Head of Technical

Compleat Food Group - Head of Technical, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Search Search Head of Technical Compleat Food Group Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Permanent Published: 1 day ago £75000 - £80000 per annum Head of Technical Compleat Food Group Milton Keynes £75,000–£80,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus Are you a senior technical leader ready to take full ownership of site technical strategy in a fast-paced, high-performing food manufacturing environment? At The Compleat Food Group, we’re looking for a Site Head of Technical to lead our Milton Keynes site, driving excellence in food safety, quality, legality, and customer satisfaction while shaping and delivering our technical strategy. The Role Reporting to the Divisional Technical Director, you’ll take full accountability for the site’s technical agenda—leading a large team, partnering with key customers, and ensuring the highest standards across all operations. You’ll play a critical role on the Site Leadership Team, influencing business decisions and embedding a culture of continuous improvement. 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 About You You’re an experienced technical leader from a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, ideally chilled, with strong retailer exposure. You’ll bring: 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 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 Why Join Us? At The Compleat Food Group, we’re on a mission to create great quality, tasty and affordable food—and our people are at the heart of that. You’ll be joining a collaborative, ambitious business where you can make a real impact and shape the future of technical excellence. REF-227 576 Similar Head Of Technical Jobs Popular with Other Job Seekers Production Planner Compleat Food Group Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire £40000 per annum 1 day ago SP Senior Systems Engineer Lockheed Martin Ampthill, Bedford (MK45) Competitive 17 hours ago NEW Quality Manager Industrial Northampton (NN1) Up to £60000 per annum 3 days ago Fire & Security Engineer Grassroots Recruitment Ltd Milton Keynes (MK9), MK9 3QA From £39,500 to £43,700 per annum 1 week ago Automation Engineer Arla Foods Plc Stoke Mandeville, Aylesbury (HP22) Competitive 1 day ago Test Technician TXM Recruit Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire £36.63 per hour, Benefits Nights Rate - £40.63 3 weeks ago Water Hygiene Engineer Penguin Recruitment Ltd Milton Keynes (MK1) £30000 - £35000 per annum 1 month ago Propulsion Test Technician Intertek Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire competitive salary and package 2 days ago Technical Manager Project Interim Limited Milton Keynes (MK17) From £50,000 to £60,000 per annum Pension, Bonus, 1 day work from home 5 days ago Operations Technician Astute Technical Recruitment Ltd Blue Bridge, Milton Keynes (MK13), MK13 0AY Up to £52000.00 per annum 4 days ago Head Of Technical jobs Head Of Technical jobs in Milton Keynes Management jobs Management jobs in Milton Keynes Technical jobs Technical jobs in Milton Keynes Jobs in Milton Keynes Head Of Engineering jobs Technology Officer jobs Chief Information Officer jobs Technical Manager jobs CTO jobs Technical Coordinator jobs Technical Superintendent jobs Chief Of Staff jobs Head Of Digital jobs Head Of Digital Marketing jobs Chief Technical Officer jobs Head Engineer jobs Chief Technology Officer jobs Associate Technical Director jobs Head Of Department jobs Totaljobs About us Work for us Media centre Partners Jobseeker Jobs Jobseeker login Salary Planner Jobseeker help centre Career advice Recruiter Courses Advertise a job Recruiter login Contact us – recruiters Recruiter advice Recruit internationally Let's connect Apps Privacy policy Terms and conditions Cookies Compliance Accessibility The Stepstone Group UK Ltd © 2026