Health & Safety Business Partner

1 week ago

Maidstone Kent, Kent, United Kingdom Impact Food Group Full time

Role: Health & Safety Business Partner
Salary: Excellent Salary / Package plus Great Benefits
Location: Kent / Surrey / Sussex (South Region Area)


At Impact Food Group, we're more than a school caterer. The people are the heart of what we do. We're driven by creating a positive food culture and helping more students eat better food. Making a positive social impact is at the centre of our identity. We tirelessly learn, develop and make improvements in every way, every day.

Delivered by our distinct and industry leading brands; Innovate, Cucina and Chapter One, we cater for over 350,000 students. Due to continued business growth an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Safety Team at Impact Food Group. We are looking for someone who's creative and enthusiastic to become the new Health and Safety Business Partner.

This is a regional role will involve regional travel and on occasion national travel, supporting our sites (Catering) across South England. You will be joining a growing a brilliant team that is making a real impact on the success of Impact Food Group.

What you will be doing

  • Providing assistance to the Health and Safety Director in the management of all matters relating to food safety, health and safety and food allergen safety across the company.
  • Actively working to create and improve positive safety culture within the specific area of responsibility.
  • Collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure that we can provide the safest workplaces and complaint working environments.
  • Creating, promoting, motivating excellent food safety, health and safety and allergen management through various initiatives across the company.
  • Acting as a trusted advisor on all food safety, allergen management and health & safety matters
  • Demonstrating a broad understanding of safety standards, requirements and issues allowing for mutually agreeable and fit for purpose solutions.
  • Ensuring that Impact Food Group complies with its legal obligations and achieves its strategic aims to minimise the risks to our employees and organisation.
  • Providing guidance and assurance that safe systems of work are in place.
  • Being responsible for completion of audits, inspections, investigations, and risk assessments.
  • Alongside the Health and Safety Director you will, play an active role in leading the continual improvement in H&S performance through monthly reporting, management meetings, delivering training and communicating information in user-friendly language that is engaging.
  • With your professional qualifications and established experience within Food Safety and Health and Safety, you will bring new ideas and innovative ways of working safely and supporting people's wellbeing.

What we are looking for

  • It is Essential that you have at least NVQ L4 in Food Hygiene and NVQ L5 Health and Safety
  • 2 years' experience working within a Food Safety/ Health and Safety position.
  • A background in a Food Safety environment as a manager covering multiple sites would be advantageous.
  • Desirable qualifications include a BSc/MSc in Environmental Health
  • An understanding and experience in working within a contract catering or retail catering environment is desirable.
  • Excellent writing and editing skills.
  • Excellent prioritisaton and organisation skills

What We'd Love to Give You

Competitive salary
25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays
Access to our extensive online Learning platform and development opportunities
An employee wellbeing platform.
Access to a salary sacrifice electric car scheme.
IFG rewards for highstreets discounts.
Annual Summer Party with company awards.


Additional Details

IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which we supply the cost for.

We are a committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.

Applicants will need to provide a portfolio of work to demonstrate experience. Second stage interviews will include psychometric testing and a skills-based task.


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