Factory Technical Manager

Factory Technical Manager

A leading food manufacturer is hiring a Factory Technical Manager to bring together food safety, technical, and quality leadership in one role. You'll take full ownership of HACCP, BRC audits, QMS, and retailer compliance, working closely with major supermarket customers. This is a high-impact, visible leadership position with real influence across site performance and standards.

The role has been shaped to find someone with the right blend of expertise across food safety, technical management, and quality. Someone who can confidently lead audits, engage with customers, and maintain high standards across a fast-paced manufacturing site. You'll have the autonomy to drive improvements, lead a strong technical team, and influence site-wide quality culture.

You'll lead the site's technical and quality function, ensuring all products meet food safety, legal, and customer requirements. Acting as a key link between operations, customers, and auditors, you'll ensure the site is always audit-ready and performing at a high standard, combining strategic oversight with hands-on involvement where needed.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead food safety, quality, and technical compliance across the site
• Own and develop HACCP systems, ensuring robust risk management
• Manage and improve the Quality Management System
• Lead and deliver successful BRC and third-party audits
• Act as the main contact for retailer / supermarket technical relationships
• Ensure product safety, legality, and quality from intake to dispatch
• Manage non-conformance, complaints, and product release decisions
• Drive continuous improvement across GMP, food safety, and quality
• Lead, develop, and motivate QA and microbiology teams
• Ensure compliance with food legislation and customer standards
• Support NPD, process validation, and site technical projects

This is what you'll need:

• Strong experience across food safety, technical, and quality roles within food or beverage manufacturing
• Proven track record delivering BRC standards and leading audits
• Experience working with major retailers / supermarkets
• HACCP and Food Safety qualification

And this is what you'll get:

• Competitive salary
• Car allowance
• High pension contributions
• Life assurance
• Critical illness cover