Technical Manager - Food
On-site · London, England, United Kingdom or Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Technical Manager - Food role focusing on developing governance, risk management, and compliance strategies for food, managing label compliance, supporting NPD and regulatory changes, and ensuring HACCP and food safety controls across branded and own-label products. Responsibilities include KPI reviews with suppliers, developing technical standards and policies, risk-based product testing, and liaison with regulatory bodies and external consultants. Requires experience in retail/manufacturing technical roles, knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, VACCP/TACCP, and UK food legislation, plus strong stakeholder management, self-direction, and collaborative leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience in a technical role within retail or manufacturing
- Food experience
- Good understanding of BRCGS, retailer codes of practice, HACCP, VACCP/TACCP, and UK food legislation
- A hands-on leader with good management and influencing skills
- A self-starter, with a proven record of driving projects forward independently
- A collaborative approach and ‘can do’ attitude
- Experience of food safety controls for branded products as well as own label products
- Experience of Food Service Food Safety requirements and associated food business operations.
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