Technical Manager – Food Safety & Quality Leadership

Hain Daniels; Clitheroe; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Pension

Medical benefit

Employee discounts

Job summary

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. in Clitheroe is seeking a Technical Manager to lead the Technical, Quality and Hygiene functions at Farmhouse Fare. You will drive food safety, quality compliance and customer excellence across the site.

This senior role blends strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, building strong customer relationships, managing audits and driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Technical/Quality/Food Safety leadership role in food manufacturing.
• Strong customer-facing technical experience with audits and relationships.
• Excellent understanding of HACCP, Food Safety and Quality management systems.
• Experience leading hygiene standards and teams.
• Knowledge of BRCGS Food Safety Standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site's Food Safety and HACCP programmes and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Direct Hygiene and Quality teams and manage hygiene budgets and audits.
• Act as technical contact for customers, auditors and regulators.
• Drive continuous improvement and site-wide quality initiatives.
• Lead internal and external audits and corrective action programmes.
• Coach and develop technical, QA and hygiene professionals.

Skills

Technical leadership

Quality management

Food safety

HACCP expertise

BRCGS knowledge

Stakeholder management

Hygiene management

Education

Degree in Food Science

Tools

Hamilton Grant

Qadex

Job description

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. in Clitheroe is seeking a Technical Manager to lead the Technical, Quality and Hygiene functions at Farmhouse Fare. You will drive food safety, quality compliance and customer excellence across the site.

This senior role blends strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, building strong customer relationships, managing audits and driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.