Technical Manager


Company:	Manucomm Recruitment
Salary:	£55,000 to £58,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	BA9
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	1 Sept 2026
Closing date:	1 Oct 2026

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Summary

Site Technical Manager

Wincanton | Full-time | Competitive Salary + Benefits

Ready to take ownership of a high-performing technical function?

We’re looking for an ambitious and experienced

Site Technical Manager to take the lead on food safety, quality, legality and compliance at a busy manufacturing site in

Wincanton.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll have genuine ownership, influence site-wide standards and work closely with senior operational teams to drive

technical excellence, continuous improvement and a strong food safety culture.

If you’re an accomplished Technical Manager who thrives on

leadership, audits, compliance and getting things done, this could be your next career move.

The Opportunity

As Site Technical Manager, you’ll lead the technical agenda across the site, ensuring robust systems are in place and consistently delivering against customer, regulatory and certification requirements.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading the

Technical Team, developing capability and driving high performance.

• Owning the site’s

food safety, quality and legality systems.

• Leading

HACCP, VACCP and TACCP activities.

• Driving compliance against

BRCGS, customer standards, certification requirements and export legislation.

• Taking the lead during

customer audits, certification audits and regulatory inspections.

• Working closely with Operations and the wider Site Management Team to ensure technical compliance across projects and change.

• Developing

Technical KPIs and using data to identify and deliver improvements.

• Managing

supplier and traded goods approval and performance.

• Overseeing

product specifications and technical documentation.

• Championing and embedding a strong

food safety culture throughout the site.

• Identifying new and innovative ways to improve technical and operational performance.

What we’re looking for

You’ll be an experienced food manufacturing Technical professional with the confidence and credibility to lead from the front.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in a

Technical Management role within food manufacturing.

• A strong track record of

leading and developing technical teams.

• Extensive experience of

audit leadership, including customer, certification and regulatory audits.

• Strong knowledge of

BRCGS, HACCP, food safety, quality systems and regulatory compliance.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to

influence decision-making at site level.

• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and a genuine passion for continuous improvement.

A relevant

Food Science or related qualification, together with experience of

export/multi-market compliance or continuous improvement methodologies, would be advantageous.

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