Technical Process & Compliance Manager

ZipRecruiter; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in pet food innovation seeks a Technical Process & Compliance Manager to ensure high compliance standards for their products. This role involves leading safety and quality processes, managing audits, and shaping the compliance framework for a rapidly growing business. Extensive benefits include health care, development opportunities, and flexible work options.

Benefits

Extensive health care cover

Learning & development budget

Wellbeing budget

International work opportunities

Recognition programs

Volunteer days

Team events

Casual dress code

Birthday leave

Holiday buy-back options

Qualifications

• Proven experience in food manufacturing compliance.
• Deep understanding of HACCP and food hygiene regulations.
• Confidence in managing external audits and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with FSA, Defra, APHA regulations.
• Implement HACCP, VACCP, and allergen management systems.
• Manage site-level health and safety systems.

Skills

Food safety standards

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Supplier management

Team leadership

Education

NEBOSH or IOSH certification

Job description

Job Description

Join Our Pack! From a bold idea to revolutionising dog food, Years has grown into a fast-scaling business dedicated to helping dogs live longer, healthier lives. In just 3 years, we've built a great start-up business, serving thousands of happy customers, all while striving to achieve our mission. Our goal? To give dog owners a better, fresher, and healthier way to feed their pets. We provide human-grade, personalised meals designed to support each dog's unique needs, delivered straight to their door — no preservatives, no compromises, just real nutrition.

You can find our customers across the UK, with future ambitions to scale internationally and continue transforming how people care for their dogs.

Our Mission

We're looking for a Technical Process & Compliance Manager to build and lead a dual-standard regulatory framework — ensuring our food meets the highest compliance standards for both humans and pets.

You'll be the cornerstone of safety, technical quality, and regulatory excellence as we scale. You'll report to the R&D Director and work closely with teams across Production, QA, Engineering, and Operations, taking full ownership of our compliance systems, food safety processes, and supplier documentation. This is a unique opportunity to shape how a high-growth food business operates from the inside out.

With increasing ambitions for retail and export, your work will enable us to expand with confidence — ensuring we're always audit-ready, safety-first, and producing food that's good enough for dogs and humans alike. You'll split your time between strategic planning and on-the-ground implementation, making this a dynamic, high-impact role for someone who thrives on end-to-end ownership.

Key Responsibilities

1. Build and maintain full compliance with FSA, Defra, APHA, and EC pet food legislation
2. Lead site-wide implementation of HACCP, VACCP, TACCP, and allergen management systems
3. Develop and maintain all SOPs, QMS, and food safety documentation
4. Create and lead food hygiene, cleaning, and traceability systems
5. Manage site-level Health & Safety systems, risk assessments, and continuous improvements
6. Own supplier approval processes, including raw material specifications and technical documentation
7. Act as the primary contact for all audits, inspections, and regulatory visits
8. Support cross-functional teams with training, floor readiness, and safety culture embedding
9. Champion a zero-compromise food safety mindset across the business

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience in food manufacturing compliance (human and/or pet food)
• Deep understanding of food safety standards (HACCP, BRCGS, Food Hygiene Regulations)
• NEBOSH, IOSH, or equivalent Health & Safety certification
• Confidence in managing external audits and regulatory liaison
• Ability to write, maintain, and train others on technical documentation and safety processes
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and hands-on levels, including production floor presence

Nice to Have

• Working knowledge of UK and EU pet food regulations (e.g., FSA, Defra, EC No 183/2005)

What's In It For You?

Extensive health care cover, learning & development budget, wellbeing budget, international work opportunities, recognition programs, volunteer days, team events, discounts, lunch & learn sessions, casual dress code, birthday leave, and holiday buy-back options.