Technical Manager

Manucomm Recruitment Ltd; Wincanton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Manucomm Recruitment Ltd is recruiting for a Site Technical Manager in Wincanton. You will lead the technical agenda across the site, ensuring robust systems deliver against customer, regulatory and certification requirements.

You will own the site’s food safety, quality and legality systems, lead audits, drive continuous improvement and develop a strong food safety culture across the site.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Technical Management role within food manufacturing.
• Strong track record of leading and developing technical teams.
• Extensive experience leading audits (customer, certification, regulatory).
• Knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, food safety, quality systems and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Technical Team and develop capability to drive high performance.
• Own the site's food safety, quality and legality systems and ensure compliance.
• Lead HACCP, VACCP and TACCP activities and respond to audits.

Skills

Technical leadership

Audit leadership

Food safety

Quality systems

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Team leadership

Education

Food Science or related qualification

Job description

Site Technical Manager

Wincanton | Full-time | Competitive Salary + Benefits

Ready to take ownership of a high-performing technical function?

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 Wincanton.

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.

If you're an accomplished Technical Manager who thrives on leadership, audits, compliance and getting things done, this could be your next career move.

The Opportunity

As Site Technical Manager, you'll lead the technical agenda across the site, ensuring robust systems are in place and consistently delivering against customer, regulatory and certification requirements.

• 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.

What we're looking for

You'll be an experienced food manufacturing Technical professional with the confidence and credibility to lead from the front.

Ideally, you'll bring:

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