Food Safety Executive

Pasta Evangelists; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount at Harrods Pasta Bar

Free Pasta Evangelists products

Cycle to work scheme

25 days of paid annual leave

Referral bonus

Pasta tastings & team socials

Job summary

Pasta Evangelists is seeking a Food Safety Executive to safeguard the safety of our staff and customers across our kitchens and restaurants. You will provide expert advice, conduct audits, and coach teams on health, safety and HACCP processes.

Working with the Quality and Safety Director, you’ll design quarterly safety audits, investigate incidents, manage enforcement communications, and support third-party suppliers.

Qualifications

• Experience in food safety roles within QSR/fast-casual environments.
• Auditing sites, coaching and staff training experience.
• Knowledge of HACCP documentation and allergen controls.
• Experience dealing with EHO inspections.
• Ability to run food safety training for large teams.
• Experience with pest control and other hazards.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice to Takeaway team, supporting audits, investigations and issue resolution.
• Conduct regular internal audits and EHO liaison across sites, providing coaching and training.
• Train and support new team members on Health and Food Safety processes and risk assessments.
• Design quarterly Safety Audits with the Quality and Safety Director based on data, season and trends, ensuring all sites are audited quarterly.
• Submit reports after visits and coaching sessions.
• Assist the Quality and Safety Director in investigating alleged Food Poisoning, accidents or foreign body incidents and report recommendations.
• Help manage enforcement correspondence with third party suppliers in a timely, professional manner.
• Support meetings with suppliers such as chemical, pest control, etc.

Skills

Food safety

Auditing

EHO liaison

HACCP

Allergen training

Pest control

Detail oriented

Startup culture

Job description

At Pasta Evangelists, we believe that Pasta makes everything better, and we are looking for a Food Safety Executive to join our dedicated team.

You will be responsible for advising, coaching and supporting our teams across all spheres of Safety. You will keep our staff and customers safe supporting new and existing cloud kitchens and restaurants.

What you'll do:

• Provide expert advice to our Takeaway team, supporting them in audits, investigations and resolving issues.
• Conduct regular internal audits and EHO liaison across our sites and provide coaching and training to support our sites.
• Train and support new members of our team on Health and Food Safety processes and completion of risk assessments.
• In conjunction with the Quality and Safety Director, design each quarter’s Safety Audit in response to data, season, trends or concerns and ensure all the sites are audited once a quarter.
• Submit reports after visits and coaching sessions.
• Support the Quality and Safety Director in managing and investigating any alleged Food Poisoning, accidents or foreign body allegations that are likely to have occurred at our sites and report back to line management with any recommendations to prevent re-occurrence.
• Help the Quality and Safety Director to manage all enforcement correspondence in a professional, timely and efficient manner.
• Support in meeting with relevant third party suppliers such as chemical, management check systems, pest control, etc.

Who you are:

• You have experience in food safety role(s)
• You have extensive food safety experience within QSR, such as auditing sites, coaching and supporting training, perhaps as an EHO or as part of an internal audit team
• You have significant experience in food safety and health & safety, including all aspects of HACCP documentation.
• You have experience of dealing with EHO inspections
• You are able to provide food safety & allergens training to large teams
• You have experience in pest control and other hazards
• You know hygiene best practices and materials
• You don’t turn a blind eye to issues, but instead you jump on them and have a strong desire to solve them
• You are hugely detailed oriented and don’t ever cut corners
• You love working in a start-up team!
• ... A pasta lover!

What we can offer:

• Competitive salary to attract best talent
• Join a dynamic, fast-moving & diverse team
• Discount at our counter and restaurant in Harrods
• Regular team socials and pasta tastings
• Free Pasta Evangelists products
• Referral bonus Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days of paid annual leave (plus bank holidays)

Pasta Evangelists was born nine years ago out of a desire to become the authority in fresh pasta. We’re on a mission to reimagine and elevate pasta as a category, which is worth a staggering £3.8bn yet has seen little innovation for decades.

Since launching our original fresh pasta recipe kit service in 2016, we have built a cult following of British pasta lovers – our Evangelists – who are passionate about discovering the breadth and variety of pasta, as well as the irresistible stories behind it.

Today, Pasta Evangelists is backed by Barilla (the world’s biggest pasta company) and is proud to be the UK’s biggest pasta brand by revenues, as well as one of the UK’s fastest-growing startups. As well as on our website, our recipe kits are available to purchase from major online retailers such as Ocado.

Building on this success, we are now disrupting Britain’s pizza-centric Italian dining scene by launching our very own Pasta Evangelists restaurants, as well as our high-end Harrods Pasta Bar and our store at Manchester Airport. These are not just Italian eateries — they are vibrant destinations where guests can experience the extraordinary diversity of pasta, alongside exceptional service, bold creativity, and a true passion for great food. Guests can enjoy a delicious meal and take part in our popular pasta-making classes at our restaurants in Chiswick, Richmond, Greenwich, Farringdon, Guildford, New Oxford Street and Queensway.

At the same time, we continue to expand our fresh pasta takeaway concept, available on pastaevangelists.com and through major delivery platforms such as Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat. With more than 40 kitchens now operating across the UK, including in Scotland and Wales, we are growing our footprint rapidly and bringing fresh pasta to more customers every day.

Our state-of-the-art Pastificio in Acton, West London - the largest in the UK - enables us to produce a wide range of artisanal pasta and sauces, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in this beloved category.

Looking ahead, our key focus is on opening more restaurants and creating unique spaces that celebrate pasta in all its shapes, offering something far beyond the traditional Italian experience.

Given our ambitions, we are looking for exceptional professionals to lead our business through this next exciting chapter of growth.

Compensation: To be discussed