Technical Manager

manucomm Recruitment; West of England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

manucomm Recruitment is seeking an ambitious Site Technical Manager to lead food safety, quality, legality and compliance at a busy Somerset manufacturing site. You will own site standards and influence senior operations teams to drive technical excellence and a strong food safety culture.

Key responsibilities include leading the technical team, managing audits (customer, certification and regulatory) and continuously improving processes with KPI-driven insights and robust documentation.

Qualifications

• A relevant Food Science or related qualification, together with experience of export/multi-market compliance or continuous improvement methodologies, would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Technical Team, developing capability and driving high performance.
• Own the site's food safety, quality and legality systems.
• Lead HACCP, VACCP and TACCP activities.
• Drive compliance against BRCGS, customer standards, certification requirements and export legislation.
• Take the lead during customer audits, certification audits and regulatory inspections.
• Collaborate with Operations and Site Management to ensure technical compliance across projects and change.
• Develop Technical KPIs and use data to identify and deliver improvements.
• Manage supplier and traded goods approval and performance.
• Oversee product specifications and technical documentation.
• Champion and embed a strong food safety culture throughout the site.
• Identify new and innovative ways to improve technical and operational performance.

Skills

Technical management

Team leadership

Audit leadership

BRCGS knowledge

HACCP knowledge

Food safety

Quality systems

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Education

Food Science or related degree

Job description

We’re looking for an ambitious and experienced Site Technical Manager to take the lead on food safety, quality, legality and compliance at a busy manufacturing site in Somerset. This is a high-impact role where you’ll have genuine ownership, influence site-wide standards and work closely with senior operational teams to drive technical excellence, continuous improvement and a strong food safety culture.

Responsibilities

• Leading the Technical Team, developing capability and driving high performance.
• Owning the site’s food safety, quality and legality systems.
• Leading HACCP, VACCP and TACCP activities.
• Driving compliance against BRCGS, customer standards, certification requirements and export legislation.
• Taking the lead during customer audits, certification audits and regulatory inspections.
• Working closely with Operations and the wider Site Management Team to ensure technical compliance across projects and change.
• Developing Technical KPIs and using data to identify and deliver improvements.
• Managing supplier and traded goods approval and performance.
• Overseeing product specifications and technical documentation.
• Championing and embedding a strong food safety culture throughout the site.
• Identifying new and innovative ways to improve technical and operational performance.

Qualifications

A relevant Food Science or related qualification, together with experience of export/multi-market compliance or continuous improvement methodologies, would be advantageous.

Required Skills

• Proven experience in a Technical Management role within food manufacturing.
• A strong track record of leading and developing technical teams.
• Extensive experience of audit leadership, including customer, certification and regulatory audits.
• Strong knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, food safety, quality systems and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to influence decision-making at site level.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and a genuine passion for continuous improvement.

Preferred Skills

Experience in export/multi-market compliance or continuous improvement methodologies would be advantageous.