Technical Services Manager - Maternity Cover
- Employer
- b3 jobs
- Location
- Fife Region
- Salary
- to £34,000 (pro rata)
- Closing date
- 4 Apr 2025
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Quality Assurance, Technical
- Business Sector
- Food Manufacturing
Job Details
Award winning company which has expanded not only its sites and food manufacturing techniques but a huge range of branded goods recognised by retailers across and the UK and internationally.
About the Technical Services Manager job
The purpose of your role will be to lead technical compliance, uphold the highest food safety standards, and drive quality improvements across the business. You'll collaborate with internal teams, suppliers, and customers to ensure product safety and legality, maintaining excellence all year round.
Key tasks
- Maintain and improve QMS (BRCGS, HACCP, SALSA), conduct internal audits, and ensure compliance for third-party certifications.
- Ensure adherence to UK/EU food regulations, manage HACCP plans, and stay updated on industry standards.
- Oversee technical specifications, ensure supplier compliance, and manage customer complaints with corrective actions.
- Lead and train the technical team, drive quality enhancements, and implement improvement initiatives.
About You
- The successful candidate shall have a Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or related field, (or equivalent experience).
- Extensive experience in a technical or quality management role within the food industry is highly beneficial.
- A strong understanding of UK and EU food legislation and industry standards as well as proven experience managing audits, including BRCGS and retailer-specific standards.
More details
The Technical Services Manager job (ref:8859) is to paying up to £34,000 according to your experience. This is a 6 month contract covering maternity leave with the possibility of extending to 9 months.
The site is in Kirkcaldy, Fife and is commutable from Edinburgh, Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy and Cupar – Scotland.
The package includes Pension: 5% Employee contributions and 4% Employer contributions, 30 days holiday including bank holidays (pro-rated).
The working hours are Monday to Friday, 38.5 hours a week.
Alternate job titles
QA Manager | Quality Assurance Manager | Senior Quality Manager | Food Manufacturing Technical Management Jobs | Food Safety Jobs
Company
Since 2000, b3 jobs has been helping to further 1000s of people’s careers within the food manufacturing industry, throughout the whole of the UK. As one of the leading specialist food manufacturing recruitment agencies, b3 jobs cover all disciplines both permanent and interim and from graduates to MD’s,
Our core values are always:
- to find the very best job for you - not us!
- to give you friendly, ethical, honest and expert recruitment services
- to advise and not pressurise, so that you can make the right decisions for you
We genuinely strive to provide you with what you want – a job that not only offers the salary you’re after, but also the career progression and job satisfaction that makes going to work all the more worthwhile. Enough trumpet blowing though – visit our website to read just some of our happy previous candidate testimonials - we are more than happy to let our reputation precede us!
For a full up to date list of our jobs, visit www.b3jobs.co.uk
Food Industry Graduates
If you are graduating soon and looking for your first job in food manufacturing, have a look at our Graduate Resource Hub on the b3 jobs website.
https://www.b3jobs.co.uk/graduates
Here you will find everything you need to get started on searching for a new position, from CV and cover letter writing tips, sample food industry job descriptions, informative and entertaining blog posts, useful links and even live graduate vacancies you can apply for.
- Website
- https://www.b3jobs.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 01435 866000
- Location
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Heffle Buildings
33a High Street
Heathfield
East Sussex
TN21 8HU
United Kingdom
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