Technical Manager

We are recruiting for a Technical Manager to join an established food manufacturing business in North Lanarkshire, home to one of Scotland’s leading and most recognised food product brands.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced food industry technical professional to take ownership of the technical and food safety function within a well-established manufacturing operation.

The role offers the opportunity to lead a technical team, work closely with the wider site leadership team and have a genuine influence over food safety, quality, compliance and continuous improvement.

The Role

As Technical Manager, you will be responsible for maintaining and developing the site's food safety, quality and technical standards, ensuring the business continues to meet legislative, customer and industry requirements.

Your responsibilities will include:

* Leading and developing the site's food safety, quality and technical management systems.

* Maintaining and continuously improving HACCP, food safety plans, risk assessments and prerequisite programmes.

* Ensuring effective controls are in place for allergens, microbiological risks, foreign bodies, chemical hazards and other food safety risks.

* Managing preparation for BRCGS, customer, regulatory and internal audits, including the investigation and closure of resulting actions.

* Maintaining robust quality standards and ensuring products consistently meet specification and customer expectations.

* Leading investigations into food safety and quality incidents, complaints and non-conformances, ensuring effective root cause analysis and corrective actions.

* Acting as a key technical contact for customers, supporting technical enquiries, specifications, questionnaires and approval requirements.

* Working with Procurement to maintain effective supplier approval and performance management processes.

* Leading, supporting and developing the technical team, identifying training and development requirements.

* Working collaboratively with Production, Engineering, Warehouse and other departments to drive a strong site-wide food safety and quality culture.

* Keeping the business informed of relevant changes to food legislation, industry standards and customer requirements.

About You

We are looking for someone with a strong technical background gained within food manufacturing who is comfortable taking owne...