Site Technical Lead

Full‑time | Leadership Role | Competitive Salary + Benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Technical Manager to join a leading food manufacturing site in Glasgow. This is a pivotal leadership position responsible for driving the site’s technical strategy, ensuring world‑class standards in food safety, quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.

As a key member of the site leadership team, you will lead and develop the technical function, ensuring robust systems, exceptional audit performance, and alignment with wider business goals. This role is ideal for a dynamic technical professional who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and is passionate about delivering excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical function to deliver outstanding performance across food safety, quality, compliance, and innovation.
• Ensure full compliance with the site quality manual, legislative requirements, and customer standards.
• Maintain and continually strengthen a robust HACCP system and documented quality systems.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, embedding a culture of quality and process innovation.
• Deliver key technical KPIs including:
• Zero technical withdrawals
• Complaint reduction to target levels
• Successful audit outcomes (BRC, customer audits)
• Budget adherence and year‑on‑year cost improvements
• Completion of internal audit schedules
• Reduction of depot rejections
• Oversee technical reporting, KPI generation, and performance analysis.
• Lead the site’s BRC accreditation programme and internal auditing processes.
• Manage pest control systems and external contractors.
• Support new product launches, ensuring compliance with the Route to Launch process.
• Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers, regulators, and external bodies.
• Champion a “total quality culture” across the site, coaching teams and promoting best practice.
• Manage departmental budgets, forecasts, and cost‑saving initiatives.
• Standardise processes and drive the site toward world‑class manufacturing standards.
• Conduct root cause analysis and present findings to the senior leadership team.
• Stay up to date with industry developments through workshops, events, and external visits.

Requirements

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
  
• Level 4 HACCP qualification.
  
• Lead Auditor certified.
  
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a senior technical role within food manufacturing.
  
• Strong working knowledge of food legislation, industry standards, and quality systems.
  
• Experience with ERP systems and strong commercial awareness.
  
• Understanding of P&L and cost management.
  
• Proven ability to lead teams, influence stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement.
  
• Experience in manufacturing operations is advantageous.