Food Quality and Safety Manager – Leisure or Retail

Food Quality and Safety Manager – Leisure or retail
Location: London – with UK travel
Salary £48,000 – £57,600+ benefits

Our Client knows what it’s like to be a market leader. That’s why they provide you with the opportunities to reach your goals, enjoy a successful career and be at the top of your game! The challenges are immense. The pay-off is even greater. And the experience you’ll get is unlike anything – anywhere. As a Food Quality & you’ll touch every part of our Client’s business. If you’re an energetic and driven individual with food quality and safety experience in a restaurant, retail or hospitality environment, we want to meet you.

The role
To provide professional Health and Safety and Food Safety support and advice to partners across the UK business to ensure all incidents are dealt with effectively and that the business remains compliant with relevant legislation.
Develop policies and procedures in line with functional strategy and legislative changes.
Provides technical support to UK business in the areas of food safety and health and safety.
Provides leadership competency in designated areas such a fire safety, pest control, food hygiene etc.
Builds and develops UK health and safety and food safety programs in line with functional, business and regulatory strategy.
Ensures all communication into department is dealt with within designated time frames and that relevant actions and responses are documented.
Establishes communication plan with field operations via relevant internal tools to ensure partners are kept up to date about relevant H&S/food safety topics, changes to procedures or legislation.
Follows up as appropriate with stores, district managers and regional directors to ensure any EHO/fire office or other relevant persons actions are completed and are up to the standard expected.
Provides technical support to stores, district managers and regional directors on H&S/food safety related queries and issues.
Ensures all H&S/food safety related complaints, including claims handling, food poisoning and RIDDOR incidents, are fully investigated, tracked and resolved on a timely basis.
Quarterly reporting to line manager.
Attends meetings with external regulatory bodies, suppliers and other third parties to represent the business from a H&S/food safety perspective.
Delivers functional project management for UK projects to ensure development of UK quality and safety.
Provides input and support to other Support Centre project teams and to wider EMEA R&D and QA and Regulatory functional projects where there are aspects relating to H&S/food safety.
Takes ownership for continued professional development to ensure sufficient knowledge, skills and expertise to carry out all relevant duties.
Provides leadership in areas of crisis management, business continuity and food safety/H&S recall.
Responsible for budget management and yearly development and forecasting.
Manages UK QA and H&S audit programs.
Provides monthly reporting and direction to leadership team.
Partners with wider EMEA RQA function and EMEA R&D and QA and Regulatory team.

The person:
Degree educated or equivalent
Food quality and safety experience gained within a multi-site retailer or food chain
Ability to undertake UK wide travel
Certificate level qualification in H&S and food safety essential, from a recognised qualification route (i.e. NEBOSH, British Safety Council, Royal Institute of Public Health, CIEH)
Intermediate level experience in MS Office packages, including Excel
Ability to balance needs of the business against legal requirements and/or guidelines
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to communicate with internal partners at all levels
Ability to deal with ambiguity and changing priorities
Ability to prioritise work effectively and appropriately, taking into account emergency situations
Ability to use initiative, anticipating required support and taking (or proposing) appropriate action
Ability to multi task
Experience in a similar role essential, including experience managing relationships with external agencies (e.g. EHOs, fire officers etc)

To apply please email your CV, or call for more details!