Factory Technical Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £60 - £65k |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 16 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Clitheroe, BB7 1QD |
| Cwmni: | The Compleat Food Group |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 1530 |
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Factory Technical Manager
Clitheroe
£60,000 – £65,000 + benefits
The Compleat Food Group is a fast-growing, market-leading chilled food manufacturer supplying major UK retailers. We’re now
looking for an experienced Factory Technical Manager to lead the technical function at our Clitheroe site and ensure the highest
standards of food safety, quality, legality, and integrity.
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Technical, you’ll have full responsibility for the site’s technical function, leading a capable team and
working cross-functionally to drive continuous improvement. This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced FMCG environment,
ideal for someone who thrives under pressure and enjoys being close to the operation.
Key Responsibilities
* Maintain and continuously improve the site Quality Management System (QMS) in line with BRC, customer, legal, and TCFG
requirements
* Ensure all manufacturing processes are robust, controlled, and capable of producing safe, legal, and high-quality products
* Lead technical governance, surveillance, and verification programmes across the site
* Set, track, and deliver stretching technical KPIs to improve quality, microbiological performance, complaints, and compliance
* Drive technical initiatives focused on continuous improvement and root cause resolution
* Lead and support customer visits, audits, and business reviews
* Manage the technical budget to ensure targets are achieved
* Ensure a safe working environment and promote strong food safety and quality culture
* Coach, develop, and build capability within the technical team
* Deputise for the Head of Technical when required
About You
You’ll be an experienced technical leader with strong FMCG credentials and the confidence to operate in a challenging factory
environment.
Skills & Capabilities
* Strong understanding of customer portals and retailer requirements
* Expert in BRC Global Standards and customer Codes of Practice
* Able to interpret shelf-life data and complex technical results
* Confident applying food legislation within manufacturing
* Proven problem-solver with strong root cause analysis skills
* Effective people manager with the ability to develop high-performing teams
* Comfortable working at pace, prioritising workload, and managing pressure
Knowledge & Experience
* Minimum 3 years’ experience in a chilled FMCG food manufacturing environment
* Experience in a similar Technical or Quality Management role
* Proven experience maintaining a QMS and internal audit programme
* Strong retailer-facing experience at Technologist or Management level
* Sound understanding of food safety, product integrity, and brand protection
Qualifications
* Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related discipline
* Advanced Food Hygiene (Level 4 or equivalent)
* HACCP Level 4
* Lead Auditor/Assessor
Winning Behaviours
* Works at pace with energy, focus, and resilience
* Engaging, influential, and confident challenging the status quo
* Proactive and solutions-focused, addressing issues at root cause
* Customer-focused with high personal integrity
* Curious, commercially aware, and always looking for better ways of working
About The Compleat Food Group
At The Compleat Food Group, we’re proud to be a food business built on purpose and passion. Formed in 2021, we’re on a mission to
create Food to Feel Good - great quality, tasty and affordable food that people love to eat.
We’re home to some of the UK’s most exciting and loved food brands, including Wall’s Pastry, Pork Farms, Wrights, The Real
Yorkshire Pudding Co., unearthed, Vadasz, Squeaky Bean, Palace Culture, and Harvey & Brockless. Alongside our branded portfolio,
we’re a leading supplier of delicious own-label pastry, sweet bakery, party food, olives and antipasti, added-value egg products,
continental meats, dips and sauces and plant-based food to the UK’s major retailers, as well as across foodservice.
With over 6,000 talented colleagues across 17 sites, and an annual turnover of £1.3bn, we’re united by a shared ambition to shape
the future of food for the better.
We are backed by European private equity firm PAI Partners.
Factory Technical Manager
Clitheroe
£60,000 – £65,000 + benefits
The Compleat Food Group is a fast-growing, market-leading chilled food manufacturer supplying major UK retailers. We’re now
looking for an experienced Factory Technical Manager to lead the technical function at our Clitheroe site and ensure the highest
standards of food safety, quality, legality, and integrity.
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Technical, you’ll have full responsibility for the site’s technical function, leading a capable team and
working cross-functionally to drive continuous improvement. This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced FMCG environment,
ideal for someone who thrives under pressure and enjoys being close to the operation.
Key Responsibilities
* Maintain and continuously improve the site Quality Management System (QMS) in line with BRC, customer, legal, and TCFG
requirements
* Ensure all manufacturing processes are robust, controlled, and capable of producing safe, legal, and high-quality products
* Lead technical governance, surveillance, and verification programmes across the site
* Set, track, and deliver stretching technical KPIs to improve quality, microbiological performance, complaints, and compliance
* Drive technical initiatives focused on continuous improvement and root cause resolution
* Lead and support customer visits, audits, and business reviews
* Manage the technical budget to ensure targets are achieved
* Ensure a safe working environment and promote strong food safety and quality culture
* Coach, develop, and build capability within the technical team
* Deputise for the Head of Technical when required
About You
You’ll be an experienced technical leader with strong FMCG credentials and the confidence to operate in a challenging factory
environment.
Skills & Capabilities
* Strong understanding of customer portals and retailer requirements
* Expert in BRC Global Standards and customer Codes of Practice
* Able to interpret shelf-life data and complex technical results
* Confident applying food legislation within manufacturing
* Proven problem-solver with strong root cause analysis skills
* Effective people manager with the ability to develop high-performing teams
* Comfortable working at pace, prioritising workload, and managing pressure
Knowledge & Experience
* Minimum 3 years’ experience in a chilled FMCG food manufacturing environment
* Experience in a similar Technical or Quality Management role
* Proven experience maintaining a QMS and internal audit programme
* Strong retailer-facing experience at Technologist or Management level
* Sound understanding of food safety, product integrity, and brand protection
Qualifications
* Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related discipline
* Advanced Food Hygiene (Level 4 or equivalent)
* HACCP Level 4
* Lead Auditor/Assessor
Winning Behaviours
* Works at pace with energy, focus, and resilience
* Engaging, influential, and confident challenging the status quo
* Proactive and solutions-focused, addressing issues at root cause
* Customer-focused with high personal integrity
* Curious, commercially aware, and always looking for better ways of working
About The Compleat Food Group
At The Compleat Food Group, we’re proud to be a food business built on purpose and passion. Formed in 2021, we’re on a mission to
create Food to Feel Good - great quality, tasty and affordable food that people love to eat.
We’re home to some of the UK’s most exciting and loved food brands, including Wall’s Pastry, Pork Farms, Wrights, The Real
Yorkshire Pudding Co., unearthed, Vadasz, Squeaky Bean, Palace Culture, and Harvey & Brockless. Alongside our branded portfolio,
we’re a leading supplier of delicious own-label pastry, sweet bakery, party food, olives and antipasti, added-value egg products,
continental meats, dips and sauces and plant-based food to the UK’s major retailers, as well as across foodservice.
With over 6,000 talented colleagues across 17 sites, and an annual turnover of £1.3bn, we’re united by a shared ambition to shape
the future of food for the better.
We are backed by European private equity firm PAI Partners.