Factory Technical Manager
Salary: Competitive salary
Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contribution, Life insurance up to 4x salary
Location: Sutton Bridge Meals, Sutton Bridge, Chalk Lane, PE12 9YF
Ways of Working: Site Based
Hours of work: Monday to Friday 08:30am‑17:00pm
Contract Type: Permanent
What you'll be doing
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Factory Technical Manager (QA Manager) to join our site team. In this key leadership role, you will lead and motivate the Quality Assurance team to effectively monitor and evaluate product and process controls across the site.
You will be responsible for understanding, applying, and embedding Greencore, customer, and legal standards, ensuring compliance is consistently achieved and maintained. This role plays a critical part in driving improvements in GMP performance and audit readiness, helping to raise quality standards and strengthen food safety culture across the site.
Role Accountabilities
- Understand and apply Greencore, customer, BRC, and legal standards to ensure ongoing compliance
- Implement, maintain, and review HACCP, supporting risk assessments and defining controls for new processes, products, and raw materials
- Manage and continuously improve quality management systems to meet agreed food safety and quality standards
- Implement and maintain robust audit systems, reviewing findings, identifying trends, and driving preventative actions
- Support audit preparation and delivery, hosting audits and managing non-conformance close-out
- Communicate effectively with internal teams, customers, and suppliers to meet technical requirements
- Lead, develop, and manage the QA team, ensuring appropriate training, capability, and succession planning
- Generate, analyse, and communicate technical KPIs, agreeing and driving action plans through continuous improvement
- Champion a strong Quality Assurance and food safety culture across the site
- Ensure a safe working environment for the QA team, meeting health and safety standards
What we're looking for
- Strong background in QA or technical leadership within a food manufacturing environment
- Confident application of food safety, quality, legal, and customer standards
- Proven ability to manage HACCP, audits, and quality management systems
- A people-focused leader who motivates, develops, and builds high-performing teams
- Clear and confident communicator, comfortable engaging at all levels
- Collaborative approach when working with operations, technical teams, and stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to drive improvement
- Proactive mindset with a passion for quality, compliance, and continuous improvement
- Commitment to building and sustaining a positive food safety culture
What you'll get in return
- Competitive salary and job-related benefits
- Holidays
- Competitive matched pension contribution
- Life insurance up to 4x salary
- Company share save scheme
- Greencore Qualifications
- Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
- Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
- Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
Factory Technical Manager employer: Greencore (Formally Bakkavor Group)
Greencore is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment in London where quality and safety are at the forefront of our operations. With a strong commitment to employee development, we provide numerous growth opportunities and a supportive culture that values teamwork and innovation. Our competitive salary package, along with benefits such as life insurance and pension contributions, makes Greencore a rewarding place to build your career in food safety and quality improvement.
Contact Details:
Greencore (Formally Bakkavor Group) Recruitment Team
