Job Description
Head of Technical & Quality
đź“Ť London (4 days on-site) | Senior Leadership Role | FMCG / Beverage
We’re hiring a Head of Technical & Quality for a fast-growing, premium drinks brand operating in multiple markets, with ambitious product, packaging and sustainability plans. The business is scaling quickly and needs a senior technical leader who can own risk, enable growth, and still roll their sleeves up when it counts.
You’ll sit within Operations, report directly to the COO, and take full ownership of quality, food safety, regulatory and technical assurance globally.
What you’ll actually be doing
1. Owning the global Quality & Technical strategy — food safety, regulatory compliance, supplier assurance, QMS and continuous improvement.
2. Leading technical input from NPD handover through scale-up, trials, shelf-life, packaging integrity and launch readiness.
3. Develop a culture of “quality first” aligned with brand expectations
4. Ensure compliance with all relevant global food & drink regulations, customer standards
5. Managing co-packers and suppliers across ingredients and packaging
6. Building and leading a small but mighty technical &...