About the company:
Gate Gourmet, a member of gategroup, is the leading global provider of airline catering solutions and provisioning services for airlines, both in-flight at over 200 airports as well as at airport lounges. From menu design through execution and delivery, our passion is giving our airline customers and their passengers an exceptional experience.
Working with our airline customers and business partners, our talented chefs develop innovative culinary creations that delight the passenger senses. Our operational excellence team ensures standardized and consistent catering services across the globe while our extended supply chain and complex logistics operations deliver reliable on-time handling. Our passion for culinary innovation and commitment to operational excellence enables our airline customers to provide their passengers with an exceptional dining experience.
Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Food Safety professional to join our team based out of London Gatwick. The Field Compliance Manager will provide dedicated support to London Gatwick, Bristol, London Luton, and London Dark Kitchens. In this role, you will be responsible for implementing and maintaining our Group Food Safety Standard (ISO22000), plus planning and facilitating internal and external audits. Your analytical and communication skills are key to success. As and where required, you may be asked to support the wider UKI business.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Work proactively with the unit management to ensure compliance is met and maintained.
2. Implementation of EHS&S compliance standards within the business and ensure a minimum of legal, company, and customer compliance standards, aims, and objectives.
3. Audit EHS, Security, and Food Safety compliance.
4. Ensure that employees and managers are trained in EHS&S compliance and associated topics.
5. Conduct investigations into customer complaints, accidents, and insurance claims, and develop and implement corrective/preventive actions.
6. Conduct risk assessments to include H&S, Food Safety, and Environmental.
7. Analyse results and highlight trends to identify problem areas to enable informed and effective decision making.
8. Communicate and provide supporting data and analysis to all levels of the business ensuring that the dissemination of information is appropriate, factual, and timely to support a positive and active decision-making process.
9. Liaising both internally and externally with legal departments, legislative authorities, third parties, and customers.
10. Producing and providing reports to Corporate, UK & Ireland & Unit Management.
11. Supporting unit activities and facilitating a best practice approach to problem solving and improvement initiatives.
12. Support commercial departments with technical input for customer tenders and visits.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
1. Educated to degree level or equivalent in an Environmental, Health & Safety, Food Safety, or related discipline.
Work Experience:
1. Relevant work experience in a similar role.
2. Background experience within the aviation/airport industry and/or food industry is preferred, particularly in one of the following: Food Safety, Health & Safety, Environment, or Aviation Security.
3. NEBOSH General Certificate in Health & Safety or Environment (desirable).
4. Good understanding of UK legislation in relation to Food Safety and/or Health & Safety.
5. A background in the formulation of strategy and implementation of safety management systems.
6. An experienced auditor ideally with related qualification (e.g., ISO / IRCA / BRC).
Skills & Knowledge:
1. Ability to build relations and manage diverse teams.
2. Ability to work efficiently using own initiative to resolve issues.
3. Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales, prioritising as appropriate.
4. Effective verbal and written communication skills in English.
5. Ability to compile and present management reports.
6. Good understanding of EU Directive and UK Legislation.
7. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Applications.
8. Minimum of Health & Safety Management Certificate (NEBOSH or Equivalent).
9. Must demonstrate integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism at all times.
10. Proactive and positive/flexible attitude.
11. Must have a valid UK Driving License.
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