Food, Health and Safety Manager

Company Description

Title: Food, Health and Safety Manager

Location: London (south East)

Salary: Up to £52,500

Benefits:

33 Days holiday including bank holidays
3 volunteering days
3 days grandparent leave
24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
Bespoke training and development opportunities
Pension and life insurance
Discounts available on our HAPI app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
Wellbeing hub
Access to employee assistance programme
Free meals whilst at work
Career development opportunities
HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

We are a leading contract catering company specialising in providing top-quality catering services to independent schools across the country. Our mission is to deliver nutritious and delicious meals while ensuring the highest standards of health and safety. We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Food, Health, and Safety Manager to join our team and oversee all aspects of food safety, health, and safety at our client schools.
Job Description

Proactively investigate LTI & RIDDOR’s for Holroyd Howe to reduce injury rates year on year
Aspire and inspire a zero-accident culture throughout the organisation
Proactively investigate allergy incidents and near misses for Holroyd Howe to prevent future incidents
Monitor and review Holroyd Howe safety performance & audit data
Support managers at all levels to drive and continually improve 5 Star HouseKeeping
Support OM’s and Location Managers to prevent allergy incidents and near misses
Regular site visits, meetings and presentations with operations and locations
Monitoring of Navitas Audits and accident/incident data

The Food, Health, and Safety Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining robust health and safety policies across our catering operations in various independent schools. This role involves regular travel to different school sites to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, conduct audits, and provide training to staff. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in food hygiene, health and safety regulations, and risk management.
Qualifications

Methodical with a good eye for detail
Ability to work well as a part of a team
Strong communication skills, written and verbal
Proficient in the use of MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Excellent communicator (written/spoken/presentation)
Experience of working within retail, leisure, hospitality or contract catering sectors
Experience of working in a safety role
NEBOSH General Certificate 
Level 4 Food Safety
BSc (Hons) Environmental Health (Desirable)

Strong understanding of the H&S risks within a contract catering environment
Practical knowledge and experience in an operational environment

Additional Information

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

 

We pride ourselves on:

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.

Nutrition

We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.

Food Innovation

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.”

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.