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Technical Manager

Salary Competitive
Location Corsham
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This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Location: Corsham
Department: Technical

Lead Food Safety & Quality Excellence!

Pilgrim's Europe is looking for an experienced Technical Manager to join our Senior Leadership Team at our Corsham site.

This is a high-profile role responsible for leading the Technical function, ensuring the highest standards of Food Safety, Quality, Compliance, and Customer Satisfaction are maintained at all times. You'll act as the site's technical ambassador, driving a culture of continuous improvement while developing strong relationships with customers, auditors, and key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the site's Food Safety, Quality, Hygiene, and Technical functions.
  • Maintain BRC accreditation and customer approvals, ensuring the site remains audit-ready at all times.
  • Drive a proactive food safety and quality culture across the business.
  • Lead customer visits, audits, and technical reviews, acting as the primary customer contact.
  • Develop and implement technical continuous improvement strategies.
  • Manage, coach, and develop the Technical team, building capability and succession plans.
  • Support site-wide operational excellence through effective auditing, benchmarking, and risk management.
  • Lead and support HACCP, TACCP, traceability, and food integrity programmes.
  • Work collaboratively with Operations to ensure safe, legal, and high-quality products are consistently delivered.

About You

  • Degree qualified in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related discipline.
  • Proven Technical Manager or Senior Technical leadership experience within chilled food manufacturing.
  • Strong knowledge of BRC, HACCP, Food Safety, Quality Systems, and customer standards.
  • Experience managing major retailer accounts and customer relationships.
  • Strong leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Passion for continuous improvement and technical excellence.

Desirable

  • Level 4 HACCP qualification.
  • Lead Auditor qualification.
  • Leadership or Management qualification.
  • Experience in meat processing, thermal processing, microbiology, or food integrity systems.

Why Join Pilgrim's Europe?

Benefits Include:

  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Annual bonus opportunity
  • Pension scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Employee discount platform
  • Ongoing learning and development
  • Career progression opportunities within one of Europe's leading food businesses

If you're an experienced Technical leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and is passionate about delivering food safety and quality excellence, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future of Technical excellence at Pilgrim's Europe.

Pilgrim’s Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.

Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.

Across Pilgrim’s Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim’s Europe team are based in our Pilgrim’s UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim’s Food Masters and Pilgrim’s Shared Services businesses.

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