Food Safety Manager Role Overview
This is a key leadership position focused on ensuring top food safety and hygiene standards across manufacturing operations. It involves overseeing sanitation, chemical, microbiological, and allergen testing, as well as audit compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
* Ensure cleaning, sanitization, hygiene zoning, GMP, and allergen controls meet HACCP, BRC, and customer standards with regular validation and documentation.
* Lead internal and external audits, maintain compliance with legislation, standards, and customer codes, and manage non-conformance resolution.
* Investigate food safety or hygiene issues, support product recalls, and develop contingency and escalation plans.
* Lead, train, and coach teams on food safety practices, SOPs, and allergen control, fostering a strong food safety culture.
* Drive efficiency and innovation in hygiene practices, liaise with maintenance, procurement, quality, and operations, and manage KPIs effectively.
Requirements and Qualifications:
* Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, or equivalent experience, with strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP, BRC, and food safety legislation.
* Experience in food manufacturing, including hygiene, QA, or technical leadership, and managing audits, investigations, and compliance systems.
* Skilled in chemical verification, swabbing programmes, and allergen management.
* Strong leadership, training, organizational, and analytical abilities with attention to detail.
Benefits:
This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where you can make a significant impact on food safety and hygiene standards. As a leader in this field, you will have the chance to drive change and improve processes.