Technical Lead

Finsbury Food Group; Coatbridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Death in Service Benefit

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Retail discounts

Job summary

Finsbury Food Group in Coatbridge is seeking a Technical Lead to join the Site Leadership Team. You will drive manufacturing excellence, lead the technical function, and ensure food safety and quality systems across the site.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Production, Engineering and Supply Chain, and developing the technical strategy to align with company goals.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science or equivalent.
• Level 4 HACCP qualification.
• Lead Auditor qualification.
• 3 years minimum senior experience in a similar environment.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and industry standards.
• Cost and commercial awareness with a quality focus.
• Passion for excellence and ability to enthuse others.
• Demonstrates tenacity under challenging situations and feedback.
• Self-motivated and proactive in leading improvements.
• Strong process orientation and analytical thinking.
• Numerate with ability to apply root-cause analysis.
• Willing to develop skills and network to stay current.
• Fully computer literate: Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems.
• Understanding of P&L to net profit level.
• Experience in technical/manufacturing roles is beneficial.
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the advancement of the technical function to maximise performance and drive CI culture.
• Interface with site leadership to deliver improvement initiatives.
• Ensure robust HACCP system and maintain food safety standards.
• Maintain documented quality systems meeting legislative requirements and customer needs.
• Direct and develop the site's technical strategy aligned with FFG goals.
• Lead by example and coach teams in systems and procedures.
• Ad hoc cover may be required at other Finsbury sites.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Analytical ability

Problem solving

Numerate

Education

Food Science degree

Level 4 HACCP qualification

Lead Auditor qualification

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

ERP systems

Job description

Technical Lead
Location: Lees of Scotland, Coatbridge
Shift: Mon – Fri
Salary: Competitive

We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Lead to join our Site Leadership Team at Lees.
Lees has been creating much-loved confectionery and bakery products for generations. As one of Scotland’s best-known food manufacturers, we’re proud of our heritage while continually investing in our people, processes and products.

The Technical Lead is a critical role to deliver maximum performance and delivery to our customers. We’re looking for a passionate leader to help us drive manufacturing excellence across the site with a focus on continuous improvement and process innovation culture.

Working as part of our site leadership team, you’ll lead the Technical function, partnering closely with Quality, Production, Engineering and Supply Chain to ensure our products consistently meet customer expectations, legislative requirements and industry-leading standards.

This is what you’ll actually do!
You will lead the advancement of the technical function to deliver maximised performance and drive a continuous improvement and process innovation culture within the site, interfacing with the site leadership team to deliver improvement initiatives.
You will be accountable for ensuring consistent compliance with the site quality manual and ensure that there is a robust HACCP system on site that ensures maintenance of food safety systems.
Maintaining documented quality systems that meets all legislative requirements and those of Finsbury Food Group customers and responsibility for the overall direction, coordination, and improvement/development of the sites’ technical strategy and its alignment with the FFG strategy, commitments and goals.
To lead by example in encouraging appropriate behavioural standards in support of the company’s values and culture, coaching teams in the implementation and training of the companies’ systems and procedures.
Ad hoc cover may be required at other Finsbury sites.

Ideally this is you!

• Degree qualified in Food Science or an equivalent discipline
• Level 4 HACCP qualification
• Lead Auditor qualified
• 3 years minimum relevant experience in a similar environment at senior level.
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation and industry standards.
• Cost and commercial awareness, conceptual thinking with an outstanding concern for quality.
• Has a passion for excellence and can enthuse others.
• Strongly determined and shows tenacity when facing challenging situations and feedback.
• A self-motivator who sets their own working agenda and leads improvements.
• Strong process orientation, logical thinker and analytical ability.
• Highly numerate and literate with ability to understand how to make improvements through systematic root cause analysis techniques.
• Must look to continually develop their skills; networking to maintain business knowledge and skills and actively identifying development needs and resources to do so.
• Fully computer literate, with particular focus on Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Strong knowledge of business ERP system(s).
• Understanding of P&L to net profit level. Some or all your experience will have been gained within a technical role and of added benefit would be some experience gained within a manufacturing role.
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills to collaborate effectively, build team consensus and influence others.

At Lees, our people are the key ingredient to our success. We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone can develop, grow and make a genuine difference. As we continue to invest in our manufacturing operations, we’re looking for talented people who share our passion for food safety, quality and continuous improvement.

If you’re looking to join a business with a proud heritage and an exciting future, we’d love to hear from you.

What’s in it for you?

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
• Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
• Death in Service Benefit
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
• Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – T&C’s dependent)
• Employee Recognition Awards
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in‑house development course!)
• An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!

Our vision at Finsbury is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!

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