Head of Technical - Food Industry

Head of Technical 📍 Scotland 👔 Senior Leadership Team Position Competitive salary + Car/allowance + strong pension contribution + bonus We are working in partnership with a leading UK food manufacturing business to appoint a Head of Technical for a large, complex, multi-customer manufacturing site. This is a pivotal senior leadership appointment offering full accountability for food safety, legality, quality, and compliance across a high-volume operation supplying major UK retailers and food service customers. The business operates at significant scale and has a strong reputation for technical excellence, audit performance, and continuous improvement. 🚀 The Opportunity As Head of Technical, you will take ownership of the entire technical agenda for the site. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will sit on the Senior Leadership Team and play a key role in shaping site strategy, performance, and culture. You will act as the site’s technical authority, leading audits, maintaining retailer relationships, and ensuring the business consistently achieves the highest BRC and customer standards. This role will suit a confident, credible technical leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and enjoys driving structure, standards, and accountability. Key Responsibilities Technical and Regulatory Leadership * Maintain AA* BRC site standard * Lead preparation...