You will be working for a forward-thinking well-established food manufacturer. A company who are recognised for maintaining high standards in both quality and customer satisfaction.

About the Part-Time Technical Manager job

The purpose of your role will be to take ownership of maintaining and enhancing our Quality Management System, ensuring full compliance with BRC standards, legal requirements, and customer expectations. In this hands-on role, you will lead internal audits, oversee technical documentation, champion continuous improvement initiatives, and work closely with production teams to uphold the highest standards of food safety and quality.

Key tasks

• Maintain and develop the Quality Management System, ensuring full compliance with BRC, legal requirements, and customer standards, while leading internal audits and preparing for external inspections.
• Oversee HACCP, hygiene, allergen controls, and GMP standards, investigate complaints, implement corrective actions, and manage supplier approval, specifications, and traceability.
• Support new product development and process improvements, driving ongoing enhancements in quality and food safety practices as well as building string partnerships with suppliers and internal teams.
• Lead, mentor, and develop QA and hygiene teams while fostering effective collaboration with production, senior management, and customers.

About You

• The successful candidate shall have proven experience as a technical manager within food manufacturing and hold a degree in a scientific or technical subject.
• In depth knowledge of BRC, HACCP and food safety legislation is essential.

More details

The Technical Manager job (ref:8960) is paying up to £60,000 pro-rata according to your experience.

The site is based in Essex and is commutable from Colchester, Manningtree, Clacton-on-Sea, Tiptree, Harwich, Brightlingsea and surrounding areas.

The working hours are usual office hours on a part-time basis – could be 3 or 4 days per week.

Alternate job titles - Assistant Technical Manager | QA Manager | Quality Assurance Manager | Senior Quality Manager | Food Manufacturing Technical Management Jobs | Food Safety Jobs