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.