Category Technical Manager

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
  
  
  

The Opportunity

In this role as Category Technical Manager, you’ll be a key member of the Food for Now (FFN) Leadership Team, taking ownership of the technical and quality agenda across the category. Playing a pivotal role in driving technical excellence, safeguarding product quality, and leading innovation across our diverse portfolio - including Urban Eat, Leaf & Loaf, West Cornwall Pasty Co., Real Wrap/Radar Rd, and associated depots.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Technical Account Managers and specialists.
• Ensure successful delivery of New Product Development (NPD) and Existing Product Development (EPD) projects.
• Provide technical support to our Aylesbury manufacturing facility, driving continuous improvement and alignment to FTG standards.
• Own and manage the technical gate process, ensuring safe and consistent product launches.
• Lead food safety risk management and incident responses across the category.
• Deliver KPI reporting, quality improvement initiatives, and support wider FTG technical strategy.
  
  
  

The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

We’re looking for someone with a proven background in food technical management, who can balance strategic leadership with hands-on problem solving.

• A degree (or equivalent) in a food science or related discipline.
• Significant experience (5+ years) in technical/quality management within chilled food manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, retailer standards, and BRC requirements.
• HACCP Level 4 and Food Safety Level 4 qualifications.
• Experience of leading teams, coaching and mentoring.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong internal and external relationships.
  
  
  

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member - you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.