Senior Technical Quality Manager

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Technical Manager to shape and execute the Technical function with a central oversight across all Produce manufacturing sites. Serving Morrisons and a growing number of external customers, the successful individual will have a proven track record in leading the technical function for diverse produce operations. This pivotal role involves driving food quality and improved customer satisfaction whilst also ensuring robust Food Safety, legality, and integrity across all of our produce manufacturing sites, covering high risk and low risk areas. Location: Centre - Bradford, West Yorkshire - with ability to travel to all produce sites Hours: 37.5 Hours per week - Usually Mon-Fri Contract: 12 Month FTC Key Responsibilities: Develop and implement the overarching Technical strategy for the Produce division, ensuring consistency and excellence across all sites. Work closely with Site Technical Managers to provide strategic direction, expertise, and resource alignment, ensuring alignment with commercial, operational, and broader business goals. Drive change programmes for quality delivery and lead technical integration for new business projects across the portfolio of sites. Ensure safe, legal, high quality products across the entire Produce network. Develop and manage the central technical auditing, due diligence, and risk assessment programs for all produce sites. About you We're looking for someone with in-depth knowledge of food manufacturing processes, quality and food safety controls, and legislation. You will also ideally have a strong understanding of fresh produce, specifically Fruit and Vegetables. You will also have: Strong leadership skills with proven experience in managing and influencing technical functions across multiple sites or a large scale network. Ability to drive performance improvement and manage change at pace across diverse operational teams. Excellent communication, engagement, and motivational skills, capable of influencing senior stakeholders and Site Technical teams. About us In return for all your hard work, you will receive: 15% discount in store from the day you join us Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member Annual bonus scheme Career progression and development opportunities Generous holiday entitlement Market leading pension scheme and life assurance Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP 'MyPerks' giving you discount with over 850 retailers Free parking onsite Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave Private Healthcare Car Allowance / Company Car Alive with activity, our modern Head Office is home to our corporate teams that make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you'll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, Morrisons Daily and a subsidised restaurant. We are within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - and we even have free parking! At our Head Office you will expect to find supplier showcases, charity fundraising and celebrations all year round for the events that mean the most to our colleagues. There's more to our business as it's fast paced and ever changing, as such we've got lots of fresh opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We'd love to meet you! At Morrisons, we're proud to be building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We want every colleague to feel respected, supported and able to be themselves at work. Different voices, experiences and ways of thinking help us grow and improve and that's good for our customers too. We're always looking for people from all walks of life to join us and bring their talents to our team. Together, we can build a workplace where everyone has the chance to thrive, make a difference and belong. TPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2025-12-11