Interim Technical Controller/Manager

Job description

What you'll be doing

As Technical Controller you will head up the site technical function and lead multi-disciplinary teams ensuring that the manufacturing unit operate within the required technical and hygiene process standards by adhering to customer, business and legal standards. In this role you will be a member of the Site Leadership Team.

• Provide leadership and direction to ensure that across the functions colleagues are engaged, focused, developed and delivering their potential
• Contribute to the site leadership team to ensure that food safety and quality systems compliment the operational model
• Provide a senior interface with customers on joint business planning activities to deliver exceptional standards of customer service and adherence to customer policies and requirements
• Ensure technical governance across a multi-disciplinary team to deliver audit compliance with respects to internal, external, legal and customer requirements
• Create and deliver an integrated business plan to ensure that technical and hygiene processes are resourced and directed to deliver manufacturing, customer and legal business objectives
• Identify and promote technical business improvement practices to deliver legal compliance and competitive advantage whilst driving functional improvements
• Devise and implement a Quality Management Systems (QMS), ensuring that management information and statutory information is available for audit and MU Executive decision making
• Ensure that the technical team has the appropriate capability to comply with food safety and quality compliance
• Ensure that a safe working environment exists for all colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the Health, Safety and Environment Policy

What we're looking for

• Desired: educated to degree level with a specialism in Food Science (or other relevant qualification)
• Holds the following relevant qualifications: Advanced food hygiene Level 4 or equivalent, Level 4 Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), Level 3 allergen management and Level 4 micro biological training
• Holds a lead assessor qualification
• Awareness of Ethical and Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX) management
• Experience of creating and implementing an internal audit plan
• Experience of developing and implementing a QMS
• Experience of creating and implementing a technical strategy for a manufacturing unit
• Able to lead projects and project management
• Demonstrable experience of supplier negotiation and managing multiple external contracts with suppliers e.g., service providers, labs, laundry, pest controls and chemical providers
• Is experienced in liaising with government agencies e.g., Environmental Health Officer (EHO)
• Experience of applying advanced food legislation in a manufacturing environment
• Able to implement and delivering KPI improvement plans
• Demonstrable experience of building sustained customer relationships and working with specific customer requirements e.g., Clean-in-place (CIP)/Thermal Process

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Work Arrangement

Location: Northampton Job type: Fixed-Term - Full Time Posted: 20 July 2026 Expiry date: 31 July 2026