FMCG Food Safety & HACCP Systems Consultant

Mondelēz International; Reading; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

RSSL, a Reading-based contract research organisation and part of Mondelēz International, seeks a consultant to advise food clients on applied microbiology, HACCP design and BRC Global Standard compliance. You will design and deliver training and contribute technical content to bids and quotations.

The role spans multiple product categories, cross-functional collaboration, and project scoping, estimating effort and writing clear specifications for consultancy and training assignments.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in food safety / technical roles within FMCG food manufacturing environments (not solely laboratory, retail, or regulatory)
• Hands-on ownership or management of HACCP systems in a manufacturing setting, including leading HACCP team meetings, conducting hazard analyses, and validating critical control points
• Practical applied microbiology experience: environmental monitoring programme design, shelf-life determination, challenge testing, microbiological specification setting, and root-cause investigation of micro failures
• Direct experience with BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety at a practitioner level - system design, implementation, gap analysis, and supporting sites through certification audits (not just audit awareness)
• Demonstrated experience of working across multiple product categories or manufacturing environments (e.g., ambient, chilled, frozen, high-care/high-risk)
• Training delivery experience: proven ability to design and deliver HACCP training (Levels 2–4), BRC interpretation workshops, food safety culture sessions, or internal auditor training to audiences ranging from factory-floor operatives to senior management
• Commercial and bid-writing capability: experience contributing technical content to proposals, tenders, or consultancy quotations. Able to scope a piece of work, estimate effort, and write a clear specification

Responsibilities

• Provide expert consultancy and training to RSSL's food industry clients on applied microbiology, HACCP design and BRC compliance.
• Support the commercial function by contributing technical content to bids, scoping quotations, and writing specifications for training and consultancy projects.
• Design and deliver HACCP training programs (Levels 2–4) and run related workshops for diverse audiences.
• Collaborate across multiple product categories and manufacturing environments to drive client outcomes.
• Assist in cross-functional bid coordination and project planning as needed.

Skills

Food safety

HACCP

Applied microbiology

Bid writing

Training delivery

Cross-category experience

Education

BSc in food science

HACCP Level 4

Lead Auditor qualification

Education & Training qualification

CSci/RSci desirable

MSc/PhD in food microbiology or food safety desirable

Job description

RSSL, a Reading-based contract research organisation and part of Mondelēz International, seeks a consultant to advise food clients on applied microbiology, HACCP design and BRC Global Standard compliance. You will design and deliver training and contribute technical content to bids and quotations.

The role spans multiple product categories, cross-functional collaboration, and project scoping, estimating effort and writing clear specifications for consultancy and training assignments.