Food – Health & Safety Manager

Job Description

More about the role:

• Champion a positive, proactive Food, Health & Safety culture, providing expert guidance, coaching, and mentoring to managers, chefs and operational teams.
• Acting as the main point of contact for health, safety and food safety matters
• Drive consistent implementation of Food, Health & Safety policies, procedures, training, and safety initiatives across all locations.
• Lead and support investigations into accidents, allergen incidents, and alleged food poisoning cases, identifying root causes and ensuring robust corrective and preventive actions are implemented.
• Analyse and report on safety performance data, identifying trends, assessing performance, and working with teams to reduce recurrences, escalating emerging risks.
• Conduct regular site visits, offering constructive feedback, identifying emerging risks, and promoting best practice.
• Ensure timely closure of accident, audit and EHO action plans across all locations.
• Support new mobilisations to ensure safety processes are embedded from day one.
• Manage the digital safety management system, ensuring it is fully embedded into location processes and that teams are appropriately trained and confident in its use.
• Monitor system usage to ensure safety performance is accurately captured, reported, and that prompt action is taken to address non-compliance or identified risks.
• Maintain and develop engaging Food, Health & Safety training programmes for all team members and ensure completion of mandatory training.
• Prepare high-quality presentations and confidently present at internal and external meetings.
• Collaborate with the wider Food, Health & Safety team to ensure alignment with wider group standards and initiatives

Qualifications

Essential

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent).
• Food Safety Level 4 (or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of food safety, allergen management and health & safety legislation.
• Experience conducting investigations, audits, and delivering coaching.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with the confidence to challenge and guide senior stakeholders.
• Experience within hospitality, contract catering or local authority.

Desirable

• BSc or MSc in Environmental Health (or equivalent)
• Membership of IOSH, CIEH or IIRSM
• Experience supporting multi‑site operations.

Additional Information

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we’d like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.

Compensation: N/A to 55000 (GBP) (YEARLY)