Technical Compliance Manager
- Milton Keynes
- On-site
Join Lantmännen Unibake one of Europe’s leading bakery groups, and help us deliver safe, high‑quality products enjoyed by millions every day.
We’re looking for an experienced Technical Compliance Manager to lead food safety, quality, and compliance across our Milton Keynes and Bedford sites. Reporting to the Group Technical Manager, you’ll play a key role in maintaining our high standards, ensuring audit readiness, driving continuous improvement, and supporting our mission to produce safe, legal, and exceptional products.
What You’ll Be Doing
As Technical Compliance Manager, you will:
- Lead and coordinate BRC, customer, and third‑party audits, ensuring successful preparation, delivery, and follow‑up
- Own and enhance the site Quality Management System, including risk assessments, validations, and procedural governance
- Provide expert guidance on legal, customer and third‑party technical standards
- Manage technical KPIs, trend data, and report performance insights to drive improvements
- Oversee the internal audit programme, ensuring it delivers clear and impactful continuous improvement
- Lead compliance activities around food safety, allergen control, HACCP, traceability and supplier assurance
- Champion and maintain the sites’ HACCP, VACCP/TACCP, allergen and recall/incident management plans
- Support mass balance exercises, microbiological monitoring, and testing programmes (nutritional, micro, allergen, water)
- Own the NCR system and drive effective corrective and preventative actions
- Coach, train and develop technical and operational teams, promoting strong compliance culture
- Build strong cross‑functional relationships and support customer visits and non‑conformance closure
- Lead and develop your direct reports across non‑factory technical functions
Work with great people
Skills & Requirements
What We’re Looking For
You’ll succeed in this role if you bring:
Qualifications & Knowledge
- HND/BSc/MSc in a food science or related discipline (desirable)
- Advanced HACCP, Lead Auditor and VACCP/TACCP training
- Strong understanding of Quality Management Systems and BRCGS standards
- Competency with MS Office and technical systems (experience with AX/Traceability/NCR advantageous)
Experience
- A Sound Background in a technical or QA role within food manufacturing; bakery experience an advantage
- Proven success managing customer and third‑party audits
- Experience in supplier assurance, compliance and customer‑facing environments
Behaviours
- A collaborative team player with a positive, ‘can‑do’ mindset
- Excellent attention to detail and problem‑solving ability
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- Pragmatic, organised and able to work independently
- Honest, reliable and committed to high standards
Why Join Us?
At Lantmännen Unibake, you’ll be part of a supportive, values‑driven team where your expertise truly makes an impact. You’ll help shape the compliance framework of a major bakery operation, working alongside talented colleagues in a fast‑paced environment committed to continuous improvement.
Ready to Rise with Us?
If you’re passionate about food safety, quality and making a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.
About the company
Lantmännen Unibake is a leading global bakery company within the Lantmännen Group. With expertise in bakery products for food service and retail, we serve consumers around the clock and across the world every day. The aim is to make bread and pastry a profitable business for our customers through tasty, high-quality products and innovative solutions and based on a sustainable mind-set and excellent food safety standards. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Lantmännen Unibake operates modern bakeries around the world and has sales in more than 60 countries. The brand portfolio comprises a range of well-established B2B and BtC brands e.g. Schulstad Bakery Solutions, Schulstad, Bonjour, Vaasan, Pastridor and Hatting. Lantmännen Unibake has a turnover of EUR 1.5 billion and employs more than 6,000 people in 20+ countries. Appetite for more? More about Lantmännen Unibake
#1It goes right. Right from the start. New people start at Lantmännen Unibake every day. We’re used to creating the right beginning, right from day one. We’re ready for you.
#2Baking is a people business. Lantmännen Unibake has flour on its hands and people at its heart. The whole process of making everyday products takes team work, open-ness and mutual respect.
#3It's a group thing. Working for a global business is different. You feel connected to something bigger. Your team has a higher purpose. Ripples turn into waves.
#4It's about baking the future. We are taking baking further. Not just geographically but in terms of innovation. We have a proud heritage but we want to explore new products, markets and opportunities.
#5Diversity is a reality. Not an ambition. Not only are we global, we hire a multitude of nationalities. At the moment, your future colleagues come from more than 40 countries.
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