Cranswick Country Foods PLC
Factory Technical Manager
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Factory Technical Manager
📍 Cranswick Convenience Foods, Milton Keynes
💷 Up to £75,000, dependent on experience, plus benefits
Cranswick Convenience Foods in Milton Keynes is looking for a Factory Technical Manager to join our Technical & QA team. This is a genuinely important role on site — you'll be leading on food safety, legality and quality, working closely with Operations to make sure everything we produce meets the standards our customers (and the law) expect.
You'll lead a team within a wider department of 40, with 2 direct reports, reporting into the Technical Manager.
What you'll be doing:
- Owning compliance to the Cranswick Manufacturing Standard, BRC Global Standard and Retailer Codes of Practice
- Driving root cause analysis and closing out non-conformances on time
- Supporting new product launches, working hand-in-hand with Operations
- Co-chairing the site HACCP team and leading on our Listeria Management Plan
- Hosting and preparing for 3rd party and customer audits — keeping the site "audit ready" every day
- Coaching and developing your team, and the wider Operations/Engineering/QA teams
- Joining the Technical on-call rota (weekend cover)
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What we're looking for:
- A formal food science/technology qualification (HNC minimum, degree level preferred)
- Strong knowledge of BRC and retailer standards, ideally with Tesco/M&S experience
- A track record of driving BRC AA* and Tesco TFS 4+ performance
- Solid understanding of chilled, high-risk ready-to-eat manufacturing, listeria and allergen management
- Experience leading a team in a senior QA or Compliance role
- HACCP Level 4 / Food Safety Level 4 / Listeria Level 4 / Lead Auditor — nice to have, and we'll support you to get there if not
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