Are you passionate about product quality, food safety, and continuous improvement? We're looking for an experienced Technical Manager to play a pivotal role in our Technical team, ensuring compliance, driving standards, and supporting customer excellence across fresh produce and food manufacturing operations.
This role is perfect for someone with technical management within the fresh produce/food industry who's ready to take on a wider role, liaising with suppliers, supporting audits, and contributing to innovation projects.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll be responsible for ensuring technical standards are maintained across site and supplier networks, including customer-facing activity:
1. Maintain, uphold, and ensure adherence to HACCP, Business Management and Food Safety Systems on site.
2. Be the key contact for BRC and customer audits, ensuring an audit-ready culture.
3. Build and sustain effective relationships with customers, suppliers, and regulatory bodies.
4. Develop corrective and preventative actions following internal and third-party audits.
5. Lead and support the QA team to carry out scheduled routines, manage staffing levels and reduce absenteeism.
6. Continuously improve quality standards and drive operational yield gains.
7. Monitor and report on Technical & Quality KPIs, including:
8. Customer com...