Technical Manager

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.

Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.

Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

• The health and safety of self and others
• Leadership of the Kitchen West Quality and Food Safety Auditing team
• Oversight of process control, validation, HACCP and related systems
• Providing and supporting team and colleague training
• Leading internal and 3^rd party audits ensuring compliance is maintained to the highest levels
• Minimisation of held materials and finished stock.
• Submission and presentation of monthly reports in relation to key accountabilities and KPI’s.
• Maintaining respected, collaborative and influential relationships with colleagues and external personnel
• Prevention, investigation and closure of incidents and customer complaints
• Control and input to the setting of the Kitchen East technical budget
• Pest Control for Kitchen East
• Provide cover for the Group Technical Manager, Technical Manager Kitchen East and QFSA supervisors

• Experienced Technical Manager
• Passion for food safety and quality
• Food safety related degree
• Able to prevent rather than react to issues
• A strong understanding of the BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety and related food regulation
• Creation and continuous improvement of HACCP based quality management systems
• Certification that enables you to undertake internal audits and host 3rd party audits
• Management and control of food allergen and microbiological risks
• Use of digitalised quality systems alongside common office based software
• Investigation, resolution and prevention of issues and complaints
• Mentoring, coaching and developing people to maximise individual, team and business potential 

Ideally, you will also have experience of setting KPI's, use of SAP and of working in a complex ready meals business or similar environment. 

However, rarely does someone tick all the boxes and so if that's you but you feel you are right for the role then please apply. 

We look forward to hearing from you!

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.
Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.