Job Description

Senior Technical Manager

Leeds | £63,000 - £75,000 | Monday to Friday | Permanent

Are you an experienced Technical Manager ready to step into a senior leadership role with genuine influence across a food manufacturing operation?

We are recruiting a Senior Technical Manager for an established food manufacturer in West Yorkshire. Joining the Senior Leadership Team and reporting directly to the Site Director, you will take responsibility for the Technical and Hygiene functions across two sites, leading the technical strategy while remaining close enough to the operation to make a real impact.

This is an excellent opportunity for an established Senior Technical Manager or a strong Site Technical Manager looking to take the next step into a broader, multi-site position.

What you'll be doing

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  Leading the Technical and Hygiene functions across two manufacturing sites

  
  


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  Driving food safety, quality, legality and technical standards across the operation

  
  


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  Ensuring compliance with legislative, retailer, customer and third-party requirements

  
  


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  Leading customer visits, retailer audits and third-party audits

  
  


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  Acting as a senior technical contact for key retail customers

  
  


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  Using technical KPIs and data to identify risks and drive continuous improvement

  
  


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  Working closely with Operations, Production, NPD, Engineering, Planning and Hygiene

  
  


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  Developing and mentoring the Technical and Hygiene teams, building capability and succession

  
  


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  Influencing technical strategy and standards as part of the Senior Leadership Team

  
  


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  Maintaining a visible, practical presence across the operation and supporting the team when required

  
  

What we're looking for

You'll be a credible and confident technical leader with experience gained within food manufacturing and the ability to balance strategic leadership with a practical approach.

Ideally, you'll have:

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  Senior Technical Manager, Site Technical Manager or comparable technical leadership experience

  
  


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  Strong exposure to UK retailer standards and major retail customer requirements

  
  


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  Experience leading and developing Technical, Quality and/or Hygiene teams

  
  


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  Strong audit and customer-facing experience

  
  


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  Advanced Food Safety Level 4

  
  


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  Advanced HACCP

  
  


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  A food-related degree or equivalent industry experience

  
  


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  Strong communication, leadership and influencing skills

  
  


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  A continuous improvement mindset and the ability to challenge and raise standards

  
  

Experience within meat or protein manufacturing would be highly advantageous, although broader food manufacturing experience will be considered.

What's in it for you?

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  Company pension

  
  


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  Employee discounts

  
  


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  Sick pay

  
  


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  Free on-site parking

  
  


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  Cycle to work scheme

  
  


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  Additional employee benefits

  
  

If you're an experienced food manufacturing technical professional looking for a role where you can shape strategy, develop teams and drive technical standards across a growing operation, we'd like to hear from you.

To find out more or discuss the opportunity confidentially, please contact Kate at Castle Employment Group on [email protected]