Are you a technical leader with a passion for quality and a background in highly automated food manufacturing? We're recruiting for an experienced Senior Quality Manager / Technical Manager to join a fast-paced, high-volume production environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in drinks, dairy, or chilled/frozen foods (such as soups or sauces), looking to lead site-wide technical and compliance standards in a modern, automation-led facility. The Role: As Technical Manager, you'll take ownership of quality, food safety, hygiene, and compliance across the site. Reporting to the Group Quality Manager and working as part of the senior site leadership team, you'll lead the site's technical agenda-ensuring it not only meets external and internal standards but drives continuous improvement through process, systems, and culture. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams across operations, engineering, NPD and R&D to troubleshoot issues, embed standards, and enable smooth product launches. Key Responsibilities: Lead the technical and quality functions across the site, promoting a strong compliance and food safety culture. Oversee site technical standards including HACCP, BRC, GMP, and customer-specific requirements. Drive root cause analysis and resolution for quality, microbiology, and food safety issues. Lead audit readiness and manage site response to third-party, customer, an...