Safety Manager – Food Safety

Join our team!

Our offices are based in London and Macclesfield, linked via good public transport routes. We offer comprehensive learning & development opportunities, and an engaging work atmosphere. They are sociable and open spaces with fantastic restaurant / catering facilities. Lunch subsidies / free refreshments and snacks are offered.

This role is a predominantly home-based position with travel and visits to either our Macclesfield or London office on a bi-weekly basis. As this role requires working at locations across the UK, the successful candidate will be required to drive.

What you’ll be doing…

This is a great opportunity for a subject matter expert in Food Safety to join our Safety and Wellbeing team as a Safety Manager to act as an ambassador of Safety as a core value, such that their interactions inspire people across the business to further enable robust food safety & health and safety standards, performance, and culture.

We are looking for a Safety Manager who is passionate about doing the right thing and able:

• Experience at developing, influencing, and driving food safety
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders across multiple levels.
• Challenge self and others to drive continuous improvement.
• Communicate food safety processes effectively to a range of people.
• Handle multiple projects and adapt quickly to new initiatives.
• Thorough working knowledge of relevant food safety standards and regulations.
• Experience in food safety in hospitality, food service sector, or similar comparable/higher risk sectors.
• Thorough working knowledge of robust incident reporting and investigation.
• Experience with food safety and health and safety management systems and auditing.
• Experience in delivering food safety training.

Working Pattern: Monday – Friday

What can you bring?

Skills and Experience:

• 5 + years of food safety management experience
• Hold a recognised degree level qualification or equivalent in Food Safety
• L4 Food Safety qualification
• HACCP qualification
• Health and Safety qualification desirable
• Membership to recognised professional body
• Formal leadership training / qualification desirable

Our way of saying thank you…

At Elior, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel appreciated & rewarded, which is why we offer generous rewards & benefits in exchange for your dedicated efforts.

FREE On-Site Lunches: Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.

Support Your Way of Life:

• Flexible Working: We offer full-time & part-time roles, with varying shift patterns across the business. Allowing colleagues the flexibility to balance their personal & professional commitments
• Hybrid Working Model: Collaborate & innovate in the office three days a week while enjoying focused work-from-home days
• Holiday Allowance: Relax & recharge with 31 days of holiday (including bank holidays)
• Additional Holiday Purchase Option: Customise your time off by purchasing extra holidays
• Family Leave: Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options
• Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work

Big Enough for Growth, Small Enough to Connect:

• Opportunities for career progression while developing a close-knit community

Supporting You Through Life’s Ups & Downs:

• Access mental health support & comprehensive wellbeing benefits

Keeping Finances & Wellbeing in Mind:

• Life assurance, workplace pension schemes, discounts, cashback, entertainment, leisure discounts, & a cycle to work scheme

Why it’s great to work for us…

Elior is a multi-award-winning people business and one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, with over 10,000 colleagues operating across a diverse range of sectors including:

• Workplaces & Office Space
• Sporting Venues & Stadiums
• Attraction & Heritage Sites
• Public Sector & Defence
• Health, Care & Hospitals
• Schools, Colleges & Universities

Along with our purpose of enriching lives everywhere, every day, we’re committed to an inclusive culture and want our people to feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.

That’s why 85% of colleagues tell us how proud they are to work for us!

Elior Celebrates Equality

Our aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work!

Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop, and retain best people from the widest possible talent pool we’re committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.