Technical Manager

Morgan McKinley; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite role

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is recruiting for a Lead Quality Excellence role in a West Cork based, fully onsite food manufacturing operation. You will head the Quality and Technical function, ensuring top food safety and compliance across the site, and partner with Production, NPD and Supply Chain to drive continuous improvement.

The role requires significant leadership experience in chilled food manufacturing, strong HACCP knowledge, and a proven ability to develop large quality teams and manage audits

Qualifications

• Senior Technical, Quality or Food Safety leadership experience in food manufacturing.
• Chilled food manufacturing experience is essential.
• Proven track record leading large Quality teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a large Quality and Technical team.
• Drive food safety, quality and compliance across the site.
• Maintain and improve Quality Management Systems to retailer standards.
• Lead audits with customers, certification bodies and regulators.

Job description

Lead Quality Excellence in a Fast-Paced Manufacturing Environment

We are recruiting on behalf of a highly successful food manufacturing business supplying a diverse product portfolio to major retail customers. This is a pivotal leadership role within a large, complex operation where quality, food safety and continuous improvement are fundamental to success.

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced Technical or Quality leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys developing high-performing teams. Chilled food manufacturing experience is essential.

The Role

As Technical Manager, you will lead the site's Quality and Technical function, ensuring the highest standards of food safety, legality, quality and customer compliance are consistently achieved.

Working closely with Production, NPD, Supply Chain and Commercial teams, you will drive quality performance across the business while supporting operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and inspire a large Quality and Technical team.
• Drive food safety, quality and compliance standards across the site.
• Maintain and improve Quality Management Systems in line with retailer, customer and regulatory requirements.
• Lead customer, third-party and regulatory audits, ensuring successful outcomes and effective corrective actions.
• Oversee internal audits, non-conformance investigations and root cause analysis.
• Manage supplier approval and compliance processes.
• Provide technical leadership across the business, supporting both operational and strategic objectives.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives that enhance quality, compliance and site performance.

About You

• Significant experience in a senior Technical, Quality or Food Safety leadership role within food manufacturing.
• Chilled food manufacturing experience is essential.
• Proven success leading and developing large Quality teams.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, food safety systems, legislation and retailer standards.
• Experience managing customer, certification and regulatory audits.
• A proactive, hands‑on leader with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Degree qualified in Food Science, Microbiology, Quality Management or a related discipline.

This role is based in West Cork and is fully onsite