Technical Manager

We’re looking for an ambitious and experienced Site Technical Manager to take the lead on food safety, quality, legality and compliance at a busy manufacturing site in Somerset. This is a high-impact role where you’ll have genuine ownership, influence site-wide standards and work closely with senior operational teams to drive technical excellence, continuous improvement and a strong food safety culture.

Responsibilities

• Leading the Technical Team, developing capability and driving high performance.
• Owning the site’s food safety, quality and legality systems.
• Leading HACCP, VACCP and TACCP activities.
• Driving compliance against BRCGS, customer standards, certification requirements and export legislation.
• Taking the lead during customer audits, certification audits and regulatory inspections.
• Working closely with Operations and the wider Site Management Team to ensure technical compliance across projects and change.
• Developing Technical KPIs and using data to identify and deliver improvements.
• Managing supplier and traded goods approval and performance.
• Overseeing product specifications and technical documentation.
• Championing and embedding a strong food safety culture throughout the site.
• Identifying new and innovative ways to improve technical and operational performance.

Qualifications

A relevant Food Science or related qualification, together with experience of export/multi-market compliance or continuous improvement methodologies, would be advantageous.

Required Skills

• Proven experience in a Technical Management role within food manufacturing.
• A strong track record of leading and developing technical teams.
• Extensive experience of audit leadership, including customer, certification and regulatory audits.
• Strong knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, food safety, quality systems and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to influence decision-making at site level.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and a genuine passion for continuous improvement.

Preferred Skills

Experience in export/multi-market compliance or continuous improvement methodologies would be advantageous.