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Technical Manager
Job Posted: a day ago
Salary: £ 70,000 - 75,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: London
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Overview:
This is a high-volume manufacturing site operating to high-care and high-risk standards, with a focus on food safety, product quality, and operational compliance. The business is well-established with a strong market presence, but the site itself is entering a new phase of development, with plans to raise technical standards, enhance audit performance, and support commercial growth. It is based in North London.
The incoming Technical Manager will play a central role in this journey, leading the technical function and working closely with senior operations to ensure the site is audit-ready, retail-compliant, and fit for future expansion.
Key Responsibilities:
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Lead and coach the site technical and QA team, embedding a strong food safety culture.
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Take ownership of all food safety, compliance, and quality assurance activities.
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Manage and continuously improve site systems: BRCGS, HACCP, GMP, allergen control, traceability.
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Host and prepare for customer and third-party audits, maintaining strong audit outcomes.
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Oversee supplier quality and raw material standards, ensuring consistency and compliance.
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Work cross-functionally with production, engineering, and NPD to resolve issues and support launches.
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Act as a key driver in site improvement projects, elevating technical standards and supporting strategic growth goals.
The Ideal Candidate:
We’re looking for a confident and capable Technical Manager (or a strong ready-to-step-up Senior QA/Technical professional) with a background in high-risk or high-care food manufacturing.
Required experience:
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Proven experience as a Technical Manager or equivalent in food production.
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Excellent knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, food legislation, and UK retailer standards.
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Hands-on, audit-ready, and comfortable working in a fast-paced factory environment.
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Experience within chilled, bakery, ready meals, or meat/poultry sectors is ideal.
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Strong leadership, people management, and cross-functional influencing skills.
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Track record of delivering improvements in food safety, compliance, or audit performance.
On Offer for the successful Technical Manager:
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£75,000 flex salary depending on experience.
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Opportunity to take ownership of a complex site and lead it into its next phase of growth.
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Autonomy to shape and drive technical standards.
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A supportive leadership team with real commitment to quality and improvementBefore You Apply
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