Technical Compliance Manager

Technical Compliance Manager – Food Manufacturing

📍 London | Hybrid Working

💰 £50,000–£55,000 + up to 10% bonus

We’re working with a successful and expanding food manufacturer in London to appoint a Compliance Manager into a newly created role within its senior technical structure. This position has been introduced to enhance compliance capability, strengthen governance, and embed best practice across the business.

This is a high-impact role, offering the opportunity to take full ownership of food safety and regulatory compliance while shaping how the organisation approaches audits, risk, and responsible business practices.

What’s on Offer

• £50,000–£55,000 salary plus up to 10% annual bonus
• Hybrid working arrangement
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Healthcare benefits
• Retail, wellbeing, and leisure discounts

The Position

Reporting into technical leadership, the Compliance Manager will act as the central point of authority for all compliance-related matters. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders and site-based teams to ensure legal, customer, and third-party standards are consistently achieved, while driving a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion food safety, legality, and compliance standards across all operations
• Plan, lead, and close internal and external audits, ensuring ongoing audit readiness
• Own and develop core technical systems, including QMS, internal auditing programmes, pest control, and quality reporting tools
• Review and interpret compliance data, complaints, and supplier performance to identify risks, trends, and improvement opportunities
• Lead ethical, environmental, and social compliance activities, supporting broader ESG objectives
• Manage packaging compliance, including EPR reporting and recyclability assessments
• Work collaboratively with operations, supply chain, commercial, and technical teams to resolve issues and improve processes
• Build strong working relationships with customers, suppliers, and regulatory bodies
• Lead, coach, and develop a small Quality and Compliance team

About You

• Degree qualified in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related discipline
• At least three years’ experience within the food industry, ideally in a compliance or technical leadership role
• Confident and credible communicator, comfortable influencing at all levels
• Previous experience managing or mentoring team members
• HACCP Level 3 +
• Experience with GFSI/BRC standards, ESG frameworks, or technical system implementation would be advantageous

If you’re looking for a role where you can truly influence standards, lead change, and make a lasting impact within a progressive food business, we’d be keen to hear from you.