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Senior Technical Manager
Senior Technical Manager ā Global RTD Technical Function
We're Huel, and weāre excited to meet you! š
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The Role
Weāre looking for a Senior Technical Manager to lead our global RTD (Ready-To-Drink) technical function in one of our fastest-growing categories.
This senior role ensures global technical oversight, combining manufacturing governance, team development, and supply chain coordination across UK, EU, and US. Youāll define the technical direction, ensuring data-driven, risk-conscious, and supplier-focused leadership to support growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Define and execute the global RTD technical strategy, covering process standards, quality, and co-manufacturer capability.
- Team Management: Oversee RTD Technical Managers and Process Technologists, ensuring clear roles and team growth in process knowledge, quality RCA (Root Cause Analysis), and influence skills.
- Process Standardisation: Set and enforce technical standards across EU, UK, and US co-manufacturers, standardising best practices across regions.
- Risk & Escalation: Escalate critical technical risks/incidents, conducting robust RCA and implementing systemic, not symptomatic, fixes.
- Co-Manufacturer Onboarding: Lead technical onboardingāassessing capability gaps, quality readiness, and risk mitigation for new suppliers.
- Continuous Improvement: Drive CPMU (Component Part ŠæŠ°ŃŃŠøŠ¹ Quantity) reduction and collaborate with co-mans to optimise efficiency.
- Scalability & Risk Management: Evaluate co-manufacturer scalability and viability for future SKUs (Stock Keeping Units) and new formats.
- Quality & Safety: Maintain an up-to-date RTD technical risk register, guide major quality incidents, and ensure food safety compliance.
- New Product Engagement: Serve as the primary technical lead for NPD (New Product Development) and EPD (Existing Product Development)ā flagging quality and safety risks early.
- Business Impact Translation: Convert technical findings into commercial insights, optimizing supply chain, processes, and leadership alignment.
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What Weāre Looking For
Essential Experience & Skills
- Deep thermal processing expertise, with the analytics and leadership to set, challenge, and validate global process standards.
- Proven track record in leading and developing technical teams, with a focus on talent retention and role clarity.
- UK/EU food legislation knowledge, applying compliance rigorously across multi-site, cross-border manufacturing.
- Systemic problem-solving mindsetāroot cause-driven, data-backed, avoiding short-term fixes.
- Commercial acumen: Translating technical risks into supply chain/business impact, data-informed decision-making.
- Negotiation & influence: The credibility to set high standards with suppliers while fostering long-term partnerships.
- High-pressure readiness: Thrives in a fast-scaling, high-volume environment.
- Global mobility: Willingness to travel (e.g., quarterly audits, factory reviews), supporting UK/EU/US suppliers.
Culture Fit
- Are you reinvention-focused? Do you love pushing boundaries with bold ideas?
- Thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced team working towards impact. If yes, we might be the right match!
What We Offer
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Work & Wellbeing
- Hybrid flexibility: Office on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays; flex for Weds/Fri remote work as needed.
- Generous leave: 30 days annual + bank holidays.
- Fuel rewards: Free Huel meals for the days youāre at the office.
- Global life: 2 weeks' remote travel annuallyāexplore the world while working!
- Furry friends: Dog-friendly office.
Growth & Confidence
- Paid Volunteering Daysāmake an impact at no cost to you.
- On-site gym with free classes + 1:1 nutrition planning.
- Wellness space: Infrared sauna & ice bath**s for stress relief.
- Therapy support: Free 1-on-1 sessions via Self-Space.
- Health & security: Private medical & family insurance and free life insurance (up to 4x salary).
Environmental & Practical Perks
- Sustainable commuting: Electric/Hybrid Car Scheme with onsite charging.
- Cycle incentive: Cycle-to-Work Scheme.
- Family & Kids: Enhanced parental leave and Workplace Nursery Scheme.
Fun & Connection
- Annual bonuses: **Biannual events (e.g., Huelchella), celebrating milestones!
- Referral rewards: Paid bonuses for successful employee referrals.
We Are <ins>Huel</ins>
We craft sustainable nutrition solutions, but weāre first and foremost a people culture. Diversity isnāt complianceāitās life-blood.
Why Diversity Matters
- Different perspectives = sharper innovation + better products.
- Fairness and belonging create our strongest work.
At Huel, your uniquely āyouā isnāt just toleratedāitās sought after. We build better from contradiction, not conformity.
Join a team that amplifies individuality in shared values.
Ready to Huel it up? Apply now!
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