Head Of Technical

Job Title: Head of Technical (Food Manufacturing) Salary: Up to £70,000 DOE Location: West Yorkshire Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time Overview The Flavour Network are partnered with an established food manufacturing business in West Yorkshire to recruit an experienced Head of Technical to lead its Technical, Quality Assurance and Hygiene functions.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technical leader with a strong background in food manufacturing to take ownership of food safety, quality, compliance and continuous improvement within a fast-paced production environment.

Reporting to the senior site leadership team, you'll be responsible for maintaining high standards across all technical and quality functions, ensuring products meet customer specifications and that robust food safety and quality management systems are consistently maintained.

You'll lead and develop a team of technical and quality professionals, working collaboratively with colleagues across the business to strengthen processes, protect customer brand integrity and ensure compliance with relevant legislation, industry standards and customer requirements.

We're particularly keen to hear from candidates who can combine strong technical expertise with effective leadership and a proactive, hands-on approach. Key Responsibilities for the Head of Technical Lead the Technical, Quality Assurance and Hygiene functions, ensuring effective day-to-day management and consistently high standards across the site.

Maintain and continuously improve food safety, quality and hygiene management systems in line with legislation, customer specifications, retailer requirements and industry best practice. Take ownership of HACCP and TACCP plans, ensuring food safety and product integrity risks are effectively assessed, controlled and regularly reviewed.

Plan and oversee internal and external audits, customer visits and third-party inspections, ensuring corrective actions and non-conformances are resolved promptly. Build strong working relationships with customers, auditors and external partners, providing technical guidance and ensuring expectations are consistently met.

Oversee hygiene operations across relevant shifts, ensuring cleaning standards are maintained and teams have the necessary training, equipment and resources. Monitor and analyse customer complaints, microbiological results, quality control data and other technical performance indicators to identify trends and drive improvements.

Ensure effective allergen management, risk assessments and pest prevention measures are maintained across the site. Protect customer brand integrity by ensuring products, processes, sourcing, packaging and labelling meet agreed specifications and quality standards.

Ensure technical, food safety and brand integrity training is delivered effectively, including induction, ...

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