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 £50,000 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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