Site Technical Manager

The Collective Network group; Massachusetts; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

The Collective Network group in Suffolk is seeking a Site Technical Manager to own quality across the site. You’ll be on the floor, visible to production, and act as the go-to person before issues arise.

You’ll lead the quality team, ensure audit readiness (BRCGS and retailer standards), manage complaints and CAPA, and collaborate with Ops, Engineering, Hygiene and NPD to drive data-led improvements and staff development.

Qualifications

• Experience leading quality teams in food manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, BRCGS and retailer standards.
• Ability to engage all levels from shop floor to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site's quality team and culture to make quality a site-wide responsibility.
• Keep the site audit-ready for BRCGS, customer audits and retailer visits.
• Handle complaints, perform root cause analysis and CAPA to prevent recurrence.
• Collaborate with Ops, Engineering, Hygiene and NPD as an equal partner.
• Use data to spot trends and drive continuous improvement.
• Develop and mentor the quality team for clear career progression.

Skills

Quality management

HACCP

BRCGS

Team leadership

Education

Level 4 HACCP or equivalent

Job description

Site Technical Manager

Suffolk

Up to £90,000

You’ve almost certainly eaten what they make, and probably this week. It’s a big, high-volume site making household-name brands, owned by a business that takes food safety seriously. It also backs the people who run quality instead of just asking them to sign things off.

They need a Site Technical Manager to own quality across the whole site. That doesn’t mean sitting in an office polishing the HACCP plan. It means being on the floor, being seen, and being the person production comes to before there’s a problem, not after.

What you’d be doing:

• Leading the site’s quality team and the culture behind it, so quality is something the whole site does, not just your department
• Keeping the site audit-ready every day, whether it’s BRCGS, customer audits or retailer visits
• Handling complaints, root cause analysis and CAPA properly, so the same issue doesn’t keep coming back
• Working with Ops, Engineering, Hygiene and NPD as an equal partner
• Using data to spot trends early and push continuous improvement
• Developing your team, because good people want to know where they’re heading next

What they’re looking for:

• Technical management experience in food manufacturing, ideally on a high-volume, multi-line site
• Solid knowledge of HACCP, BRCGS and retailer standards
• Someone who can get a room on side, from the shop floor to the senior leadership team
• Level 4 HACCP or equivalent

This is a fantastic role and company, I can't imagine this being around for long.

A great opportunity to work with products everybody as enjoyed and real progression plans offered.