Food Safety Consultant/Auditor – Midlands Area Hybrid Working – A Mix of Client Visits and Remote Flexibility
About Food Alert & The Citation Group With offices in London and Wellingborough, Food Alert is a leading food safety and health & safety consultancy working across the UK. We specialise in the hospitality sector supporting standout names like BrewDog, Dishoom, The Ivy Collection, and Citizen M, while also serving clients in retail, leisure, education, and healthcare.
We’re part of The Citation Group, one of the UK’s leading providers of Health & Safety, HR, Employment Law, and ISO services. With 110,000+ clients, 15 acquisitions in 3 years, and backing from KKR, Hg Capital, and HarbourVest, our growth is accelerating—and we want you to be part of it.
We’re a fast-paced, forward-thinking group that values action over politics, people over process, and passion in everything we do.
Conducting food safety and health & safety inspections and records audits at client premises. Delivering risk assessments: including occupational, manual handling and PPE – particularly in hospitality environments. Supporting new client onboarding, including the implementation of our digital compliance platform, ALERT65. Providing tailored advice, consultancy and training to clients across a wide range of environments. Acting as Account Manager for a number of clients – typically individual or small group hospitality operators. Conducting investigations into allegations such as food poisoning, allergen incidents or foreign body contamination. Participating in our Advice Line rota, offering reactive expert guidance and managing investigations. Engaging in internal training (CPD) and team development. A solid background in food safety and health & safety auditing, ideally in hospitality. A minimum Level 4 Food Safety qualification is essential, with a BSc in Environmental Health or equivalent industry experience highly desirable. Experience auditing high-risk operations such as hotels with spa/swimming pool facilities would be a distinct advantage. Personable and customer-focused, with the ability to build long-term client relationships. Tailored on-the-job training, mentoring and progression support.~25 days’ holiday + bank holidays + 3 ‘gift days’ over the festive period.~ Additional leave benefits (e.g. marriage week, new grandparent leave).~ Enhanced sick pay and life insurance.~ Employee Assistance Programme~ Healthcare cash plan including discounted gym membership.~ Referral bonuses, incentive vouchers and team socials—we know how to celebrate!…