Cranswick Country Foods PLC
Factory Technical Manager
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Factory Technical Manager
Monday - Friday, 08:00 – 17:00
Cranswick Country Foods, Staithes Road, Preston, Hull, HU12 8TB
Purpose of the Role
Cranswick is a leading UK food producer with revenue of over £2.9 Billion. We produce and supply premium food to high profile UK grocery retailers, the food service sector and other UK and global customers.
We are currently recruiting for a Factory Technical Manager based at our Preston site, our primary pork facility in the Hull and East Riding region. This is a senior technical role within the site leadership team. Reporting directly to the Senior Technical Manager, the position will be responsible for the technical performance and compliance of all factory processes, overseeing a large well-resourced and industry-leading technical team, with four direct reports, and a total QA team of over 20. You will provide support with customer complaint investigations, maintaining technical systems, hosting site visits and audits, as well as ensuring products are produced to the highest quality, customer standards and within safety, integrity, and legal requirements.
Main Duties Include (but not limited to):
- Directly managing the site-based QA Manager and Compliance teams, ensuring strong presence, leadership and direction is provided.
- To drive a continuous improvement and food safety culture across site.
- Assume responsibility for the management of activities which ensure food safety, integrity, legality, and quality as well as deputising for the Senior Technical Manager.
- Supporting the Technical Improvement Manager and Quality Systems Manager in providing training and development plans, to assist the site-based QA, systems, and compliance teams.
- Be involved in managing day to day issues with the production teams and ensuring appropriate actions are taken and documented where deviations from specified controls occur.
- Assisting in new product trials and providing feedback of any key challenges early in the process.
- Developing specific paperwork and procedures as required in conjunction with the wider team.
- Is a key member of the HACCP Food Safety Plan.
- Lead factory based technical audits and visits in absence of the Senior Technical Manager.
- Lead independent projects as and when the need arises, ensuring that all company, legislative, customer and 3rd party accreditation body standards are considered.
- Help to develop expertise across the site, fully understanding the processes and constraints, to continuously improve food safety, legality, and quality compliance across the site, in conjunction with other members of the operations team.
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What We Look For:
- Essential: experience of FMCG manufacturing at a managerial level (preferably food related).
- Formal Qualifications of HACCP L4 and Food Safety L4.
- Proven track record of delivery – progression, empowerment, and growth – advantageous.
- Experience of health and safety or formal qualifications - advantageous.
- Prior experience in management of quality assurance – multiple retailer and food standards.
- Presentation skills: demonstrable ability to interact with high profile customers.
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What We Offer:
- Job stability at a growing and expanding company
- Strong commitment to progression and personal development
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Purchase company shares through discounted share scheme
- New canteen with freshly made breakfast and lunch options
- Company pension scheme - up to 10% matched contributions
- Access to retail discount app, bike to work scheme, health and wellbeing platform
A full job description is available upon request. Salary to be discussed at interview stage.
Apply
Please apply on LinkedIn, Indeed, or submit your covering letter and CV to: CCF.Careers@Cranswick.co.uk
Closing Date: Friday 9th October 2026
Please note that if a suitable candidate is found, this closing date may be brought forward.
If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying and confirm this when submitting your application.
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