Factory Technical Manager

Glasgow

We're looking for an experienced and confident Factory Technical Manager to join a well-established food manufacturing business based near Glasgow. This is a senior, site-based role with responsibility for leading food safety, quality and compliance across the factory. You'll play a key role in embedding a strong food safety culture, managing audits and quality systems, and leading a Quality Assurance team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Proven experience in a Technical Manager, QA Manager or similar senior technical role within UK food manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of BRCGS Food Safety Standards, HACCP (Level 4), UK food safety legislation and allergen management.
• Degree-qualified in Food Science, Microbiology or a related discipline.
• Confident leading customer, third-party and regulatory audits and managing site compliance.
• As Technical Manager, you will be experienced in leading, developing and motivating QA teams.
• Calm under pressure with strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to influence across all levels of the business.

• Leading and continuously improving the site's Food Safety & Quality Management System.
• As Factory Technical Manager, you will be ensuring full compliance with BRCGS, customer standards and UK food legislation.
• Managing HACCP, VACCP and TACCP systems, ensuring they remain robust, accurate and effective.
• Leading the Quality Assurance team and driving consistently high standards across the factory.
• Owning internal audits, audit close-outs and corrective and preventative actions.
• Managing customer audits, site visits and regulatory inspections.
• Investigating non-conformances, food safety incidents, quality issues and customer complaints using robust root cause analysis.
• Overseeing microbiological testing, allergen controls, environmental monitoring and shelf life verification.
• Supporting NPD and process changes, ensuring food safety by design.
• Monitoring supplier compliance, specifications, COAs and technical documentation.
• Championing a strong food safety culture and continuous improvement mindset across all departments.

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a senior technical role within a stable and growing food manufacturing business. You'll be supported by an experienced leadership team, with clear scope to progress into more senior technical leadership roles.

We are seeking applications from Factory Technical Managers, Technical Managers, Factory Managers, QA Managers or Senior QA Professionals who live within commuting distance of Glasgow or surrounding areas.

If you have the desired qualifications and experience, please send your CV quoting re SM/TNT/2298 or call / for a confidential discussion.

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