Food Safety Manager

Hughes Group; Dungannon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Hughes Group, a well-established UK FMCG producer, seeks a Food Safety Manager to shape and lead the site’s food safety and quality strategy. You will drive HACCP-based processes, ensure BRCGS compliance and foster a culture of quality excellence across the business.

Reporting to the Technical Manager, you will lead audits, manage a team, and collaborate with regulatory bodies and customers to maintain the highest standards of product safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in food safety, quality or technical management.
• Strong HACCP, BRCGS and food hygiene knowledge.
• Experience leading audits of customers and retailers.
• Experience supervising a team and driving improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead site food safety and quality across the factory.
• Maintain HACCP and Quality Management System.
• Ensure BRCGS compliance and customer requirements.
• Lead investigations into non-conformances and incidents.
• Develop and coach a high-performing team.
• Manage internal and external audits.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety and quality.
• Support regulatory compliance and audits.

Skills

Food safety leadership

HACCP knowledge

BRCGS knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Auditing

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Food Science/Quality/related

Tools

Internal Auditor Training

GMP practices

Job description

With over 65 years of experience, Hughes Group is a trusted name in fresh mushrooms and innovative plant-based products across the UK. We work in close partnership with leading retailers and food service providers and are known for our quality, reliability, and customer-first approach.

While we’re proud of our heritage, our focus is firmly on the future. As a growing FMCG business, we’re investing in innovation, sustainability, and—most importantly—our people.

Reports to: Technical Manager

The Role

As a newly created role, the Food Safety Manager will play a pivotal part in shaping and enhancing the site's food safety and quality strategy. Providing strategic and operational leadership across the Technical, Quality and Food Safety functions, the successful candidate will ensure the highest standards of product safety, quality and regulatory compliance are maintained. The role will lead the development and continuous improvement of the site's HACCP-based Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with BRCGS standards, customer requirements and relevant legislation, while fostering a culture of food safety, quality excellence and continuous improvement across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead food safety and quality across the factory, ensuring site-wide compliance with relevant standards and requirements.
• Own and maintain the site HACCP and Quality Management System.
• Ensure compliance with BRCGS, legislation and customer requirements.
• Promote high standards of food safety, hygiene, GMP and housekeeping.
• Identify and manage food safety and quality risks across the site.
• Lead investigations into non-conformances, incidents and complaints.
• Analyse technical data and drive preventative actions.
• Lead, coach and develop a team.
• Manage customer, regulatory and certification audits.
• Drive continuous improvement across quality and food safety.
• Lead the site response to food safety incidents.
• Experience in a similar Food Safety, Quality or Technical management role.
• Strong working knowledge of HACCP, BRCGS and Food Hygiene.
• Experience in supporting and actively participating in customer and retailer audits
• Experience investigating non-conformances, customer complaints and food safety incidents.
• Experience of supervising a team
• Third Level Qualification in a Food Science, Quality or related discipline
• Level 4 HACCP or equivalent HACCP qualification.
• Internal Auditor Training
• Experience managing or supporting continuous improvement projects relating to food safety and quality.