Food Safety & Quality Compliance Lead

New England Seafood; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

New England Seafood International (NESI) is the importer and processor of premium fresh and frozen seafood. We focus on sustainable sourcing and supply chain integrity, with a team of around 850 across three UK sites.

This role is the custodian of our technical systems that verify food safety and compliance for NESI and our customers. You will maintain documented controls, manage lab partnerships, and drive continuous improvement in QA checks, audits, and data reporting to support compliance

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science or related discipline preferred.
• Experience in the food industry with technical and quality focus.
• Knowledge of food legislation, labeling, nutrition, and allergens.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Familiarity with HACCP and technical systems.
• Proficiency with MS Word and MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Custodian of technical systems ensuring food safety and certification compliance.
• Maintain and update documented controls for Ready to Cook/Raw Ready to Eat.
• Ensure traceability and process control paperwork is compliant.
• Lead internal QA checks, GMP audits, and NESI standards.
• Support audits, investigations, and corrective actions.
• Prepare data for customer KPI meetings.
• Collaborate with Operations and Engineering to improve quality.

Skills

Food industry experience

Strong communication

Interpreting technical agenda

Flexibility & multitasking

HACCP understanding

Education

Food Science degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

New England Seafood International (NESI) is the importer and processor of premium fresh and frozen seafood. We focus on sustainable sourcing and supply chain integrity, with a team of around 850 across three UK sites.

This role is the custodian of our technical systems that verify food safety and compliance for NESI and our customers. You will maintain documented controls, manage lab partnerships, and drive continuous improvement in QA checks, audits, and data reporting to support compliance