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Technical Manager - Food Manufacturing - Grimsby - Senior Leadership role!
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Site Technical Manager
Location: Grimsby
Negotiable Salary + Package + Autonomy + Senior Leadership role
Hours: 8am – 5pm, with flexibility | 24/7 facility – occasional on-call required
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
A leading food manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Site Technical Manager to lead the technical function at a fast-paced, high-care, high-risk production facility. This is a senior leadership role within the site’s SLT (Senior Leadership Team), responsible for food safety, quality compliance, hygiene, and audit readiness.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the site technical function, ensuring full compliance with food safety, hygiene, and quality standards.
- Deliver key site KPIs and uphold technical and food safety standards.
- Oversee hygiene and process teams, including reviews and structural improvements.
- Actively contribute to site strategy and continuous improvement as part of the SLT.
- Lead customer and third-party audits with confidence.
- Maintain BRC standards and manage compliance with UK retailer expectations—ideally with experience of M&S or strong exposure to Tesco or Sainsbury’s.
About You:
- Senior-level experience in technical roles within high-care food manufacturing (e.g. ingredients, dairy, chilled foods).
- Proven leadership of multi-functional technical teams
- In-depth knowledge of BRC standards and experience with UK retailer audits – M&S preferred
- Strong communicator with a proactive, improvement-focused mindset.
Essential Qualifications & Experience:
- HACCP Level 4 and Food Safety Level 4.
- CIP (Clean-in-Place) Level 4 certificate – Campden or Persia systems strongly preferred.
- Strong experience with BRC and UK retailer standards (M&S, Tesco, Sainsbury’s).
- Demonstrated capability in managing hygiene and process functions.
- Lead Auditor qualification desirable
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious technical leader ready to step into a site-level leadership position, with opportunities to influence and grow within a dynamic operation.
To express interest, please apply.
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