Food Safety Manager

Nestlé; Halifax; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Annual bonus

Professional development

Leave + flex days

Private health cover

Job summary

Nestlé Halifax, part of Nestlé UK & Ireland, is looking for a Safety & Quality professional at our Halifax site in West Yorkshire. You will help shape food safety and quality systems, support compliance, and lead improvement in a manufacturing environment.

The role focuses on maintaining rigorous HACCP practices, coordinating audits, and driving corrective actions with teams across production. Nestlé offers strong development, a generous pension and health cover as part of the Halifax site.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing or coordinating food safety or quality assurance programmes within manufacturing.
• HACCP Level 4 and knowledge of HACCP principles and food safety management systems.
• Auditing, validation and verification experience with closure of findings.
• Problem-solving to investigate incidents or non-conformities and implement corrective actions.
• Clear communication with colleagues, contractors and external partners; ability to challenge where needed.
• Capability building: train, coach and engage others on food safety and hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the site food safety plan with focus on pathogen management, hygiene zoning and allergen management.
• Maintain effective food safety and quality systems including HACCP plans and compliance with standards.
• Coordinate validation, monitoring and audit activity to keep controls effective and ready for reviews.
• Support investigations into microbiological and consumer-complaint issues and implement corrective actions.
• Train and coach staff to improve understanding of food safety and hygiene practices.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce defects and improve first-time-right performance.

Skills

Food safety

Quality assurance

Auditing and verification

Problem-solving

Communication and influence

Capability building

Education

Degree in food science/related field

Tools

Veeva QMS

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Comprehensive pension scheme - up to 12% employer contribution
• Potential, discretionary annual bonus
• A focus on professional development and growth
• Generous annual leave allowance plus 12 additional flex days
• Private medical health cover

Nestlé UK & Ireland

Halifax, West Yorkshire

Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

• Comprehensive pension scheme - up to 12% employer contribution
• Potential, discretionary annual bonus
• A focus on professional development and growth
• Generous annual leave allowance plus 12 additional flex days
• Private medical health cover

About Us

Nestlé Halifax, located in West Yorkshire, is home to some of the UK's most recognised confectionery brands, including Quality Street and After Eight. The site combines controlled process manufacturing with advanced automated filling and packing technology to produce high-quality products safely, efficiently and at scale, while continuously improving performance and capability across its operations.

At Nestlé Halifax, our Quality team helps turn trusted standards into safe, compliant products for consumers. Working across the factory, the team supports food safety, hygiene, quality assurance and continuous improvement so products are made right first time and quality losses are reduced.

Your Impact

You will shape how food safety is understood, applied and continually improved across the Halifax factory. By connecting robust systems, practical verification and engaging capability building, you will help prevent incidents, reduce quality losses and maintain confidence in every product made on site.

• Food safety strategy: Coordinate the site food safety plan, with particular focus on pathogen management, foreign-body prevention, hygiene zoning, cleaning controls and allergen management.
• Standards and compliance: Maintain effective food safety and quality systems, including Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point plans, and support compliance with FSSC 22000 and other applicable requirements.
• Verification and audit readiness: Coordinate validation, monitoring and audit activity so controls remain effective, findings are addressed promptly and the factory is ready for internal and external review.
• Incident prevention and response: Support investigations into microbiological, food safety and consumer complaint issues, helping teams identify root causes, complete corrective actions and prevent recurrence.
• Capability and engagement: Build food safety and hygiene understanding through training, coaching, induction activity and clear communications for employees and contractors.
• Continuous improvement: Use structured problem-solving and performance measures to reduce complaints, defects and non-conformities while improving first-time-right performance and factory standards.

Your Ingredients for Success

You will bring practical understanding of food safety and quality assurance in a manufacturing environment, alongside the ability to coordinate systems, influence others and turn findings into sustainable improvements.

Essential

• Food safety and quality: Experience of implementing or coordinating food safety or quality assurance programmes within a manufacturing environment.
• HACCP and standards: Level 4 HACCP is essential. Knowledge of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point principles, food safety management systems and relevant legal or certification requirements.
• Auditing and verification: Ability to plan or support audits, validation and verification activity, and follow findings through to effective closure.
• Problem-solving: Ability to investigate incidents or non-conformities, identify root causes and support corrective and preventive actions.
• Communication and influence: Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, contractors and external partners, including escalating issues appropriately and constructively challenging where needed.
• Capability building: Ability to train, coach and engage others so food safety and hygiene standards are understood and consistently applied.

Desirable

• Education: A degree or equivalent qualification in food science, microbiology, quality, science or a related discipline.
• Continuous improvement: Exposure to continuous improvement methods and structured problem-solving tools within manufacturing.
• Site systems: Knowledge of quality management data, factory manufacturing processes, materials and product standards.
• Contractor coordination: Experience of working with specialist service providers such as pest control, cleaning, workwear or laundry contractors.
• Software Experience: Prior experience of Veeva QMS, SAP and proficiency with Microsoft Office would be desirable.

If you are excited by this opportunity but do not meet every desirable criterion, we would still encourage you to apply and tell us about the relevant capability and potential you could bring.

Closing date: Thursday 24/09/2026.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Our Commitment to Inclusive Hiring

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. We believe that embracing diversity and creating an inclusive environment enables everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovation. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

We know that not everyone will meet every requirement listed in this advert. If you're excited about the opportunity and can demonstrate relevant skills, experience or potential, we'd encourage you to apply.

Accessibility and Adjustments

At Nestlé, we're committed to creating an inclusive and supportive recruitment experience where everyone can perform at their best.

If you require any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know. We'll work with you to understand your needs and make appropriate arrangements. Any information you share with us will be treated in the strictest confidence and used only to support you throughout the recruitment process.

To find out more about Nestlé's commitment to DE&I: Nestlé's Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace

To find out more about your recruitment journey with Nestlé: Recruitment Journey | Nestlé UK & Ireland