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The Technical Services Manager is responsible for overseeing the quality and food safety management systems across the site, ensuring full compliance with legal, customer, and industry standards. This includes ownership and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS), incorporating HACCP, TACCP, VACCP, allergen management, audit and compliance activities, customer, and product standards, and change control. The role also provides leadership to the Technical Services team, supporting the delivery of a quality-focused culture while ensuring effective management of complaints, coordination of KPI reporting, and maintenance of factory systems (e.g. Redzone, Olympus, and corrective action databases). In addition, the role oversees pest control, traceability systems, and cross-functional collaboration to support the consistent delivery of safe, compliant, and high-quality products, enabling the operational teams to maintain high standards.
Job Responsibility
Support and contribute to continuous improvement of site food safety, quality, and compliance programmes
Provide oversight and guidance to Technical team responsible for Quality Management System
Support Specification team in maintaining accurate product specifications, artwork, technical documentation, nutritional information, and labelling
Assist Technical Manager in managing customer relationships and technical matters
Support and coordinate internal, customer, regulatory, and third-party audits
Promote quality-focused culture through collaborative change management, risk assessment, data review, and continuous improvement
Work closely with Production, NPD and Supply Chain
Coach, mentor, and support Technical Services team
Requirements
Experience working within technical or quality roles in food manufacturing, FMCG, or fresh produce environments
Good working knowledge of HACCP (Level 3 minimum, Level 4 desirable)
Understanding of TACCP, VACCP, allergen management, food safety legislation, and traceability systems
Solid understanding of BRCGS standards, retailer codes of practice, customer specifications, nutritional requirements, and food labelling legislation