Head of Technical

Salary: £75,000-£80,000 + Car allowance + bonus

Hours: Days Monday to Friday

Location: Milton Keynes

Reference: Jo7052/LW

The Company

An excellent opportunity has arisen with one of the UK’s instantly recognisable food groups, a leading manufacturer, specialising in chilled foods. Benefiting from continuous improvements to all the manufacturing processes the group will in turn generate further expansion of this already rapidly growing organisation.

Experience required;

* Proven experience leading large technical teams and developing talent

* Strong knowledge of UK retailer standards (e.g. Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Asda)

* Expertise in food safety, quality systems, and legislation

* A track record of delivering audit excellence and driving continuous improvement

* Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills

* The ability to thrive in a fast-moving, complex environment

Key Responsibilities

* Lead and develop the site technical team, ensuring best-in-class standards and compliance

* Deliver the group technical strategy at site level

* Own customer relationships from a technical perspective, ensuring expectations are consistently met

* Drive continuous improvement across technical KPIs, audit performance, and factory standards

* Lead customer audits, visits, and product launches

* Develop and manage joint quality plans with customers

* Use data and insight to improve performance and decision-making

* Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver safe, legal, high-quality products

Qualifications & Experience

* Degree in a food-related discipline

* HACCP Level 3 & Food Safety Level 3

* Lead Auditor qualification

* Strong understanding of TACCP and food integrity

* 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.

ETS Consulting Limited act as an employment business and employment agency and are registered in England and Wales as ETS Consulting Limited, registered no (phone number removed). Registered office address 7 Stamford Square, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, United Kingdom, OL6 6QU.

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