Site Technical Manager
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Job Summary
Site Technical Manager
Norwich MondayFriday 8am5pm
Step into a role where your expertise shapes the future of some of the UKs most iconic snack brands. At Valeo Foods UK home of the legendary Kettle and Metcalfes products were looking for a dynamic Site Technical Manager to lead the charge in food safety quality and technical excellence.
This is your chance to influence innovate and inspire across a fast-paced site that thrives on collaboration high standards and continuous improvement.
What Youll Be Leading
As our Site Technical Manager youll be the driving force behind a culture where food safety and quality arent just prioritiestheyre a shared passion. Youll guide both technical and operational teams ensuring our processes are robust future-ready and consistently delivering excellence that our customers trust.
Your leadership will strengthen our systems elevate our standards and keep our products at the top of their game.
Leadership & Management
- Champion a collaborative cross-functional approach where food safety and quality are owned by everyone.
- Lead inspire and develop the technical teambuilding capability confidence and strong succession plans.
- Shape and deliver the sites technical strategy pushing forward innovation and best practice.
- Coach and mentor teams to embed continuous improvement at every level.
Standards & Compliance
- Drive a risk-based proactive approach to food safety and compliance.
- Oversee internal audit programmes that challenge improve and strengthen our systems.
- Lead incident management with data-driven investigations and effective root-cause analysis.
- Ensure our Quality Management Systems meet BRC standards and retailer codes of practice.
Quality Systems & KPI Ownership
- Track analyse and report on internal and customer KPIs to fuel ongoing improvement.
- Continuously evolve our Quality Management System to stay ahead of industry expectations.
Customer Engagement
- Lead customer visits and audits with confidence clarity and professionalism.
- Build strong relationships with customers understanding their needs and shaping quality plans that deliver.
- Manage customer complaints and queries working closely with commercial teams to drive positive outcomes.
Learning & Development
- Design and deliver impactful food safety and quality training programmes.
- Assess team capability and plan for future skills ensuring were always ready for whats next.
Qualifications :
Qualifications & Technical Expertise
- A degree (or equivalent) in Food Science or a related discipline.
- At least 10 years experience in FMCG or a similar fastpaced environment including 5 years leading teams.
- HACCP Level 3 certification and a strong understanding of food safety principles.
- Hands-on experience with retailer quality systems and customer technical expectations.
- Solid awareness of BRC compliance audits and industry best practice.
- Proven project management capability able to deliver improvements with pace and precision.
- A confident inspiring people leader who brings out the best in others.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills able to influence at every level.
- A natural relationshipbuilder who thrives on collaboration internally and externally.
- Strong understanding of team dynamics organisational structure and effective development pathways.
- Uptodate knowledge of technical advancements and the evolving consumer landscape.
- A genuine passion for coaching mentoring and developing talent.
- Meticulous attention to detail and a diligent qualitydriven mindset.
- Sharp problemsolving skills and the ability to make sound dataled decisions.
- A proactive ambitious drive to succeed and continuously improve.
- Highly organised able to juggle multiple priorities while staying focused on what matters most.
Additional Information :
- Matched pension scheme 4.5% matched up to 10%
- Death in service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Canteen accessibility
- Retailer discount platform
- Staff discountÂ
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Computer Skills
- Lean
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Warehouse Distribution Experience
- OSHA
- Process Management
- Training & Development
- LIHTC
- Leadership Experience
- Property Management
- Supervising Experience
About Company
At Valeo Foods UK, we're the creative force behind an array of beloved brands spanning indulgence, innovation, and tradition. From the iconic crunch of Kettle Crisps to the pure sweetness of Rowse Honey, and the rich heritage of Matthew Walker puddings, our portfolio reflects our comm ... View more
