Technical Manager

The Growth Foundation; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Growth Foundation is seeking a hands-on Technical Manager to own food safety, quality and legal compliance across its site and supply chain. You will lead the technical direction, mentor the team, and drive standards on the floor with a practical, commercially minded approach.

With 5+ years in food technical or quality roles and experience managing third-party certifications such as BRCGS or SALSA, you will champion continuous improvement, lead cross-functional projects, and sign off on

Qualifications

• Degree in food science, food technology or a related subject.
• 5+ years in food technical or quality roles.
• Experience managing third-party certification (e.g. BRCGS, SALSA).
• Experience running several cross-functional projects at once.
• Commercially minded with practical approach for a fast-moving business.
• Strong communication skills and ability to coach/train others.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site’s food safety programme: HACCP, GMP audits, quality KPIs, and investigations with corrective actions.
• Develop and train the quality management system so standards are lived on the floor.
• Maintain and develop the site’s third-party accreditations.
• Own non-conformances, incidents, withdrawals and recalls.
• Manage supplier approval and performance, including VACCP, raw material intake and specs.
• Sign off new and existing products for compliance, covering labelling, claims and artwork.
• Provide technical input on site improvement, digitisation and efficiency projects.

Skills

HACCP

GMP audits

Quality KPIs

Corrective action

BRCGS SALSA

Non-conformances

Withdrawals recalls

Supplier approval

VACCP

Labelling & claims

Artwork review

Digitisation

Mentoring

Cross-functional projects

Education

Degree in Food Science

Job description

Lead the technical function at an ambitious UK food business.

Our client is a growing food business looking for a hands-on Technical Manager to take ownership of food safety, quality and legal compliance across its site and supply chain. You’ll set the technical direction, lead it day to day and be the go-to expert for the wider team, with experienced mentoring available as you grow into the role.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading the site’s food safety programme: HACCP, GMP audits, quality KPIs, and complaint investigation through to corrective action

• Developing the quality management system, and training the operations team so standards are lived on the floor

• Maintaining and developing the site’s third-party accreditations

• Owning non-conformances, incidents, withdrawals and recalls

• Managing supplier approval and performance, including VACCP, raw material intake and specifications

• Signing off new and existing products for compliance, covering labelling, claims and artwork

• Providing technical input on site improvement, digitisation and efficiency projects

What you’ll bring

• A degree in food science, food technology or a related subject

• 5+ years in food technical or quality roles

• Experience managing third-party certification (e.g. BRCGS, SALSA)

• Experience running several cross-functional projects at once

• A practical, commercially minded approach suited to a fast-moving business

• Strong communication skills and the confidence to coach and train others

Why apply?

• A business with real momentum

• Genuine ownership of the technical function

• Ongoing development and mentoring