Hartmann Young is partnered with a rapidly growing nutraceutical contract manufacturer currently scaling operations following significant investment into a new 170,000 sq ft manufacturing facility.
We are seeking a commercially minded Head of Technical to lead technical, regulatory, validation, and customer technical capability across a fast-growth manufacturing environment.
This is not a traditional compliance-led role. The successful candidate will bridge Technical, Quality, Production, Engineering, and Regulatory functions to support operational scale-up, retailer standards, process capability, and technical excellence.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead technical and regulatory strategy across the business
• Oversee BRC, GMP, Organic, ISO22000, Halal and retailer standards
• Drive process understanding, validation, RCA and technical risk management
• Support retailer and customer technical relationships and audits
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering and Quality
• Strengthen technical governance during major site expansion and automation growth
• Build scalable systems to support long-term European growth
Requirements:
• Senior technical leadership experience within nutraceutical, food, pharma or FMCG manufacturing
• Strong BRC and retailer audit experience
• Strong understanding of supplement regulations across UK and international markets
• Deep operational and manufacturing process understanding
• Experience supporting scale-up and fast-growth manufacturing environments
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills
This is a high-impact leadership opportunity with genuine influence over the future direction of a rapidly expanding manufacturing business.
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