manucomm Recruitment
Technical Manager
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Technical Manager
Somerset
Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
About the Role
We’re looking for an ambitious and experienced Site Technical Manager to take the lead on food safety, quality, legality, and compliance at a busy manufacturing site in Somerset. This is a high-impact role where you’ll have genuine ownership, influence site-wide standards, and work closely with senior operational teams to drive technical excellence, continuous improvement, and a strong food safety culture.
Responsibilities
- Leading the Technical Team, developing capability, and driving high performance.
- Owning the site’s food safety, quality, and legality systems.
- Leading HACCP, VACCP, and TACCP activities.
- Driving compliance against BRCGS, customer standards, certification requirements, and export legislation.
- Taking the lead during customer audits, certification audits, and regulatory inspections.
- Working closely with Operations and the wider Site Management Team to ensure technical compliance across projects and change.
- Developing Technical KPIs and using data to identify and deliver improvements.
- Managing supplier and traded goods approval and performance.
- Overseeing product specifications and technical documentation.
- Championing and embedding a strong food safety culture throughout the site.
- Identifying new and innovative ways to improve technical and operational performance.
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Qualifications
A relevant Food Science or related qualification, together with experience of export/multi-market compliance or continuous improvement methodologies, would be advantageous.
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Required Skills
- Proven experience in a Technical Management role within food manufacturing.
- A strong track record of leading and developing technical teams.
- Extensive experience of audit leadership, including customer, certification, and regulatory audits.
- Strong knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, food safety, quality systems, and regulatory compliance.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to influence decision-making at site level.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach and a genuine passion for continuous improvement.
Preferred Skills
Experience in export/multi-market compliance or continuous improvement methodologies would be advantageous.
Pay range and compensation package
Competitive Salary + Benefits
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