Food Safety Consultant
Contract: HSEQLocation: Crawley – mobile role across West SussexHours of work: 40Contract Type: Permanent
Job Description
We are seeking a Food Safety Consultant to act as the lead food safety specialist for a large Primary Education Authority contract across approximately 150 primary schools in West Sussex. The role ensures the successful mobilisation of the contract, the smooth transition to ISS’s food safety standards, and the ongoing operational delivery of safe, compliant, high-quality catering services. This includes implementing the ISS Food Safety Management System, leading audits, and supporting incident escalation, training, and policy development.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the lead Food Safety Consultant for the West Sussex Local Education contract.
- Support and at later stage lead on mobilisation activities for new contracts.
- Implement the ISS Food Safety Management System and associated documentation.
- Carry out internal food safety audits, including revisits to underperforming sites.
- Provide expert food safety advice, guidance, and recommendations to operational teams.
- Deliver training and support training development with L&D teams.
- Lead escalation and management of food and allergen incidents, including suspected food poisoning cases.
- Support the transition from microwave meals to regenerated oven-prepared meals, including training delivery.
- Assist with writing policies, procedures, and food safety documentation.
- Work collaboratively with management teams to embed strong Food Safety and HSEQ culture.
Professional and Personal Competencies / Qualifications
- Level 4 Food Safety or higher qualification (Degree/Masters acceptable).
- Experience in a food safety role such as Food Safety Auditor, EHO, Food Safety Officer, Environmental Health Practitioner, Technical Food Safety specialist, or Consultant.
- Valid UK driving licence for travel across the region.
- Experience in HACCP, auditing, incident investigation, and training delivery.
- Capable of influencing and building positive safety culture, engaging managers and frontline colleagues at all levels.
- Excellent organisational skills, able to manage workload independently across a large geographical patch.
Equal Employment Opportunity
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
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