Technical Supervisor

The Oval Partnership; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days’ annual leave

Death-in-service cover

Job summary

The Oval Partnership is helping a confidential food manufacturer in Manchester and Banbury to recruit a Technical Coordinator. You will oversee day-to-day Technical and Quality Assurance activities, lead the QA team and report to the Technical Manager to maintain food safety, product quality and regulatory compliance.

Working across Production, Hygiene and Engineering, you will investigate issues, drive continuous improvement, support audits (BRCGS and customer standards) and promote high GMP

Qualifications

• Experience supervising a team in a food manufacturing Technical/QA environment.
• Knowledge of food safety, HACCP, GMP.
• Understanding of UK food legislation and BRCGS.
• Experience coordinating day-to-day QA activity in manufacturing.
• Ability to investigate issues, identify root causes and support corrective actions.
• Strong organisation, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coach colleagues across departments.
• Competent IT skills including MS Office and databases.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Quality Assurance team.
• Organise daily QA priorities and staffing, including holidays.
• Ensure QA checks, testing, release and verification are completed on time.
• Support implementation and maintenance of the Quality Management System.
• Maintain HACCP, allergen controls and other food safety controls.
• Promote high GMP, hygiene and product quality standards across the factory.
• Coordinate investigations into non-conformances and corrective actions.
• Support audits (internal, customer, BRCGS, regulatory and third-party).
• Support traceability exercises, mock recalls and technical verifications.
• Monitor technical and quality performance and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with site teams to reinforce right-first-time culture.

Skills

QA leadership

Food safety

GMP knowledge

Root-cause analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Coaching

IT skills

Education

Food Safety Level 2

HACCP Level 2

HACCP Level 3

Food Safety Level 3

Internal auditing training

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic systems

Job description

Working pattern: Full-time, site-based, Monday to Friday

The opportunity

A confidential food manufacturing business is seeking a Technical Coordinator for each of its Banbury and Manchester sites.

Reporting to the Technical Manager, you’ll coordinate the site’s day-to-day Technical and Quality Assurance activities and lead the QA team. You’ll play a key role in maintaining food safety, product quality and legal compliance, while working closely with Production, Hygiene, Engineering and other departments to resolve issues and improve standards.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate, coach and develop the Quality Assurance team.
• Organise daily QA priorities, shift cover, holidays and absence.
• Ensure product inspections, testing, verification, release and QA checks are completed accurately and on time.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of the site’s Food Safety and Quality Management System.
• Help maintain HACCP, TACCP, VACCP, allergen and other food safety controls.
• Promote high standards of GMP, hygiene, housekeeping, food safety and product quality across the factory.
• Coordinate investigations into non-conformances, quality issues and process deviations, supporting root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Maintain audit readiness and support internal, customer, BRCGS, regulatory, and third-party audits.
• Support traceability exercises, mock recalls, customer complaint investigations and Technical verification activities.
• Monitor Technical and Quality performance, identify recurring issues and highlight opportunities for improvement.
• Work collaboratively with site teams to strengthen standards and promote a right-first-time approach.

About you

You’ll have experience supervising or leading a team within a food manufacturing Technical or Quality environment, with the confidence to maintain a visible presence across the factory and influence operational teams.

You’ll also bring:

• A good working knowledge of food safety, HACCP, GMP and Quality Assurance controls.
• An understanding of BRCGS, customer standards and relevant UK food legislation.
• Experience coordinating day-to-day QA activity in a manufacturing environment.
• The ability to investigate issues, identify root causes and support effective corrective actions.
• Strong organisation, communication and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to coach colleagues and build effective relationships across departments.
• Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and electronic systems or databases.

Essential qualifications:

Food Safety Level 2 or above and HACCP Level 2 or above.

Bakery or high-volume food manufacturing experience would be advantageous, as would audit experience, HACCP Level 3, Food Safety Level 3, internal auditing or root-cause analysis training.

What’s on offer

• 31 days’ annual leave
• Death-in-service cover of two times annual salary