Food Safety & Quality Compliance Lead (Bakery)

Hovis Bakeries; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 7.5%

DigiCare+ App

Enhanced parental leave

Funded physiotherapy

Wellbeing support

Opt-in health plans

Hovis Choice

Job summary

Hovis Bakeries Nottingham bakery is seeking an experienced Compliance Manager to join our Technical team. You’ll own food safety, legal compliance and quality systems across the site, reporting to the Site Technical Manager and collaborating with Operations, Engineering and Hygiene to deliver safe, high‑quality products that meet customer and Hovis standards.

This hands‑on role involves leading internal audits, supporting retailer and customer audits, driving a strong food safety culture,

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing compliance or technical roles.
• Degree in Food Science or related discipline.
• IOSH Managing Safely qualification or willingness to work towards it.

Responsibilities

• Lead food safety, legal compliance and quality standards across the Nottingham site.
• Manage internal audit programme and support customer and third-party audits.
• Investigate complaints and perform robust root cause analysis with corrective actions.
• Promote a strong food safety culture and drive continuous improvement.
• Deliver training on food safety and quality, including CCP competency verification.
• Maintain and improve site quality management systems and records.

Skills

Food safety

Auditing

Communication

Problem solving

Training delivery

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

IT skills

Education

Degree in Food Science/Technology or related

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Hovis Bakeries Nottingham bakery is seeking an experienced Compliance Manager to join our Technical team. You’ll own food safety, legal compliance and quality systems across the site, reporting to the Site Technical Manager and collaborating with Operations, Engineering and Hygiene to deliver safe, high‑quality products that meet customer and Hovis standards.

This hands‑on role involves leading internal audits, supporting retailer and customer audits, driving a strong food safety culture,