Technical Manager
Posted 1 week ago by The Oval Partnership
£80,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Undetermined
London
Summary: The Technical Manager role in Food Manufacturing is a fixed-term position based in London, focusing on maintaining food safety and quality standards within a dynamic chilled ready meals operation. The successful candidate will lead technical functions on-site, support a technical team, and ensure compliance with food safety regulations. This role requires a decisive leader with a strong background in food safety and experience in managing teams. The position is crucial for upholding exceptional standards and facilitating new product launches in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as Technical Site Lead, overseeing food safety, quality, and compliance.
- Be the HACCP Team Leader and maintain audit-ready standards.
- Support and develop a strong on-site technical team including QA Manager and Quality Technologists.
- Maintain and enhance food safety culture, working cross-functionally with Ops, Supply Chain & NPD.
- Engage in fast-paced new product launches – trials, raw materials, suppliers, processes.
- Lead in areas like GMP, non-conformance resolution, supplier approvals, QMS training & documentation.
- Provide calm, assertive decision-making during technical escalations and be part of the incident management team.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience (5–6 years+) in Technical/Food Safety roles in chilled food manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of High Care is highly advantageous.
- Degree in Food Science or related field.
- HACCP Level 4 (essential), Food Safety Level 3, Internal Audit trained.
- Team management experience with a collaborative, people-first approach.
- Confident communicator and decision-maker who can lead under pressure.
- Agility to operate in a branded, fast-paced environment where priorities change quickly.
- A cultural fit – someone who thrives on respect, collaboration, and pride in their work.
Salary (Rate): £80,000
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other