Technical Manager

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

Job summary

Henderson Brown Recruitment partners with a leading food manufacturer in Cambridgeshire to recruit an experienced Technical Manager for a hybrid role. The position focuses on leading HACCP, food safety, audit programs and supplier compliance to uphold high standards and customer requirements.

The successful candidate will drive quality improvements, manage cross-functional collaboration with NPD, QA, Operations and Supply Chain, and deputise for the Head of Technical when needed.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Technical, Quality or Food Safety management within food manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, legislation and customer standards.
• Full UK working rights and own transport.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site HACCP and food safety agenda, maintaining robust HACCP systems, validation and verification programmes, ensuring standards align with legislation and customer Codes of Practice.
• Own audit and compliance performance, leading customer, regulatory and third-party audits and driving corrective actions and CAPA.
• Drive quality and customer assurance, overseeing complaints, incidents, non-conformances and OOS investigations with root-cause analysis and preventative action.
• Lead supplier assurance and raw material compliance, managing supplier approval, risk assessment, audits, specifications and KPI performance.
• Partner with NPD and commercial teams through Stage Gate, supporting new product approvals and QAS requirements while controlling technical risks from concept to launch.
• Provide technical leadership across sites, collaborating with Quality, Operations, Engineering, Hygiene, Supply Chain and NPD to embed technical requirements.
• Monitor KPIs, complaints, pest trends and audit findings to drive preventative improvements and report to senior stakeholders.
• Deputise for Head of Technical, providing leadership and supporting budgets and customer relationships.

Skills

HACCP knowledge

Audit & CAPA

Quality management

Stakeholder communication

Tools

BRCGS

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.

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