Job Detail

Technical Lead

• Field: Management
• Deadline: 2026-03-29 08:03
• Greater Manchester

Technical Lead

Leading UK / EU Food Manufacturer
Greater Manchester

Up to £90,000 + Car Allowance + Benefits

This is a career-defining technical leadership role for someone ready to transform, modernise, and lead at scale.

We’re partnering with a leading UK/EU food manufacturer to appoint a Technical Lead who will take full ownership of food safety, quality, and hygiene at a flagship site. This role goes far beyond compliance — it’s about driving cultural change, building capability, and raising standards to world-class levels.

If you’re a credible, influential Technical Leader who thrives in fast-paced manufacturing and has a proven track record of delivering large-scale transformation, this is an opportunity to make a visible and lasting impact.

The Opportunity

As Technical Lead, you will lead the Technical, QA, and Hygiene functions, setting the strategic direction while remaining hands-on where it matters. You’ll have the autonomy and senior backing to reshape systems, develop people, and embed a robust food safety and quality culture across the site.

Key accountabilities include:

* Owning and strengthening the Food Safety Management System, HACCP, and QMS

* Leading end-to-end technical transformation across people, processes, and standards

* Delivering effective change management and capability uplift across the technical team

* Managing BRCGS, retailer, and regulatory audits with confidence and credibility

* Overseeing hygiene, validation, risk assessment, traceability, and due diligence

* Driving sustainable corrective actions for complaints, non-conformances, and audit findings

* Embedding accountability, continuous improvement, and a positive food safety culture

* Reporting meaningful technical KPIs and insights to senior leadership

About You

You’ll be a senior technical leader with the presence and experience to influence at all levels of the business.

You’ll bring:

* Significant experience in a senior Technical / Quality role within food or FMCG manufacturing

* A proven track record of leading transformation and change at scale

* Deep expertise in BRCGS, HACCP, food legislation, and retailer standards

* Experience leading sizeable Technical, QA, and Hygiene teams

* A coaching-led leadership style that develops, empowers, and retains talent

* Strong stakeholder management skills with customers, auditors, and regulators

* A resilient, pragmatic, and solutions-focused mindset