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Interim Technical Lead – Food Manufacturing
Summary
Interim Leader for technical excellence, food safety and continuous improvement across a high-performing manufacturing site.
Additional Benefits
- Company Pension Scheme
- Discounted or Free Food
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Interim Technical Lead to join our food manufacturing site and provide leadership across the Technical function, ensuring the highest standards of food safety, quality, and compliance are maintained.
The purpose of this role is to:
- Lead the Technical Team
- Support the Operational Team at site level
- Develop and deliver effective processes and practices to ensure products are manufactured safely, legally, and in line with customer requirements.
Reporting to the Head of Technical, the role will work closely with Production, Engineering, and wider site teams, providing:
- Technical expertise
- Challenge and support to drive continuous improvement
- Maintenance of excellent standards across the site
The successful candidate will act as the technical conscience of the site, ensuring:
- Every product meets agreed customer specifications and regulatory requirements
- Opportunities are identified to improve processes, standards, and ways of working
This is a 12-month fixed-term contract based onsite, 5 days a week at our Scunthorpe production site.
Your Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Operations Support
- Lead and support the Technical Team, ensuring effective delivery of:
- Technical, Quality Assurance, Quality Systems and Specifications activities
- Work closely with the Head of Operations and wider site leadership team to:
- Ensure food safety, quality, and customer standards are consistently achieved
Compliance & Standards
- Maintain compliance with:
- Relevant Health & Safety
- Food safety
- Company policies, procedures, and standards
Team & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Maintain strong working relationships across the site, encouraging:
- Effective communication
- Collaboration and problem-solving
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Process Improvement & Project Support
- Provide technical guidance and challenge to support operational teams in:
- Delivering right-first-time quality
- Coordinate and oversee Technical activities through:
- Effective task management
- Prioritisation and regular progress updates
- Lead the implementation of new initiatives by:
- Promoting a best practice approach
- Fostering a continuous improvement culture
Customer, Supplier & External Engagement
- Build positive relationships with:
- Customers
- Suppliers
- External agencies (where applicable)
Performance & Development
- Identify opportunities to:
- Improve technical performance
- Reduce customer quality issues
- Enhance site standards
- Support the delivery of the Technical strategy, ensuring:
- Improvements are achieved within agreed timescales and budgets
- Provide coaching, support, and development to colleagues to:
- Strengthen technical capability across the site
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for an experienced Technical professional with a strong background in food manufacturing and site-based technical leadership.
You Will Have
- Proven experience managing Technical functions within a food manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of:
- Technical systems
- Food safety standards
- Quality assurance
- Customer requirements
- Experience working closely with:
- Operations
- Supply Chain
- Engineering
- Wider manufacturing teams
- A successful track record of:
- Leading and developing teams
- Managing change and delivering continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including:
- Influence and relationship-building acumen (at all levels)
- Experience supporting projects, including:
- Capital projects
- Business improvement programmes
This role would suit an experienced Technical Manager, Site Technical Manager, or Technical Lead who can:
- Quickly establish themselves
- Provide strong leadership
- Deliver improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
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Why Sofina Foods?
At Sofina, we are passionate about producing great food while maintaining the highest standards of:
- Quality
- Safety
- Customer satisfaction
As part of our site team, you will have the opportunity to:
- Play a key role in shaping and improving the Technical function
- Work closely with experienced teams across the business
This is an opportunity to make a real impact by:
- Using your technical expertise to support:
- Continuous improvement
- Strengthening site standards
- Helping to drive a culture of food safety and operational excellence
You will join a company that values:
- Collaboration
- Innovation
- Doing the right thing
A chance to work alongside passionate colleagues who are committed to delivering the highest standards for our customers.
Company Information
Sofina Foods isn’t just a food company—it’s a place to build your future.
With a team of over 13,000 people across 40 sites in Canada and Europe, our mission is to deliver quality meats and seafood products globally.
Join us to: ✔ Grow your skills ✔ Make a real impact ✔ Work with responsibly sourced products from proteins across five continents
Our goal is bold: To be the most successful food company in the world. If you’re eager for a rewarding career in the food industry, Sofina Foods could be your place.
Equal Opportunities
Sofina Foods is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels:
- Valued
- Respected
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences—regardless of:
- Age
- Disability
- Gender identity
- Marriage or civil partnership status
- Pregnancy or maternity
- Race
- Religion or belief
- Sex
- Sexual orientation
Schedule & Location
- Monday to Friday
- Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Hours of Work
- Full-time
Company
- Sofina Foods (UK/Europe)
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