At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage technical processes and collaborate with teams across Europe in the food industry.
- Company: Join a 100+ year family-run food group known for innovation and sustainability.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, flexible working, and a range of benefits.
- Other info: Great opportunity for career growth in a collaborative team environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a purpose-driven company that values people and the planet.
- Qualifications: Food science education and 2-3 years of relevant technical experience required.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 42000 £ per year.
South of Norwich, with some home working flexibility. Competitive basic plus bonus & range of benefits.
The Company
Our client is a highly successful 100+ year European food group, producing market-leading ingredients sold across Grocery Retail, Foodservice and to Food Manufacturers. As a family business, they have grown into a global leader through continuous investment in agriculture, innovation, and a passion for delivering great-tasting products. Recognised as a Great Place to Work, this purpose-driven organisation is built on strong values, sustainability, and care for people, the planet, and the food we enjoy. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company where tradition meets innovation, and where your contribution can truly make a difference.
The Role
Reporting to the Technical Manager, this new position will have a major influence on the smooth running of the technical department team, working cross-functionally with both internal key stakeholders in the UK, France and Spain as well as key B2B food manufacturing, grocery retail and foodservice customer-facing contacts. Key responsibilities will include both managing and hands-on writing product specifications and portal management, customer-led factory audits plus working as part of the team managing HACCP and BRC system procedures and processes, all focused on delivering the departmental objectives and KPIs. Additionally, in the future, the role will assume technical departmental management responsibilities in the absence of the Technical Manager, operating within the UK senior leadership team environment.
About You
Ideally educated with a food science HNC or degree, you have c2-3 years technical, quality or food compliance experience working in B2B food manufacturing or a food retailer and are now looking to step up your career to a broader-based technical role in a growing and highly collaborative teamworking business. To be considered for this position, you will require hands-on experience of writing detailed food specifications and managing any major customer portal administration processes, either supporting or conducting customer-led factory audits, plus a clear understanding of modern HACCP management system processes ideally to level 3, plus an appreciation of BRC audit management and processes. Additionally, you will have developed your broader technical knowledge to include audit and certification management, understanding the detailed demands of major customers, product governance & regulatory affairs, systems & data management and operational/commercial support. You are an outgoing, friendly people person who really enjoys working as part of a small team. You are professional, adaptive to change and new ideas, proactive and work to high standards with strong personal integrity and values. Above all, you have the drive and determination to deliver in this important role with the potential and ambition to progress into a more senior role in the future.
If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been waiting for, please forward your CV, quoting reference number MS/2925 together with details of your current benefits package to Mark on the email below or call Mark Smith for a confidential discussion.
Closing Date for applications: 22nd August 2026.
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