Technical Manager

Contract Technical Manager
6 month contact
South Wales

Yolk Recruitment has an opportunity for an experienced Interim Technical Manager to join a leading food manufacturer, driving quality and food safety standards for top UK supermarkets. Flexible, impactful and challenging - this contract role is perfect for a seasoned professional ready to make a tangible difference with an organisation that will have future opportunities at multiple sites across the UK.

This is what you'll be doing:

* Lead the implementation and maintenance of a robust Food Safety & Quality Management System (FSQMS) for retail operations.
* Provide technical expertise across direct retail, B2B, and added-value product groups.
* Ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and internal standards while championing food safety and quality.
* Collaborate with retail teams to address complaints, quality issues, and non-conformances, using root cause analysis to drive solutions.
* Monitor and improve retail processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
* Support product development by ensuring technical compliance for new processes and products.

What you'll bring to the role:

* Proven experience in technical or quality management within FMCG, with a focus on retail operations.
* Strong knowledge of food safety codes of practice and leading retailer standards.
* Expertise in retail preparation and added-value processes, with an understanding of their impact on product quality.
* Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
* Excellent communication skills to foster collaboration across departments.
* HACCP Level 3 (Level 4 desirable), Food Safety Level 3 (Level 4 desirable), with training in TACCP & VACCP and root cause analysis.
* Confidence in decision-making and an objective, analytical approach to problem-solving.

Are you up to the challenge?

If you feel you have the skills, experience and passion to be successful in this role apply now!

*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.