Technical Services Manager

The Sterling Choice; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Greater Manchester is looking for a Technical Services Manager. This role involves maintaining the Quality Management System, managing technical tasks, and leading a team dedicated to continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have experience in food safety standards and a proven ability to motivate teams. Competitive salary and a supportive work environment are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Work/life balance

Supportive leadership team

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Quality Management Systems.
• Ability to manage multiple technical tasks effectively.
• Proven track record in audits and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the site’s Quality Management System.
• Manage technical complaints and internal audits.
• Lead and inspire a Technical Services team.

Skills

Experience leading and motivating a team

Attention to detail

Sense of humour

Education

HACCP Level 3

Food Safety Level 3

Qualified Internal Auditor

Job description

Right, let’s get straight to it.

This isn’t a “clipboard and checklists” kind of Technical Services Manager job. It’s for someone who can actually lead - not just sit in the office polishing audit reports and occasionally reminding people to wear a hairnet.

You’ll be the one keeping the site’s Quality Management System in shape and not just on paper. Legislation changes, customer codes evolve, and audits never stop coming. You’ll be the calm in the storm, keeping things compliant, up to date, and audit ready (because, let’s face it, no one likes a last-minute panic clean).

You’ll manage complaints, lab samples, exports, internal audits, traceability exercises - the whole technical circus. You’ll also be the person everyone turns to when they want to know if something is “okay to run,” “okay to send,” or “okay to show the customer.” Spoiler : it’s rarely all three.

And because this site actually believes in developing people, you’ll lead and inspire a Technical Services team that wants to get better - not one that hides when they see you coming. There’s a real chance here to shape a team, drive improvement, and put your stamp on how Technical is done.

What you’ll need :

• Experience leading and motivating a team (you’ll need to do both)
• A solid handle on QMS, HACCP Level 3, and Food Safety Level 3
• Qualified Internal Auditor status
• Attention to detail and a “right first time” attitude
• A sense of humour wouldn’t hurt either - you’ll need it in food manufacturing

The deal :

You’ll get a competitive salary, a half-decent work / life balance (hello, early finish Fridays), and a supportive leadership team that values doing things properly.

If you’re the sort who thrives on audits, loves a good trend analysis, and can handle the odd “urgent” email that isn’t actually urgent, then you might just fit in