Head of Technical & Quality

The Head of Technical & Quality position in Food Science centres on implement a robust, audit‑ready every day environment—no pre‑audit clean‑ups, no surprises. It would suit someone who can bring agile, decisive and adaptable - able to operate in a dynamic, high‑pressure environment while maintaining clarity, control, and excellent judgment to the role.

Known job details

• Location: Food Science
• Contract: Temporary
• Additional detail: Training or development support may be provided.

Likely focus of the role

• Implement a robust, audit‑ready every day environment—no pre‑audit clean‑ups, no surprises.
• Bring heightened visibility to customer COP compliance, micro performance, and factory standards.
• Ensure all customer feedback, audit findings, and non‑conformances are closed out fully, on time, and with sustainable fixes, not temporary patches.

Requirements mentioned

• Extensive technical leadership experience within a complex, highly regulated FMCG environment, ideally food manufacturing supplying major UK retailers.
• Experience designing and embedding governance frameworks, internal audit programmes, and risk‑based technical systems that deliver repeatable audit success.
• Strong background in leading technical teams through cultural change, capability uplift, high‑performance expectations, and disciplined execution.