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Site Tech­ni­cal Manager

Cranswick Gourmet Sausage Co. (Lazenby’s) is our fast-paced sausage facility located in Hull. Using only the best cuts of British pork, fresh herbs and spices, Cranswick is the UK’s leading producer of gourmet sausages and burgers, supplying major retailers and foodservice outlets alike.

The main duties of the role include;

The Site Technical Manager is responsible for the Technical operation and systems for the site, maintaining technical standards, in line with legislation and customer requirements. Ensuring the members of the technical team are also effectively implementing and managing in line with legislative and customer operating standards (A full job description is available upon request).

Monday – Friday; office hours

Some of the Main Duties are:

  • Responsible for product quality, safety, integrity and legality
  • Accountable for the technical and quality assurance function of the site meeting company, legislative, customer and 3rd party accreditation body standards
  • Ensuring that the Technical Team is adequately trained and that any further training needs are identified and supported
  • Ensuring that the company’s quality systems are fully compliant with current standards and customer requirements
  • Maintenance and Leadership of the HACCP and TACCP Plan
  • Ensures that technical resource is available for involvement in trials associated with Technical, NPD, Engineering, Manufacturing, Packaging, Hygiene, etc.
  • Advising other members of the Senior Management Team about quality, food safety and legislative requirements
  • Develop expertise across the site, fully understanding the processes and constraints, to continuously improve food safety, legality and quality compliance across the site, in conjunction with other members of the operations team
  • Keeping abreast of changes in technology, legislation and customer requirements to ensure that the company is always fully conversant with the latest information
  • Responsible for retrieving data, compiling and presenting ad hoc technical reviews to site and company senior management
  • Management of quarterly site and monthly retailer KPI reports
  • Leads independent projects as and when the need arises, ensuring that all company, legislative, customer and 3rd party accreditation body standards are considered

The successful candidate will have:

  • Food-related BSc qualification or a minimum of 7 years relevant food manufacturing experience
  • Level 4 food safety and HACCP training
  • Experience in allergen and TACCP management
  • Hazards and near miss reporting training.
  • H&S and accident investigation training
  • Recognised PC skills (Microsoft Office Word, Excel & PowerPoint).
  • Strong Management and team development Skills


Salary to be discussed at interview stage

If you are interested in this position and for a full job description, please submit your CV and cover letter to:

[email protected]

(Internal applicants must make their line manager aware before applying)

Please indicate salary expectations

Closing date: 07th July 2025

Please note that if a suitable candidate is found, this closing date may be brought forward.

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