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Technical Manager

Job in Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1, England, UK
Listing for: Wallace Hind Selection LTD
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-03-02
Job specializations:
  • Manufacturing / Production
    Quality Engineering
  • Engineering
    Quality Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 50000 - 60000 GBP Yearly GBP 50000.00 60000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Are you an ambitious Technical Manager with COMAH experience? Do you have a solid background in chemical manufacturing where you have led formulation development (NPD) and / or quality? We're a sub-contract and own label manufacturer. Our Technical Director is on course to retire. Come and spend time with them before they leave and develop yourself into their role!
 
BASIC SALARY:
Up to £60,000
 
BENEFITS:

· 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

· 4% company pension

· 3 x death in service

· Christmas shut-down

· Bonus

LOCATION:

Peterborough
 
COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS:
Huntingdon, Cambridge, St Neots, Bedford, Corby, Wellingborough, Kettering, Leicester, Stamford, Grantham, Spalding, Kings Lynn, March, Wisbech
 
Why you should join us:
1. Guaranteed succession plan and growth opportunity with our Technical Director retiring
2. We are a 3rd party and own label manufacturer - so there will be so much variety and NPD
3. Ultimately full autonomy for all technical and compliance within the business

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Technical Manager - Chemical, COMAH, Quality
 
I know this is a cliché, but opportunities like this don't come about very often.
 
Our Technical Director is retiring after a very successful career with us. Before they do, you can ease yourself in their role, utilising their mentorship and support.
 
The Technical Director is currently responsible for (some directly and some indirectly via their reports):

· QHSE - Including GMP / VMD / ISO / H&S

· COMAH

· QP

· Laboratory / regulatory

· Technical leadership to manufacturing

· New Product Development

· Product registration

· Product pricing

· Process route advice

· Pre sales technical input

· After-sales / customer / technical support

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical Manager - Chemical, COMAH, Quality
 
Depending largely on your exact background in Technical Management, Quality Management, NPD, you can immediately take responsibility for laboratory and regulatory and quality control for us.
 
Maybe more from the off, if you are ready and capable.
 
YOUR BACKGROUND:
Technical Manager - Chemical, COMAH, Quality

· Degree educated in Chemistry or equivalent

· Manufacturing experience gained in a COMAH environment

· Led a Technical team or equivalent

· Likely experience of formulation development (NPD), and/or Quality Control, regulatory and compliance
 
THE COMPANY:
 
We are a well established own label and 3rd party chemical manufacturer. Following our MBO, we still remain a family-owned business to this day - we pride ourselves on the quality, integrity, and traceability of all our products, formulating and packing them to the highest standards and continuously striving to gain new industry approvals. Our product portfolio include Agrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Veterinary and more.

PROSPECTS:
 
You know there is a guaranteed succession plan. The chance for you to develop your knowledge in areas you are not as strong, before our Technical Director retires and you gain full autonomy for technical and compliance within our business.
 
It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services:  Technical Manager, COMAH, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Formulation, Laboratory.
 
INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.
 
Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Please Note:

Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.
 
, Wallace Hind Selection
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