Technical Manager

Nova Technical; Ripon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in the UK is seeking a Technical Manager to oversee food safety and quality standards. You will be responsible for managing the Food Safety Management System, leading audits, and driving improvements to quality processes. The ideal candidate has experience in technical management, strong knowledge of food safety systems like HACCP, and the ability to mentor a technical team. This role offers a central position in the operational decision-making process.

Qualifications

• Experience managing technical and quality functions within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP and allergen management.
• Ability to lead audits and liaise with customers and regulatory bodies.

Responsibilities

• Own the Food Safety Management System ensuring compliance.
• Lead internal audits and customer visits.
• Manage technical and quality functions including specifications.

Skills

Leadership

Food safety knowledge

Quality management

Audit management

Job description

You’ll step into the heart of production as the Technical Manager, steering the standards that keep every product safe, legal and ready for market. This is your chance to shape how a site operates, influence key decisions, and elevate technical performance across the board.

What’s in it for you

• A central role where your decisions directly safeguard product quality and customer confidence
• The chance to lead systems that shape how the entire site operates
• Scope to develop processes, introduce improvements and influence strategic direction
• A platform to mentor a team and strengthen a quality‑driven culture

What you’ll be getting stuck into as a Technical Manager

• Owning the Food Safety Management System and ensuring full alignment from intake through to despatch
• Leading internal audits, customer audits and regulatory visits, ensuring continual compliance
• Managing technical and quality functions including specifications, verification work and non‑conformance resolution
• Driving improvements across quality systems, processes and customer focus on site
• Providing guidance to senior colleagues, presenting KPIs and initiating corrective action where required
• Overseeing the performance, training and development of the technical and QA team

What you’ll bring to the table as a Technical Manager

• Previous experience managing technical and quality functions within a manufacturing environment
• Strong working knowledge of food safety systems such as HACCP and allergen management
• The ability to lead audits and confidently liaise with customers and regulatory bodies
• Extensive experience developing and managing quality systems and proceduresThe capability to guide, support and develop a technical team

If you’re ready to take ownership of technical standards and drive quality across the operation, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to become the next Technical Manager