Technical Manager £75,000 - £80,000 DOE West Sussex We’re looking for a Technical Manager to join a well-established food manufacturer who are incredibly busy and projected to double their turnover in five years From a technical point of view, they’re in a strong place with a BRC AA and no current gaps in the team. But with all the growth coming their way they need to ensure food safety remains a priority. The role would suit a tried-and-tested Technical Manager as opposed to someone stepping up. Role Responsibilities Reporting directly into the Managing Director, you’ll be tasked with: Managing the day-to-day activities of the technical team on site, it’s a small team so you’ll be the face for Technical. Ensuring the HACCP system is adhered to and managing site audit schedules to ensure compliance. As a customer facing Technical Manager, you’ll be liaising with food service customers on quality issues and when necessary co-ordinating customer visits / audits. Proactively communicating information to the Directors on technical performance. Candidate. You will need to have a chilled food background to succeed in this role. Previous experience as a Technical Manager within food manufacturing. HACCP Level 4 and Food Safety Level 4 preferred. A working knowledge of BRC V9. The ability to take ownership of a technical function. This is a challenging role due to just how busy the site is. You will need to be comfortable with ambiguity and getting stuck in, no two days are the same in this business. Company. Hugely successful family run business with a rich history and plenty of awards for their products to boast about As the Technical Manager you’ll be part of the senior leadership team on site. They will allow you flexibility on hours to assist with a healthy work life balance. Don’t get me wrong if you’ve got a heavy audit week, you’re expected to be present, but you’ll get those hours back. Standard company pension, 25 days holiday. If you're interested in this opportunity, please submit your CV via the link provided quoting reference HM/TNT/1308 True North Talent is recognised as a trusted supplier of permanent, contract and interim recruitment services to the food manufacturing and FMCG industries. Our teams of specialist recruiters operate across Operations/Engineering/Technical/NPD/Supply Chain and Commercial. We may hold your data, as per our privacy policy detailed on our website. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only contact successful applicants