Food Safety Manager

Nestlé S.A.; Tutbury; In loco; GBP 52.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Potential discretionary annual bonus

Generous pension scheme - up to 12%

12 flexible days on top of 25-day ent

Focus on personal development and 성장

Descrizione del lavoro

Nestlé Tutbury Factory in Derbyshire is seeking a Food Safety Manager to lead the site food safety strategy and ensure compliance across our on-site manufacturing operations. You will drive HACCP, audits and continuous improvement while developing capability among colleagues and contractors.

This is an on-site role at a major manufacturing plant that champions safety, quality and inclusion. We value development and growth, and offer opportunities to shape food safety culture at a global food

Competenze

• Experience of implementing or coordinating food safety programs within a food manufacturing environment.
• HACCP level 4 is essential with knowledge of HACCP principles and food safety management systems.
• Ability to plan or support audits, validation and verification activities and close findings.
• Ability to investigate incidents or non-conformities and implement corrective actions.
• Strong communication skills to influence colleagues, contractors and external partners.
• Capability to train, coach and engage others on food safety and hygiene standards.
• Exposure to continuous improvement methods and structured problem-solving tools.
• Knowledge of food safety and quality management data and site manufacturing processes.
• Experience coordinating contractor services (pest control, cleaning, workwear or laundry).

Mansioni

• You will shape how food safety is understood, applied and continually improved across the Tutbury factory.
• Coordinate the site food safety plan with focus on pathogen management, hygiene zoning and allergen control.
• Maintain effective food safety and quality systems including HACPP/CCP plans and audits.
• Coordinate validation, monitoring and audit activity to ensure effective controls.
• Investigate microbiological, food safety and consumer complaint issues and drive corrective actions.
• Build food safety understanding through training and clear communications for staff and contractors.
• Use problem-solving to reduce defects and improve factory standards.

Conoscenze

Food safety

Quality assurance

Auditing

Problem solving

Communication

Capability building

Continuous improvement

Site systems

Contractor coordination

Formazione

Degree in food science, microbiology, quality, science or related

Descrizione del lavoro

Some of our other fantastic benefits

• Potential, discretionary annual bonus


• Generous pension scheme - up to 12% contribution from Nestle


• 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement


• A focus on personal development and growth.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Food Safety Manager to join our Quality team in a permanent, on-site position at our state-of-the-art Coffee Manufacturing plant in Tutbury, Derbyshire.

Nestlé Tutbury Factory in Derbyshire is one of the largest Nestlé factories in Europe after a £250 million investment over the last few years. The factory produces several of the most well-known Nescafé products in the world through freeze-dried, spray dried and pod coffee production technologies and is at the forefront of coffee production globally.

We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity. We proudly signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, are committed to Disability Confidence, and have been recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for gender equality for three consecutive years. Additionally, we are a headline partner of Diversity and Inclusion in grocery.

Your impact

You will shape how food safety is understood, applied and continually improved across the Tutbury 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.

Other key responsibilities of this role will include:

• 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.

• Food safety and quality: Experience of implementing or coordinating food safety programs within a food 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. Experience with FSSC 22000 standard implementation and maintaining is an additional advantage.


• 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.


• 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 food safety and quality management data, food 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.

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.

What you need to know

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process.

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Nestlé sponsorship.