Technical Manager

Henderson Brown Recruitment Limited; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Brown Recruitment Limited is partnered with a leading food manufacturer recruiting a Technical Manager in Cambridgeshire. Hybrid working, £50,000–£55,000, focusing on HACCP, food safety and technical compliance across sites.

You will lead audits, improve supplier and customer compliance, and drive continuous improvement while partnering with NPD and commercial teams to support launches and quality initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in Technical/Quality or Food Safety management within food manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, food legislation and customer standards.
• Lead Auditor experience would be advantageous.
• Commercially aware leader with excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Full UK working rights and own transport.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site HACCP and food safety agenda, maintaining robust HACCP systems and programmes.
• Own audit and compliance performance, leading customer, regulatory and third-party audits, driving CAPA and improvements.
• Drive quality and customer assurance, overseeing complaints, incidents, non-conformances and OOS investigations.
• Lead supplier assurance and raw material compliance, managing supplier approval, risk assessment, audits and KPI performance.
• Partner with NPD and commercial teams through Stage Gate, supporting new product approvals and customer expectations.
• Provide technical leadership across both sites, embedding technical requirements and culture.
• Monitor technical performance and risks, analysing KPIs and audit findings for improvements.
• Deputise for Head of Technical when required and support wider business priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Auditing

HACCP

Job description

We're proud to be partnering with a leading food manufacturer on an exciting opportunity for an experienced Technical Manager to join their team.

This is a key leadership position within the Technical function, acting as a guardian of food safety, quality, legality, authenticity and customer compliance. You'll have significant influence across multiple functions while working closely with senior stakeholders to strengthen technical standards, manage risk and support continued commercial growth.

Technical Manager

Cambridgeshire | Hybrid

£50,000 - £55,000

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead the site HACCP and food safety agenda, maintaining robust HACCP systems, allergen risk assessments, validation and verification programmes, while ensuring technical standards remain aligned with BRCGS, legislation and customer Codes of Practice
• Own audit and compliance performance, leading customer, regulatory and third-party audits, driving gap analysis and ensuring corrective actions, CAPA and continuous improvement plans are delivered effectively and on time
• Drive quality and customer assurance, overseeing complaints, incidents, non-conformances and OOS investigations through structured root cause analysis, trend analysis and preventative action to protect consumers and brand reputation
• Lead supplier assurance and raw material compliance, managing supplier approval, risk assessment, audits, specifications, KPI performance and improvement programmes to ensure ingredients meet food safety, legal, quality, ethical and customer requirements
• Partner with NPD and commercial teams throughout the Stage Gate process, supporting new product approvals, QAS requirements and customer expectations while ensuring technical risks are identified and controlled from concept through to launch
• Provide technical leadership across both sites, working closely with Quality, Operations, Engineering, Hygiene, Supply Chain and NPD to embed technical requirements, improve standards and build a proactive food safety and quality culture
• Monitor technical performance and emerging risks, analysing KPIs, complaints, pest trends, audit findings and food safety issues to provide clear visibility to senior stakeholders and drive preventative improvements
• Deputise for the Head of Technical when required, providing technical leadership and supporting wider business priorities, budgets, customer relationships and the effective management of the Technical function

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience within a Technical, Quality or Food Safety management role within food manufacturing, with strong knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, food legislation, customer standards and technical compliance
• Strong supplier assurance and auditing experience, including raw material risk assessment, supplier approval, specifications, CAPA and performance management; Lead Auditor experience would be advantageous
• A confident and commercially aware leader with excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills, capable of challenging standards, influencing stakeholders and managing competing priorities across multiple sites
• Full UK working rights and own transport are required for this position

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