Technical Manager 9 Month FTC

Pod Talent; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading drinks company in London seeks an experienced Technical Manager for a 9-month maternity cover. The role involves managing technical operations, ensuring compliance, and maintaining relationships with manufacturers. Candidates should have over 5 years of relevant experience and a degree in food science or technology. This position does not offer sponsorship and requires UK residency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a similar role (quality assurance/technical), within a beverage or food environment.
• HACCP Level 4 and a food science/technology related degree.
• Proven end-to-end experience across auditing and packaging artwork development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain all KPIs across the product range, ensuring issues are addressed.
• Manage relationships with third-party manufacturers and logistics partners.
• Responsible for compliance-related issues and coordinating due diligence testing.

Skills

Quality assurance

Technical operations

HACCP Level 4

Communication skills

Relationship management

Education

Food science/technology degree

Job description

Overview

Technical Manager (9 month FTC) - Up to £60,000 (pro-rata) - London (hybrid)

Pod Talent are excited to be partnering with a one of the fastest growing drinks businesses in the UK, who are looking for a technical manager to join their team for a 9 month maternity cover.

In this role, you will be responsible for all end to end technical operations, leading all EPD and NDP activity, manage issues across complaints and quality, technical strategy, manage relationships with external parties such as manufacturers and 3PL partners, as well as managing artwork and legal compliance. This is a fantastic role if you enjoy being hands on and getting stuck into any task at hand! You will also be managing 1 direct report.

If you are an experienced quality assurance or technical professional, looking to be involved with one of the hottest drinks brands in the market, this is the role for you!

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain all KPIs across the product range across quality and complaints, ensuring any issues are investigated and actioned
• Manage relationships with third party manufacturers and logistics partners, ensuring they are being upheld to their KPIs and certification standards are maintained
• Maintain the QMS program, ensuring all product specs are correct, and customers are updated with any changes
• Responsible for all compliance related issues, coordinating the due diligence testing programme, and supporting the project manager in all EPD and NPD queries
• Responsible for food safety, legislation, and artwork

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a similar role (quality assurance/ technical), within a beverage or food environment
• HACCP Level 4 and a food science/ technology related degree
• Proven end- to- end experience across auditing, third party relationship management, packaging artwork development
• Ideally experience working with international regulations and labelling requirements
• Great communication skills, a pragmatic approach, and a confident individual that likes to take initiative!

If this sounds like the role for you, apply now! This role does NOT offer sponsorship, candidates must be UK based with full right to work. Candidates who are immediately available or with shorter notice periods will be prioritised.