Technical Manager - Food
On-site · London, England, United Kingdom or Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Technical Manager (Food) role overseeing technical governance, risk management, and compliance for food products. Responsibilities include developing governance, risk management, and compliance strategies; conducting KPI reviews with SFK and Food Service suppliers; ensuring label and brand standard compliance; managing complaint surveillance and supplier follow-up; developing and embedding HACCP systems; coordinating regulatory changes and food safety controls for branded and own-label products; liaising with NPD, QA, and external consultants; supporting critical-path delivery and data entry onto Nutritics; and driving technical policies and standards aligned with UK food legislation. Requires proven experience in technical roles in retail/manufacturing, strong regulatory knowledge (BRCGS, HACCP, VACCP/TACCP, UK legislation), stakeholder management, self-motivation, leadership, and collaborative execution across multiple teams.
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
- Good stakeholder management skills, with the ability to mobilise teams
- Regulatory experience
- A passion for product
- A self-starter, with a proven record of driving projects forward independently
- A hands-on leader with good management and influencing skills
- 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
- Experience of working with other retailers, trade associations, certification bodies, FSA, Food Crime Unit
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