Technical Manager – Food Manufacturing

Hireful Ltd; Barnsley; In loco; GBP 60.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Hireful Ltd in Barnsley is seeking an experienced Factory Technical Manager to lead the site’s technical performance on a 6-month fixed-term contract. You will manage a technical team, oversee food safety, quality, and compliance, and drive audits with retailers and certification bodies.

You’ll use KPI data, root cause analysis and corrective actions to raise standards, ensure products are safe and compliant, and keep the site audit-ready.

Competenze

• Strong leadership of a factory-facing technical or quality team.
• Deep knowledge of HACCP, allergens, GMP and safety legislation.
• Experience with BRCGS is advantageous.
• Willingness to challenge standards and develop people.

Mansioni

• Lead the technical team and drive site technical performance.
• Manage audits with retailers and certification bodies.
• Ensure products are safe, legal and manufactured to high standards.
• Use KPIs and root cause investigations for continuous improvement.

Conoscenze

People management

Quality audits

Root cause analysis

GMP knowledge

Formazione

HACCP Level 3

Food Safety Level 3

Lead Auditor qualification

Descrizione del lavoro

Ready to make an impact at factory level?

We're looking for an experienced Factory Technical Manager to join a busy food manufacturing site in Barnsley on an initial 6-month fixed-term contract.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on food manufacturing Technical Manager / Site Technical Manager to take ownership of site technical performance, lead an established technical team and make a real difference across food safety, quality and compliance.

Working closely with the Head of Technical and wider site leadership team, you'll drive technical standards, lead retailer and certification audits, manage customer relationships and ensure products are consistently safe, legal and manufactured to the highest standards. You'll also use technical KPIs, complaints data and root cause investigations to drive continuous improvement, strengthen factory performance and ensure the site remains audit ready.

About you…

You'll be a confident and credible technical Manager with previous experience managing a factory-facing technical or quality team within food manufacturing. You'll bring strong BRCGS knowledge, experience working with major UK retailers and a thorough understanding of HACCP, allergens, GMP and food safety legislation. Just as importantly, you'll be comfortable challenging standards, influencing operational teams and developing people.

A food-related qualification, HACCP Level 3, Food Safety Level 3 and Lead Auditor qualification would be advantageous.