Assistant Technical Manager

Join a growing Food business driving positive change in the food industry.

They are seeking an ambitious Assistant Technical Manager to support their expanding operations in Northampton. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role within a forward-thinking technical team, with a clear career path towards becoming a Technical Manager.

As part of their commitment to excellence, they continue to invest in people, facilities, and systems to achieve a vision of becoming a recognised leader in our product category.

The Role

Reporting to the Technical Manager, you’ll ensure that all products leaving our site are safe, legal, authentic, and meet customer and consumer expectations. You’ll bring expertise across food safety, compliance, and quality systems, supporting audits and driving continuous improvement. Within 12 months, you’ll be expected to competently deputise for the Technical Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion food safety culture and quality across site operation
• Provide advanced technical support across all functions (supplier assurance, quality systems, product development)
• Maintain site certifications (BRCGS, RT, Organic, BMPA) through audits, compliance checks, and system reviews
• Lead on internal audits, hygiene improvements, labelling compliance, and technical investigations
• Respond to technical queries from customers, auditors, and regulators
• Support and contribute to staff training, development, and continuous improvement initiatives

About You

You will be a motivated technical or quality professional with the ambition to step into a future Technical Manager role.

• A degree (or higher) in Food Science, Microbiology, or a related field
• Experience of BRC and retailer audits, with knowledge of retailer standards
• Strong technical skills across core quality and compliance functions
• Proven supervisory or technical management experience (chilled, high-risk preferred)
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement