Health & Safety Business Partner in England

At Impact Food Group, we are more than just a school caterer. We are on a mission to create a positive food culture and help more students enjoy healthier, better-quality food. Making a positive social impact is at the heart of everything we do. We are constantly learning, evolving, and improving every way, every day.

Through our industry-leading brands Innovate, Hutchison, Cucina, and Chapter One, we cater for over 550,000 students and operate in more than 900 schools nationwide, growing every year. We are now looking for a talented and highly organised Health & Safety Business Partner to join and play a vital role in supporting our business. Guided by our values: integrity, bold, impactful, humble, and community; you will help us shape a workplace and culture we can all be proud of.

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

Role Responsibilities:

• Providing assistance to the 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 a positive safety culture within the specific area of responsibility.
• Collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure that we can provide the safest workplaces and compliant working environments.
• Creating, promoting, and 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 Safety Director, playing 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.
• Bringing new ideas and innovative ways of working safely and supporting people’s wellbeing.

Skills & Experience:

• 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 organisation skills.

If you are a collaborative, solution-focused professional who thrives in a busy and purposeful environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us and be part of a team that is transforming lives through the power of food, making a genuine difference for students across the UK.

What we can offer:

• Monday to Friday working.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Access to IFG rewards (money off high street).
• Yearly Summer Party.
• Centrally based offices.

If you are interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. Impact Food are committed to the safeguarding of children, and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which Innovate Services Ltd 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.