Technical Controller

Overview

As Technical Controller you lead the site’s technical function and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure manufacturing operates to food safety, quality, and hygiene standards. You’ll contribute to the site leadership team, shaping governance, audits, and technical strategy to meet customer and regulatory requirements. You will act as the senior technical interface with customers and spearhead continuous improvement and compliance initiatives. This role offers impact across manufacturing, quality, and customer service in a fast-moving food business.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• holidays
• matched pension contributions
• life insurance up to 4x salary
• company share save scheme
• employee discount platform

Responsibilities

• Lead the site technical function and multi-disciplinary teams to meet technical and hygiene standards
• Provide leadership to engage and develop colleagues across functions
• Act as senior interface with customers for joint business planning and policy adherence
• Ensure technical governance for audits across internal, external, legal, and customer requirements
• Create and implement an integrated business plan aligning technical, hygiene, and manufacturing objectives
• Promote technical business improvements to maintain legal compliance and competitive advantage
• Develop and implement a Quality Management System (QMS) for audit-ready information
• Ensure the technical team has capability for food safety and quality compliance
• Maintain a safe working environment and uphold Health, Safety and Environment policy

Key requirements

• Degree in Food Science (or equivalent)
• Advanced food hygiene Level 4 or equivalent, HACCP Level 4, Allergen management Level 3, Microbiological training Level 4
• Lead assessor qualification
• SEDEX management awareness
• Experience in creating and implementing an internal audit plan
• Experience in developing and implementing a QMS
• Experience designing a technical strategy for a manufacturing unit
• Project management capability
• Experience in supplier negotiation and managing external contracts
• Liaison with government agencies (e.g., Environmental Health Officer)
• Experience applying advanced food legislation in manufacturing
• Ability to drive KPI improvement plans
• Experience building customer relationships around CIP/Thermal Process requirements

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• communication
• QMS implementation
• HACCP and food safety compliance
• auditing and governance

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