Site Head of Technical
Salary: £80,000 + Pension + £5,700 car allowance + bonus + 7k relocation package
An excellent opportunity has arisen with one of the UK’s instantly recognisable FMCG manufacturers, specialising in food manufacturing.
Lead and manage the site technical function, ensuring outstanding food safety, quality, and compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement through effective use of KPIs, audits, and data analysis.
• Maintain and exceed retailer and certification audit standards (BRC, M&S, Tesco, JS, Asda, etc.).
• Lead site technical support for new product development, launches, and incident management.
• Ensure full compliance with food legislation, HACCP, TACCP/VACCP, and integrity standards.
• Manage joint quality plans and nurture strong relationships with key customer technical teams.
Proven senior technical/quality leadership experience in food manufacturing (ideally chilled foods).
• Strong people management skills with a record of building and developing large technical teams.
• Excellent knowledge of food safety, HACCP, legislation, and retailer Codes of Practice.
• Degree in Food Science or a related discipline.
• HACCP Level 3, Food Safety Level 3, Lead Auditor qualification.
• Full UK driving licence.
If you are interested in this role, please send a copy of your current CV using the details provided, interviews will be held locally, and the company is looking to recruit this role as soon as possible.
ETS Consulting Limited act as an employment business and employment agency and are registered in England and Wales as ETS Consulting Limited, registered no (phone number removed).
Registered office address 7 Stamford Square, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, United Kingdom, OL6 6QU.