Technical Manager (10 month FTC)- Up to £60,000 (pro-rata) or up to £500 day rate- London (hybrid)Pod Talent are excited to be partnering with a one of the fastest growing drinks businesses in the UK, who are looking for a technical manager to join their team for a 9 month maternity cover.In this role, you will be responsible for all end to end technical operations, leading all EPD and NDP activity, manage issues across complaints and quality, technical strategy, manage relationships with external parties such as manufacturers and 3PL partners, as well as managing artwork and legal compliance. This is a fantastic role if you enjoy being hands on and getting stuck into any task at hand! You will also be managing 1 direct report.If you are an experienced quality assurance or technical professional, looking to be involved with one of the hottest drinks brands in the market, this is the role for you!Key responsibilities: Lead and maintain all KPIs across the product range across quality and complaints, ensuring any issues are investigated and actionedManage relationships with third party manufacturers and logistics partners, ensuring they are being upheld to their KPIs and certification standards are maintainedMaintain the QMS program, ensuring all product specs are correct, and customers are updated with any changesResponsible for all compliance related issues, coordinating the due diligence testing programme, and supporting the project manager in all EPD and NPD queriesResponsi