Technical & Health and Safety Manager

Talk Staff Group Limited; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading quality-focused food business in Nottingham seeks a Technical & Health and Safety Manager to oversee compliance strategy and ensure safety standards across all operations. The successful candidate will possess prior experience in food manufacturing compliance, knowledge of regulations such as BRCGS and HACCP, and exceptional communication skills. This role offers a salary up to GBP50,000 with additional benefits including healthcare coverage, holiday leave, and wellbeing initiatives.

Benefits

Private Axa health care coverage

28 days holiday

1 volunteer day per year

Birthday off every year

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing compliance.
• Familiarity with BRCGS, HACCP, and Food Hygiene Regulations.
• Experience with regulatory audits and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance strategy and manage food safety regulations.
• Develop a high-standard food safety culture and train employees.
• Manage health and safety systems and risk assessments.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Collaboration

Education

NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent H&S qualification

Job description

Are you a compliance–driven professional with experience in food manufacturing and a passion for doing things the right way?

We re recruiting for a fast–growing, quality–led food business in Nottingham. As the Technical & Health and Safety Manager, you ll play a key role in shaping the future of this ambitious company, ensuring the highest levels of food safety, site compliance, and health & safety culture are embedded across all operations.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead compliance strategy while staying close to the action balancing documentation and regulatory readiness with hands–on factory engagement.

To be considered for the role, you ll require the following essentials:

• Previous experience in food manufacturing compliance
• Familiarity with food safety standards such as BRCGS, HACCP, and Food Hygiene Regulations
• NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent H&S qualification
• Experience managing regulatory audits and technical documentation
• Excellent communication, training, and cross–functional collaboration skills
• A hands–on, proactive attitude and attention to detail

Within this position, you ll also be:

• Leading and maintaining site–wide compliance with food legislation
• Managing and improving the QMS, HACCP, TACCP, VACCP, and allergen control systems
• Developing a high–standard food safety culture through training, mentoring and leadership
• Ensuring continuous audit readiness and acting as the main contact for FSA, EHO, Defra, and APHA
• Driving process improvements and root cause analysis across food safety and H&S
• Managing health and safety systems, risk assessments, and documentation
• Supporting supplier approval, raw material specifications, and quality control processes
• Collaborating cross–functionally with QA, Production, Engineering, and external partners
• Playing a strategic role in system development while maintaining a regular floor presence

Hours and Salary

• Upto GBP50,000 per annum
• Monday to Friday some occasional availability for audits/projects
• Private Axa health care coverage
• 28 days holiday
• 1 volunteer day per year
• Birthday off every year
• Wellbeing initiatives

Talk Staff Recruitment is an established division of Talk Staff Group and works with companies throughout the East Midlands and UK with roles including many areas such as: Accountancy & Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Contact Centre and Office Support.

Talk Staff Recruitment act as an Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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