Technical Manager: Lead Site Food Safety & Quality

Castle Employment Agency Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 58,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days holiday

Health cash plan

Private healthcare after 5 years

Job summary

Castle Employment Group in Ilkley area seeks an experienced Technical Manager to lead the site’s technical function, following a pathway from Assistant Technical Manager or Technical Supervisor roles. You will own standards across food safety and quality, report to the Senior Operations Manager, and drive improvements with Production and Engineering teams.

The role emphasises people leadership, compliance with HACCP/GMP, and delivering a positive culture with audits and external certifications.

Qualifications

• Solid experience within food manufacturing.
• Good working knowledge of HACCP, GMP, audits, food safety and quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Leading food safety, quality and technical standards across the site.
• Managing and developing the Technical and Quality team.
• Supporting and leading customer, certification and external audits.
• Managing HACCP, GMP and food safety systems.
• Overseeing internal audits, traceability and technical documentation.
• Investigating non-conformances, complaints and quality issues.
• Leading root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Working closely with Production and Engineering to resolve issues.
• Monitoring CCPs and key production controls.
• Supporting improvements to technical systems and processes.
• Driving a positive food safety and quality culture across the site.

Skills

Food manufacturing experience

Leadership

HACCP

GMP

Job description

Castle Employment Group in Ilkley area seeks an experienced Technical Manager to lead the site’s technical function, following a pathway from Assistant Technical Manager or Technical Supervisor roles. You will own standards across food safety and quality, report to the Senior Operations Manager, and drive improvements with Production and Engineering teams.

The role emphasises people leadership, compliance with HACCP/GMP, and delivering a positive culture with audits and external certifications.