ABOUT THE ROLE Join us at the Leckford Estate - the Waitrose Farm - and lead the technical standards that define our Leckford Estate brand. We are looking for a Technical Manager to lead all Quality & Technical activities to ensure Leckford Estate, the Waitrose Farm, produces and retails food that adheres to all appropriate Assurance Schemes, meets all statutory regulations & complies with Waitrose Technical policies. Lead Leckford Estate, the Waitrose Farm QMS Technical Management and Development ensuring safety & compliance at all times Deliver technical compliance projects to continuously improve ways of working at the Leckford Farm Estate. At a Glance Salary - £57,000 - £84,600 Contract type - This is a Permanent contract. Working pattern/flexible working - 35 hours per week. The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. Location - Leckford Farm approximately 3 days a week and our Bracknell Head Office when required. Interviews for this role will be held virtually w/c 2nd November Key responsibilities: In this role, you will lead/manage; All Quality & Technical activities to ensure Leckford Estate, the Waitrose Farm, produces and retails food that adheres to all appropriate Assurance Schemes, meets all statutory regulations & complies with Waitrose Technical policies. Leckford Estate, the Waitrose Farm QMS Technical Management and Development ensuring safety & compliance at all times. Relevant product, supplier & customer performance & relationships in order to ensure compliance to Waitrose quality, safety, legality and integrity, all relevant Brand standards & Commercial targets Deliver technical compliance projects to continuously improve ways of working at the Leckford Farm Estate. Essential skills/experience you’ll need Degree in food science (or similar) or equivalent experience in Technical within the Food & Grocery industry Technical, manufacturing experience within the food industry Supplier Management & Technical Development Passion for product and quality Driving Licence Specialist training e.g allergens, microbiology, pesticide management, specification management and product labelling legal requirements Desirable skills/experience you may have Additional specialist qualifications in specific category or product areas as required HACCP training (Level 3), Lead Assessor #LI-HEADOFFICE #LI-LB6 To learn more about this role, please copy and paste this link into a new browser window: https://embed.wirewax.com/8158302 Closing Date: October 26, 2026 Pay: £57,000.00 - £84,600.00 Annual Contract Type: Permanent Hours of Work: 35 hours per week, Mon-Fri Job Level: Partnership Level 6 Where You'll Be Working: Leckford Estate, Leckford Estate Office, Leckford, Hampshire, SO20 6DA ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us. We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose. As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it. Important points to note: It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview. At the John Lewis Partnership we’re not just employees; we’re co-owners, and that’s why we’re called Partners. Being a Partner means not only do we all collectively share the responsibilities of being the UK’s largest employee-owned business, but we also share in its rewards and successes. It’s this ownership model that makes the Partnership a very unique place to work.

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