Are you a hands-on Quality or Technical professional looking to grow with an ambitious food business?
Whether you’re a Quality Manager/Technical Assistant ready to take the next step, or a hands-on Technical Manager seeking a different challenge, this could be for you.
At Devonvale Bakery, we’re known for our flapjacks, cakes, and bars, supplying across foodservice and retail. We are now building the next chapter of our story — expanding into modern, functional, and premium snacking products. As part of this journey, we’re looking for a Quality & Technical Manager to lead food safety, technical standards, and daily quality control across our site.
What you’ll be doing
- Leading and managing all quality and technical systems across the site.
- Owning and developing our HACCP, QMS, internal audits, specification, supplier approval and complaints systems.
- Acting as the key contact for customer audits, quality issues, and product specifications.
- Being present daily on the bakery floor, checking goods in/out and working closely with the production team.
- Providing technical support for new product development.
- Playing a key role in preparing for future BRCGS accreditation.
- Developing your skills as the business grows, becoming a senior manager supporting the Operations Director as appropriate.
What we’re looking for
- Previous experience with food safety accreditations such as BRCGS, SALSA etc. would be an advantage.
- Strong understanding of HACCP, QMS and food safety legislation.
- Confident in working with customers and external auditors.
- Meticulous attention to detail, especially with specifications, packaging, and labelling.
- Practical, solutions-focused, and comfortable being out on the factory floor.
- A leader and communicator who is comfortable taking ownership and using their initiative.
- Hands-on experience in food manufacturing, would be ideal.
Devonvale takes Health and Safety seriously so we would expect the successful candidate to have a good understanding of and positive approach to this area.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship for this role.
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Send your CV with a short cover note telling us why you would be a great fit.
Pay: £35,000.00-£42,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
- Please confirm that you are able to commute daily to work or are planning to move to the area to enable this?
- Please confirm you have the right to work in the UK?
We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship for this role.
Work Location: In person
