Technical Manager / Compliance & Systems Manager (Packaging)

D R Newitt & Associates; Ebbw Vale; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

D R Newitt & Associates is recruiting a Technical Manager / Quality, Compliance & Systems Manager to lead the technical team across two sites. The role focuses on delivering robust quality systems, certifications and process improvements to support sustainable growth.

You will base in South Wales / Bristol / Herefordshire / Worcestershire and split time between sites, combining hands-on leadership with strategic oversight of BRC, ISO9001, ISO14001 and related audits.

Qualifications

• Ideally degree qualified with experience in packaging/manufacturing.
• Proven leadership of technical teams across multiple sites.
• Experience maintaining BRC, ISO9001, ISO14001, BS8555 accreditations and audits.
• Strong collaboration with Sales, Manufacturing, Customers and Sourcing.
• Skilled in investigations, reporting and process optimization.

Responsibilities

• Led and develop the technical team for both sites.
• Lead, manage and maintain BRC, ISO9001, ISO14001, BS8555 accreditations and audits.
• Partner with Sales, Manufacturing, Customers, and Material Sourcing to drive innovation and cost reduction.
• Lead technical investigations.
• Generate and communicate regular technical activity reports with recommendations.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Project management

Auditing

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree qualification

Tools

MS Office

Visio

Teams

Outlook

Job description

A Global Packaging Manufacturer is currently recruiting for a Technical Manager / Quality, Compliance & Systems Manager to lead and direct the technical team and systems for two sites.

This role will require a home base in South Wales / Bristol / Herefordshire / Worcestershire area. 3-4 days per week on sites initially for 6months then approx 2 days per week on site.

This is an exciting opportunity to implement the Technical, Quality, Compliance into two sites, creating process and consistence to deliver sustainable and profitable growth.

This role will ideally require experience in packaging manufacturing / food packaging manufacturing.

Technical Manager / Compliance & Systems Manager

• Led and develop the Technical team for both sites
• Lead, manage and maintain BRC, ISO9001, ISO 14001, BS8555 accreditations and audits
• Partner with Sales, Manufacturing, Customers, and Material Sourcing to drive innovation and cost reduction
• Lead technical investigations
• Generate and communicate regular technical activity reports, summarizing project status, trial outcomes, and recommendations for process optimization or product improvement.
• Maintain ongoing technical engagement with customers to support co-development projects, trials, and performance validation, enhancing customer satisfaction, sales growth, and long-term partnerships.

You will be a Technical Manager / Quality Compliance & Systems Manager, ideally degree qualified. You will ideally have worked in flexible packaging manufacturing,

This role will require a solid working knowledge of development processes and related manufacturing and experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point), Visio, Teams, and Outlook.