Technical Manager – Food Safety & Quality

About the role

Lead the technical function for a fast‑growing UK food business, taking ownership of food safety, quality and legal compliance across the site and supply chain.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the site’s food safety programme, including HACCP, GMP audits, quality KPIs and complaint investigations.
• Develop and maintain the quality management system and train operations staff to embed standards.
• Manage third‑party accreditations and oversee non‑conformances, incidents, withdrawals and recalls.
• Handle supplier approval and performance, covering VACCP, raw material intake and specifications.
• Sign off new and existing products for compliance, including labelling, claims and artwork.
• Provide technical input on site improvement, digitisation and efficiency projects.

Required profile

• Degree in food science, food technology or a related discipline.
• 5+ years in food technical or quality roles.
• Experience managing third‑party certifications such as BRCGS or SALSA.
• Proven ability to run multiple cross‑functional projects simultaneously.
• Commercially minded with strong communication and coaching skills.

Required skills

• HACCP implementation
• GMP auditing
• BRCGS certification management
• SALSA certification management
• VACCP supplier approval