Protea Recruitment is working with an established food manufacturing business in Northern Ireland to appoint an experienced Technical Manager.
This is a senior leadership position offering full responsibility for the company's technical, quality and food safety functions.
The successful candidate will be the most senior technical professional within the business, playing a key role in maintaining standards, developing the technical team and supporting the company's continued growth.
The business operates within chilled food manufacturing, producing a range of products for major retail and foodservice customers across the UK and Ireland.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, manage and develop the Technical and Quality teams, with responsibility for approximately eight team members.
- Take overall responsibility for food safety, quality, legality and regulatory compliance across manufacturing operations.
- Maintain and continually improve the Food Safety Management System (FSMS), Quality Management System (QMS) and HACCP procedures.
- Lead BRCGS certification audits, customer audits and regulatory inspections, ensuring continued compliance with relevant standards.
- Manage technical relationships with major retail and foodservice customers.
- Oversee microbiological controls, environmental monitoring, allergen management and Listeria prevention programmes.
- Ensure effective management of customer complaints, non-conformances, root cause investigations and corrective actions.
- Maintain robust traceability, product specifications, labelling and supplier approval procedures.
- Work closely with Production, Operations and NPD to ensure new and existing products meet food safety, quality and customer requirements.
- Provide technical guidance and support to the senior management team.
- Identify opportunities to improve technical systems, processes and operational performance.
- Develop a proactive food safety culture throughout the business.
Candidate Requirements
- Significant experience within Technical or Quality Management in food manufacturing.
- Strong working knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, food safety legislation and retailer technical standards.
- Proven experience leading technical teams and managing food safety management systems.
- Experience managing external audits, customer relationships and regulatory compliance.
- Strong understanding of microbiological food safety risks, particularly within chilled manufacturing environments.
- Ability to operate independently as the senior technical authority within a manufacturing business.
- Excellent communication, leadership and problem-solving skills.
- Experience within chilled foods, ready meals or food-to-go manufacturing.
- Previous responsibility for a multi-site technical function.
- Experience managing Listeria control and environmental monitoring programmes.
- Experience working with major UK and Irish retailers.
- Food Science, Food Technology or a related qualification.
What's on Offer?
- Full ownership of the technical function.
- Opportunity to lead and develop an established technical team.
- Direct involvement in key business decisions and technical strategy.
- Opportunity to make a measurable impact on food safety, quality and operational performance.
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Protea Recruitment Ltd | Food | Drinks | FMCG Recruitment Partner Recruitment Team
