Technical Manager

£48,000

Yolk Recruitment is supporting this exciting opportunity to join a leading, independent, family-owned business.

Are you an experienced Technical Manager looking to take the lead in food safety, quality assurance, and compliance? Join a well-established and respected business that prides itself on delivering the finest quality products while maintaining the highest food safety standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a dedicated team and drive excellence in food safety and compliance within a FMCG environment.

This role as a Technical Manager offers a chance to drive food safety excellence in a growing business. As a key leader, you'll shape policies, ensure compliance, and maintain top industry standards in a fast-paced environment

Key responsibilities:

Provide strategic leadership in food safety, technical compliance, and continuous improvement.
Lead Quality Assurance operations and oversee internal laboratory quality control.
Develop and implement robust quality programs to meet industry and regulatory standards.
Monitor production processes to ensure strict adherence to quality and safety systems.
Maintain and develop HACCP food safety plans in line with company and customer requirements.
Host site accreditation audits, including BRC certification and customer audits.
Collaborate with the Management Team to drive operational improvements.
Support New Product Development by approving new suppliers, products, and processes.
Manage customer complaints, ensuring effective resolution and continuous improvement.
Oversee the Laboratory Manager, Quality Technician, and Farm Liaison Officer.

And this is what you'll need:

Proven experience in FMCG, particularly within a high-risk food manufacturing environment.
Strong knowledge of BRC, HACCP, and food safety regulations.
Internal and external auditing experience.
Food Safety Level 3 & HACCP Level 3 certifications.

And this is what you'll get:

Competitive salary.
Pension up to 7%.
Health and wellbeing support
Company phone.
Opportunities for professional and career development

If you feel you have the skills, experience and passion to be successful in this Technical Manager role apply now!

*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities?