Technical Assistant Manager

Job description

Skipton, North Yorkshire
£35,000 + Benefits

Monday to Friday | 35 Hours per Week | Flexible Start & Finish Times

Are you an experienced food manufacturing professional looking to develop your career within Technical and Quality?

Our client is a well-established and growing food manufacturing business seeking a Technical Assistant Manager to support the Technical Manager in delivering the highest standards of food safety, quality and compliance across their production operation.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business that values continuous improvement, teamwork and employee development, offering a great work-life balance with flexible working hours.

Working closely with the Technical Manager, you will play a key role in supporting quality assurance, laboratory testing, hygiene standards and compliance activities, whilst also providing day-to-day supervision of the processing team.

This is a varied, hands-on role that combines technical responsibilities with people management within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

• Support the delivery of food safety, quality and compliance standards.
• Coordinate laboratory testing, environmental monitoring and shelf-life testing.
• Maintain laboratory records and manage sample submissions.
• Support hygiene standards, chemical control and cleaning processes.
• Assist with equipment validation, calibration and maintenance records.
• Support internal, customer and external audits.
• Maintain technical documentation and controlled systems.
• Work closely with production teams to drive product quality and continuous improvement.
• Supervise the processing team, including rota planning, performance management and training.
• Monitor absence, holidays and day-to-day team performance.
• Promote a positive food safety culture across the site.

We are keen to speak with candidates who have:

• Previous experience within a food manufacturing technical, quality or QA role.
• Knowledge of food safety, HACCP and quality systems.
• Experience supporting audits and maintaining technical documentation.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience, or the desire to progress into a leadership role.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to work collaboratively across Technical and Production teams.

• Salary of £35,000
• Monday to Friday working
• 35-hour working week
• Flexible start and finish times
• Company benefits package
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• A supportive and friendly working environment
• Genuine opportunity to develop your career within a growing food manufacturing business

If you're looking for a role where you can develop your technical expertise whilst taking on greater responsibility within a successful food manufacturing business, we'd love to hear from you.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Skipton

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Salary indication

£35,000 Per Month

Published at

07-08-2026

Profession type

Scientific Services

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English