Technical Manager - Food Safety & Quality Leader (Mon-Fri)

Castle Employment Agency Ltd; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Private healthcare

29 days holiday

Job summary

Castle Employment Group is seeking a Technical Manager for a North Yorkshire food manufacturer. The role oversees food safety, quality, legality and technical standards on a key site, with ownership of audits and continuous improvement.

Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager, you will lead a Technical/Quality team and drive improvements across systems and documentation. The position offers a clear leadership path in a growing function, with emphasis on compliance, audit readiness and

Qualifications

• Strong technical or quality experience within food manufacturing.
• Good knowledge of HACCP, GMP and food safety management systems.
• Experience leading customer, certification or external audits.
• Strong root cause analysis and corrective action experience.

Responsibilities

• Leading the site's food safety, quality and technical standards.
• Managing and developing the Technical and Quality team.
• Taking the technical lead for customer and external audits.
• Managing HACCP, GMP, quality systems and technical compliance.
• Overseeing microbiological, environmental, nutritional and shelf-life testing.
• Leading root cause investigations, non-conformances, complaints and CAPA.
• Monitoring CCPs and critical production processes.
• Managing the internal audit programme and ensuring actions are closed effectively.
• Maintaining specifications, technical documentation and traceability systems.
• Working closely with Production and Engineering to resolve issues at source.
• Driving improvements to technical systems, procedures and working practices.
• Overseeing hygiene standards, chemical controls and COSHH compliance.
• Supporting training and embedding a strong food safety and quality culture across the operation.

Skills

Technical leadership

Quality management

HACCP & GMP

Audit leadership

Root cause analysis

Team management

Job description

Castle Employment Group is seeking a Technical Manager for a North Yorkshire food manufacturer. The role oversees food safety, quality, legality and technical standards on a key site, with ownership of audits and continuous improvement.

Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager, you will lead a Technical/Quality team and drive improvements across systems and documentation. The position offers a clear leadership path in a growing function, with emphasis on compliance, audit readiness and