multiple retailers.

Responsibilities

• Lead site QA and Compliance teams and ensure food safety and quality.
• Oversee HACCP program and audits.
• Support customer complaint investigations and product quality reviews.
• Drive continuous improvement and staff development.

Skills

Leadership

QA Management

HACCP L4

Food Safety L4

Auditing & Compliance

Training & Development

Customer interaction

Education

HACCP L4

Food Safety L4

Job description

A senior technical role within the site leadership team. Reporting directly to the Senior Technical Manager, responsible for the technical performance and compliance of all factory processes. A large well-resourced and industry-leading technical team, with four direct reports, and a total QA team of over 20. You will provide support with customer complaint investigations, maintaining technical systems, hosting site visits and audits, as well as ensuring products are produced to the highest quality, customer standards and within safety, integrity, and legal requirements. Main Duties Include (but not limited to):

• Directly managing the site-based QA Manager and Compliance teams, ensuring strong presence, leadership and direction is provided.
• To drive a continuous improvement and food safety culture across site.
• Assume responsibility for the management of activities which ensure food safety, integrity, legality, and quality as well as deputising for the Senior Technical Manager.
• Supporting the Technical Improvement Manager and Quality Systems Manager in providing training and development plans, to assist the site-based QA, systems, and compliance teams.
• Be involved in managing day to day issues with the production teams and ensuring appropriate actions are taken and documented where deviations from specified controls occur.
• Assisting in new product trials and providing feedback of any key challenges early in the process.
• Developing specific paperwork and procedures as required in conjunction with the wider team.
• Is a key member of the HACCP Food Safety Plan.
• Lead factory based technical audits and visits in absence of the Senior Technical Manager.
• Lead independent projects as and when the need arises, ensuring that all company, legislative, customer and 3rd party accreditation body standards are considered.
• Help to develop expertise across the site, fully understanding the processes and constraints, to continuously improve food safety, legality, and quality compliance across the site, in conjunction with other members of the operations team.
  Essential: experience of FMCG manufacturing at a managerial level (preferably food related).
• Formal Qualifications of HACCP L4 and Food Safety L4.
• Proven track record of delivery - progression, empowerment, and growth - advantageous.
• Experience of health and safety or formal qualifications - advantageous.
• Prior experience in management of quality assurance - multiple retailer and food standards.
• Presentation skills: demonstrable ability to interact with high profile customers.
  Cranswick is a leading UK food producer with revenue of over £2.9 Billion. We produce and supply premium food to high profile UK grocery retailers, the food service sector and other UK and global customers.
  Strong commitment to progression and personal development
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Purchase company shares through discounted share scheme
• New canteen with freshly made breakfast and lunch options
• Company pension scheme - up to 10% matched contributions
• Access to retail discount app, bike to work scheme, health and wellbeing platform