Head Of Technical

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Are you an experienced Head of Technical within Fresh Produce / Food Manufacturing? Do you have strong knowledge of retailer requirements and experience working with major foodservice or retail customers? Do you enjoy leading teams, solving problems, and driving technical standards forward? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established food manufacturing business. You will: Lead and develop a technical team of five, coaching and supporting them to deliver high standards. Take ownership of the technical and quality strategy, ensuring compliance with all food safety and retailer standards. Manage and maintain the Quality Management System, ensuring audit readiness at all times. Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers and stakeholders. Lead customer and third-party audits. Work closely with operational teams to ensure quality and compliance across the supply chain. Drive a solutions-focused, can-do culture across the technical function. Support continuous improvement across food safety, quality, and technical processes. What We're Looking For: Proven experience in a senior technical leadership role within Fresh Produce/ Food Manufacturing. Strong knowledge of retailer standards and requirements. Experience managing and developing technical teams. Agronomic knowledge or experience would be advantageous. A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a positive attitude. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. HACCP and Food Safety qualifications are desirable. Benefits: £5,000 car allowance or company car scheme (up to £50,000 value) 24 days holiday + bank holidays Private healthcare 3% pension If this sounds of interest, please apply via the link. Alternatively, for a confidential chat about the role, please contact Oskar Ballard on 01780 480530 or email In Short Industry HR & Recruitment Founded 2000 Location Stamford, Lincolnshire Company size 0 - 49 About MorePeople MorePeople is a specialist recruitment business operating in the food, fresh produce, horticulture, agriculture and garden centre sectors across the whole of the UK, and internationally. Our clients range from ‘own label’ suppliers to blue chip brands with the majority of our placements being permanent, full-time professional roles ranging from Graduates and Junior Managers to Senior Directors. Formed in 2000 by two passionate foodies, the team now comprises of over 30 extremely knowledgeable ex-industry professionals and professional recruiters who are passionate about the sector – making us the first choice in finding you your perfect job in the industry! Why MorePeople? We understand the industry! We support a wide range of industry and trade events to keep up to date with industry trends, innovations and challenges. We focus on creating long-term relationships with employers and therefore have regular contact with top clients in the industry providing fantastic roles and opportunities for our candidates. We regularly visit our clients’ sites to understand their businesses and culture the best we can - this ensures we can match the most suitable candidates and give the highest levels of support throughout the interview process. In the past 24 years, we have helped thousands of candidates develop their careers with our advice and guidance which, for many candidates and clients, has happened time and time again. How we work We recruit for roles within all aspects of commercial, operations, engineering, technical, agronomy & growing, finance, HR, garden centres and agribusiness as well as executive positions. Taking a functional approach to recruitment, we have dedicated teams for each of these areas. We’re regularly in contact with Farm Managers, Chartered Surveyors, Managing Directors, Account Managers, Engineers, Growers, Technologists, Warehouse managers and Finance managers - just to name a few! Many of our placements are created before a job is even advertised just by utilising our network. 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