Food Manufacturing Technical Manager

Company: Kingdom Services Group Ltd
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Location: Maidstone
Job Description:

Are you an experienced Technical Manager with a background in manufacturing or engineering?

Do you enjoy leading technical teams, driving process improvements and ensuring compliance across production, safety and quality?

If so, this could be an excellent opportunity to take ownership of a key function within a growing and forward-thinking business.

What’s the role all about?

As a Technical Manager, you’ll be responsible for leading the technical function across manufacturing operations, ensuring products, processes and systems meet the highest standards of quality, safety and performance.

You’ll play a key role in driving continuous improvement, supporting operational efficiency and ensuring compliance with industry regulations and internal standards.

Key responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the technical and engineering function across the business
  • Ensure compliance with quality, safety and regulatory standards
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across production and processes
  • Provide technical guidance and support to engineering and production teams
  • Oversee product and process development activities
  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, cost and performance
  • Work cross-functionally with operations, quality and leadership teams
  • Support audits, inspections and compliance activities
  • Develop and maintain technical procedures and documentation
  • Lead and develop a high-performing technical team

What you’ll need

To Succeed In This Role, You’ll Bring

  • Experience in a Technical Manager, Engineering Manager or similar leadership role
  • Background within manufacturing, engineering or production environments
  • Strong understanding of technical processes, quality and compliance
  • Proven experience driving process improvement and operational efficiency
  • Strong leadership and team development skills
  • Ability to influence and communicate effectively at all levels

Desirable

  • Experience within regulated or high-spec manufacturing environments
  • Knowledge of quality standards or compliance frameworks
  • Exposure to health, safety and environmental processes

About You

You’re a proactive and strategic technical leader who can balance hands‑on support with long‑term planning.

You’ll Be

  • Commercially aware
  • Solutions-focused
  • A strong communicator and influencer
  • Organised and detail-driven
  • Passionate about continuous improvement

Salary and Benefits

  • Up to £70,000pa
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Additional three days off over the festive period
  • Company pension scheme
  • Life cover (3x salary)
  • Company bonus scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Interested?

If you’re an experienced Technical Manager looking to make an impact within a manufacturing environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.

Kingdom People are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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Posted: April 14th, 2026