Technical Manager

Site Technical Manager

Location: Riverside, Middlesbrough

Salary: Circa £50,000

Reporting to: Head of Technical

About Us

At The Compleat Food Group, we’re passionate about delivering great quality food that people love. With a strong focus on innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, we pride ourselves on maintaining the highest standards across all our sites.

We are looking for a Site Technical Manager to join our Riverside site in Middlesbrough, playing a key role in ensuring food safety, compliance, and technical excellence.

The Role

As Site Technical Manager, you will lead the site’s technical function, ensuring full compliance with all internal, legal, and customer standards. Acting as the main point of contact for customers, auditors, and regulatory bodies, you will drive a culture of continuous improvement across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all external site audits, including customer, third-party, and EHO visits
• Manage, coach, and develop the site Technical team
• Act as HACCP Team Leader, ensuring protocols are effectively implemented
• Own and deliver the site’s internal audit programme, ensuring timely closure of non-conformances
• Manage customer portals, alerts, and communications in collaboration with the central Technical team
• Act as the key contact for all customer technical and compliance matters
• Ensure all products are manufactured to specification and under safe, hygienic conditions
• Lead investigations into out-of-specification results (microbiology, ATP, chemistry) and implement corrective actions
• Manage compliance of raw materials and certifications (e.g. Palm Oil, Soya, MSC, Red Tractor, packaging)
• Maintain and update site policies, procedures, and risk assessments (including allergens and dietary requirements)
• Oversee service providers (e.g. laundry) to ensure compliance with site standards
• Support wider site teams and drive continuous improvement across operations

About You

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Technical professional with a background in food manufacturing.

You will have:

• HACCP Level 3 or 4 (essential)
• Strong knowledge of retailer standards and food safety legislation
• Proven experience managing audits and leading technical teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Good IT and data management capability
• Understanding of supplier and raw material compliance
• A flexible, hands-on approach with the ability to work independently and collaboratively

Why Join Us?

• Join a growing and innovative food group
• Take ownership of the technical agenda at site level
• Work in a collaborative and supportive environment
• Competitive salary and career development opportunities

Benefits to Include:

• 33 Days annual leave
• 2 Employee Volunteering Days per year
• Online and High-street retailer discount scheme 
• Employee well-being and community support groups
• Informal and Formal training opportunities with personalised online LMS platform
• Charity Initiatives and Team events
• 24/7 Access to Grocery Aid (Free Financial, Emotional and Practical Support)
• Physical Wellbeing Benefits – Free on demand exercise hub and various gym discounts.
• Online Wellbeing benefits
• Free Financial wellbeing – mortgage calculators, budget tools, financial aid tools
• Holiday Discounts via Online Retail Discount

The Compleat Food Group are proud to have built an inclusive and respectful culture where our colleagues feel safe, supported and valued. A place where they can bring their whole selves to work to achieve exceptional results and thrive. We continue to attract diverse talent into our teams, because we know greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. 

Recruitment Agencies We have an active and trusted Preferred Supplier List to assist us if required. We do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions

Apply now and help shape the future of food with The Compleat Food Group.