Health & Safety Business Partner - Bournemouth, Dorset Job Type: 52 weeks per year Welcome to IFG, we are one of the fastest growing, education catering companies in the country and were recently awarded Education Caterer of the year at the Foodservice Catey Awards. Due to business growth a new 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 England. We are offering competitive salary and car allowance. What the Role Involves: 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 L4 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 What we want to give you Monday to Friday working 25 days holiday plus 8 Bank holidays Car allowance and mileage paid Access to our fantastic learning platform Internal development opportunities IFG Rewards (Includes High Street discounts at over 850 retailers) There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities If you think you’ve got what it takes, we’d love to hear from you? About Us At Impact Food Group, we’re more than a school caterer. 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 covering over 160,000 students: Innovate, Cucina and IFG Independent, we are committed to driving Better long-term eating habits Better environmental impact We’ll give you a place to grow and a career to be proud of. Our chefs love building rapport with the students and helping them explore different cuisines, with us, you’ll be building the foundations of a positive attitude to food for life.? 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 IFG 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.