Technical Manager

JR United Kingdom; Luton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food manufacturing seeks a visionary leader to enhance technical excellence across multiple sites. This role emphasizes quality, innovation, and continuous improvement, along with fostering high-performing teams. Candidates should have relevant experience and expertise in food safety, compliance, and quality management.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within food manufacturing.
• Familiarity with major retailer standards.
• Full UK working rights are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a quality-first culture across manufacturing sites.
• Act as the technical lead for audits and compliance.
• Manage specifications and compliance documentation.

Skills

Food safety

Quality management

Technical compliance

Risk management

Job description

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I am looking for an experienced, visionary leader to champion technical excellence across multiple sites. This is more than compliance – it’s about embedding a culture of quality, innovation, and continuous improvement that resonates through every ingredient and process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and inspire a quality-first culture, driving best practices in food safety and technical compliance across all manufacturing sites.

• Own audit excellence, acting as the technical lead for BRCGS, SQMS, and all third-party and customer audits, ensuring sites are always audit-ready.

• Translate customer and legal requirements into actionable standards, managing specifications, product data, and compliance documentation seamlessly.

• Drive proactive risk management, leading root cause investigations and delivering smart, sustainable corrective actions.

• Build and develop high-performing teams, fostering collaboration and consistency across Supplier Assurance, Customer Compliance, and Specifications.

• Continuously improve technical systems and processes, ensuring up-to-date procedures, clean audit trails, and operational alignment.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with supply chain, quality, and operational leaders to embed quality into the heart of the business.

• Monitor and report on key technical KPIs, using data to drive performance and continuous improvement initiatives.

About you:

• Experience in a similar role within food manufacturing

• Experience with major retailer standards

• Full UK working rights as sponsorship is not available

If you believe you have the skills and personality to fit these requirements please either apply via this advert or call Henderson Brown on 01733 235 111 for more information.