Group Technical Systems Manager
Greencore
Remote-friendly
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, Greencore is one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we employ over 28,000 colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Our products span every meal occasion, and in FY25 our shared passion helped deliver combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct-to-store network ensures fresh and frozen food reaches thousands of stores every day. To support this scale, we are delivering a significant transformation through our Making Business Easier (MBE) programme, and this role is a key part of making that change land successfully.
Group Technical Systems Manager @ Greencore
To lead the development, governance and continuous improvement of Group Technical systems, data, and processes across all sites. The role ensures robust, standardised and compliant technical systems that support operational excellence, audit readiness, and evolving legislative and customer requirements.
What you'll be doing:
- Site support as requested (remote and on site), prioritised via Heads of Technical and Group Technical
- Act as escalation point for systems and process challenges, ensure consistent application of policies, systems and standards
- Lead design, implementation and rollout of Group Technical systems (liaising with IT), ensure systems are standardised and scalable
- Support testing and continuous improvement
- Own collection, collation and reporting of Group technical data (e.g. EPR, sustainability), Improve data capture and reporting processes, ensuring accuracy and consistency
- Design and deliver training for technical systems
- Build capability across sites by coaching and supporting teams
- Lead or support Group Technical projects and deliver against agreed plans
- Attend Group and Category Technical meetings, build cross-functional relationships
- Influence adoption of best practice
- Support implementation of new legislation and customer requirements
- Translate into practical system solutions
What you'll need:
- Degree qualified or equivalent experience
- Understanding of technical KPIs and continuous improvement
- Experience of systems implementation and data management
- Internal audit and compliance knowledge
- Root cause analysis capability
- Strong IT/system capability
- Food safety qualifications (HACCP, Hygiene, TACCP)
- Allergen management knowledge
- Coaching and influencing skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills
What you'll get in return:
- Competitive salary and job-related benefits
- Competitive matched pension contributions
- Annual Target Bonus
- Life insurance up to 4x salary
- Company share save scheme
- Greencore Qualifications
- Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
- Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
- Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
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