Ready to take the lead in a key technical role within the Fresh Produce industry? We are looking for a Technical Manager to own the technical function across a range of products and key accounts, driving quality, compliance, and customer relationships while supporting growth across the business. This is a high-impact role for an experienced technical professional who can balance hands-on technical rigour with commercial awareness and strong leadership. Working closely with customers, suppliers, growers, and internal teams, you will protect product quality and safety, lead innovation projects, and act as a trusted technical partner to major retail and market customers. Role Overview As Technical Manager, you will manage technical standards across specified products and accounts, ensuring sourcing quality and customer requirements are consistently met. You will lead on audits and compliance, drive technical and varietal innovation, manage supplier relationships, and develop a small team, deputising for the senior technical lead when required. Technical Manager Key Responsibilities Build strong, trust-based relationships with customers and ensure their standards are met Maintain customer-specific audits and regulatory compliance across production and grower level Manage customer portals, product specifications, and quality improvement plans Identify and project manage technical innovation, including varietal, packaging, and ne...