Technical Process & Compliance Manager

Ambitions Personnel; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a fast-growing food manufacturing business as a Technical Process & Compliance Manager, ensuring compliance and safety standards across human and pet food sectors. You'll lead audits, enhance food safety systems, and collaborate with various teams while enjoying benefits including full healthcare and professional development budgets.

Benefits

Full private healthcare (top-tier AXA cover)

£250 L&D budget

£100 wellbeing budget

28 days holiday + birthday off

Ability to sell back unused holiday

Option to work abroad 2 weeks a year

Quarterly socials and internal learning sessions

Discounted dog food

Qualifications

• Solid experience in food manufacturing compliance.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP and BRCGS standards.
• Familiarity with FSA, Defra, APHA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance across human and pet food legislation.
• Maintain QMS documentation and conduct audits.
• Drive process improvements and manage health & safety systems.

Skills

Food safety compliance

Strong communication

Process improvement

HACCP principles

Crisis Management

Education

NEBOSH or IOSH qualifications

Job description

Technical Process & Compliance Manager – Human & Pet Food Expertise

Nottingham | £45,000 – £50,000 DOE | Fast-growing Food Manufacturing Business

Are you a compliance-savvy, food safety obsessive who’s ready to join a mission-led food company doing things differently? I’m recruiting for a Technical Process & Compliance Manager to help us maintain impeccable standards across both human and pet food legislation as we scale our fresh meal business for dogs.

You’ll be joining a fast-paced, entrepreneurial team where transparency, quality, and safety aren’t just tick boxes – they’re part of the product promise. This role is central to ensuring we're always audit-ready, standards-led, and ahead of the game when it comes to dual compliance.

• Lead site-wide compliance across human and pet food legislation (FSA, Defra, APHA, EU regulations).
• Own food safety systems, including HACCP, TACCP, VACCP, and allergen controls.
• Maintain QMS documentation, SOPs, risk assessments, and cleaning schedules.
• Ensure site-wide audit readiness – you'll be the go-to person for inspectors, auditors, and external authorities.
• Oversee Health & Safety systems, acting as the HSE lead on-site (NEBOSH/IOSH required).
• Drive process improvement, identify risks, and ensure best-in-class hygiene and safety culture across all operations.
• Manage meat sourcing and specifications, including supplier approvals and raw material documentation.
• Work cross-functionally with QA, Production, Engineering, and Ops teams to embed compliance into every corner of the business.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Solid experience in food manufacturing compliance – ideally across both human and pet food.
• Strong working knowledge of HACCP principles and BRCGS standards.
• Familiarity with FSA, Defra, APHA, and EC No 183/2005 regulations.
• NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualifications.
• Confident communicator – able to train teams, write clear documentation, and hold the room during an audit.
• A doer, not just a strategist – you're just as comfortable troubleshooting on the floor as you are building systems behind the scenes.

This isn’t just a technical box-ticker. You’ll be building systems that meet the standards of human food – for pets. We’re not cutting corners, and that means you’ll have the freedom (and responsibility) to set a new benchmark for food safety and compliance in the industry. With exciting growth plans ahead, including retail and export, this is a chance to grow a function alongside the business.

Salary & Benefits

• £45–50k salary DOE
• Hybrid mix of strategic and hands-on work
• Full private healthcare (top-tier AXA cover)
• £250 L&D budget + £100 wellbeing budget
• 28 days holiday + your birthday off
• Ability to sell back unused holiday
• Option to work abroad 2 weeks a year
• Quarterly socials, team lunches, and internal learning sessions
• And of course... discounted dog food

Give me a call on07810 022392 / 01636 611320…… happy to take calls after 5pm or What’s app me and I’ll call you back!

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