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Technical Manager - Pilgrims Europe, Attleborough

Location

: Attleborough

Reports to

: Site Director

Department

: Technical

Are you a technical food professional with a passion for leading people? Pilgrims Europe is seeking a Technical Manager to lead our Attleborough site Technical Team. This is more than a technical role - it's a people-focused leadership opportunity where you'll shape the future of food safety, quality, and innovation across a high-profile FMCG operation.

Why This Role is Exciting

Lead a high-performing Technical Team, mentoring, coaching, and developing talent to their full potential. Take ownership of food safety, quality, and compliance across all site operations, including audits, investigations, and KPI delivery. Drive technical innovation, problem-solving, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced FMCG environment. Build strong relationships across the business and with major retailer technical teams, influencing decisions and shaping processes. Make a tangible impact by embedding a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous learning.

Your Responsibilities

Champion food safety and quality on-site, leading by example and promoting a strong culture throughout the business. Manage, develop, and inspire your Technical Team, ensuring they have the skills, confidence, and motivation to deliver excellence. Lead complex technical investigations, root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions for non-conformances. Oversee site preparation for audits and inspections, including customer and statutory audits. Work cross-functionally to support NPD, innovation, and operational improvement projects. Monitor and deliver Technical KPIs, driving continuous improvement and best practices.

What You'll Bring

Essential

:

BSc in Food Science or related discipline; Food Safety Level 4 & HACCP Level 4 Proven experience in FMCG or chilled food operations, ideally meat processing Strong technical expertise in microbiology, hygiene, audits, and compliance Demonstrable experience leading, mentoring, and developing teams Highly analytical with strong problem-solving skills

Desirable:

Experience with major retailer technical requirements Knowledge of raw meat processing, welfare standards, and continuous improvement tools Proven ability to drive technical innovation and process improvements

Why Join Pilgrims Europe?

Lead a visible, influential Technical function with the ability to make a real impact. Develop your team and create a culture of learning, excellence, and growth. Work in a dynamic FMCG environment where innovation, quality, and people are valued. Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package Generous holiday allowance Pension Contributions Employee Wellbeing programs Training and development opportunities to enhance your technical and leadership skills Career progression in a growing food business

? If you're a technical expert with a passion for people development and ready to shape the future of food safety and quality at a leading FMCG site, we want to hear from you.

Apply now and take your technical and leadership career to the next level!

The company

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.

What we'll bring to the table

Competitive Salary

Competitive Holiday Entitlement

Pension Contribution

Family Friendly Policies

Learning and Development Opportunities

Life Assurance

People matter

Our values

Determination

Simplicity

Availability

Humility

Discipline

Sincerity

Ownership