Technical Manager Livingston

Company Description

We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! ……And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).

FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.

We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We are proud manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St Albans. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations. 

Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox’s or the choc-chip to our Maryland?!  We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.

We are committed to building an inclusive workforce that feels empowered to build a fulfilling and successful career. By embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) we create a supportive environment for people to thrive and strive to have more positive impact.

We understand that having formal and on-the-job learning opportunities is key to our colleagues’ professional and personal growth. We are committed to providing an environment where everyone can learn from each other and grow through a variety of learning experiences.

Our colleagues make our business special. With strong community values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial, and supporting each other whilst meeting our business goals.

About the Role

We’re looking for a dedicated and experienced Technical Manager based at our Livingston site, to lead Food Safety, Hygiene, and Quality Assurance. As a key member of the Plant Leadership Team, you’ll be responsible for driving a strong FS&Q culture, ensuring full audit and inspection readiness, and leading these processes with confidence. You’ll also oversee hygiene and pest control systems, maintaining compliance and operational excellence across the site.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about food safety and quality, with a proactive mindset and strong leadership skills.

Main Responsibilities

FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY SYSTEM​

• Defines and states rules and good-practices for the bakery, based on guidelines defined by Group Quality System and other external organizations​
• Is in charge in cascading processes, policies and procedures defined for FBC UK network​
• Defines sanitation, GMP, HACCP and Pest control activities aimed to guarantee appropriate sanitary condition within the working environment - define hygiene standards, agree routine and organization solutions to run the proper activities. ​
• Facilitates Continuous Improvement at Plant level

HYGIENE​

• Defines and states rules and good-practices to assure hygiene standards​
• Define routine and organization solutions to run the proper activities to achieve hygiene standards​
• Works with Operations and Plant Planning teams to ensure cleaning processes are included during planning cycles​
• Defines pest controls activities aimed to guarantee appropriate sanitary condition within the working environment​ and ensures activities are developed to resolve issues

QUALITY ASSURANCE​

• Guarantee that Lines operate in the respect of quality standards and contributes to specification of employees’ training (production auto-control works)​
• Organizes and supervise internal and external monitoring, to assure the proper application of site activity on product safety and quality. (Part of FSQ assurance)​
• Ensures that the shop floor personnel (operators) operates in the respect of the quality standards, ensuring the operators are competent in selected technical activities

LEADERSHIP

• Leads the FSQ management team and ensures that development plans are in place
• Has successors identified for leadership roles and all FSQ related staff are aware of career path

Who we are looking for

• Lead Auditor FSSC 22000
• HACCP level 4
• Food Safety Level 4
• Experience in Technical management in an FMCG process
• Has supplied UK retailer private label products and led retailer audits and visits
• Bakery experience is highly desirable

Diversity Statement

FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.