Technical Manager
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Position Overview & Specifications
Technical Manager (Food Production)
Bernard Matthews Derby – DE23 8NT
Up to £60,000
As Technical Manager for the business, you will have overall responsibility for the safety, quality and legality of all products and ensuring that the Food Safety and Quality Management System is fully implemented in the factory.
Key tasks
- Maintain the Food Safety and Quality Management System, making and implementing improvements as required.
- Manage external customer audits, regulatory visits and BRC/IFS audits
- Oversee the supplier approval process, auditing suppliers where required.
- Manage the specifications for raw materials, packaging, intermediate product and finished product.
- Legality of products and product labelling
- Calibration of testing equipment
- Ensure Quality checks and internal auditing is conducted according to the schedule.
- Manage customer and consumer complaints and non-conformances including corrective actions.
About You:
- Strong food industry technical/quality assurance track record.
- Ideally educated to a degree level in a Food Science, Food Technology, or related discipline.
- Good understanding of BRC and customer requirements.
- HACCP, Food Safety, and Food Hygiene qualified to intermediate level preferred.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Up to £60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Technical Manager roles across Bernard Matthews Derby's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £60,000 - £60,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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