Site Head of Technical

Job Description:

Site Head of Technical

Location: Nottingham

Salary: £80,000 + Pension + £5,700 car allowance + bonus + 7k relocation package
Reference: Jo6967/LW

The Company

An excellent opportunity has arisen with one of the UK’s instantly recognisable FMCG manufacturers, specialising in food manufacturing. Benefiting from recent investment on new state of the art production lines, which will in turn aid the further expansion of this already rapidly growing organisation, which employs over 250 people on this site and has been established for over 60 years.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the site technical function, ensuring outstanding food safety, quality, and compliance.
• Own the site’s technical strategy and align it with group objectives.
• Serve as the main technical contact for customers, retailers, and third-party auditors.
• 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.).
• Manage and develop a high-performing technical team with clear objectives and regular reviews.
• Collaborate across departments to embed technical excellence in site operations.
• 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.

Key Skills

• Proven senior technical/quality leadership experience in food manufacturing (ideally chilled foods).
• Experience working with major UK retailers, especially M&S, Tesco, Asda, or Sainsbury’s.
• 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.
• Strong understanding of BRCGS standards and experience managing certification and customer audits.
• Commercially aware with confident influencing skills at all levels.
• 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 Ltd – Recruitment specialists with specific areas of expertise in the Manufacturing, Technical, Engineering and Sales markets. 

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