HSE Food Safety Manager at Sodexo, London, Greater London

• Full time
• Location: London, N1C 4DB
• Working Pattern: 3 days on site, 2 days working from home
• Up to £60000 per annum DOE plus our Sodexo employee benefits package
• Opportunities for professional development

HSE & Food Safety Manager

The role is based in London (N1C 4DB) and offers a hybrid working arrangement, with three days on site and two days working from home each week, although additional on-site attendance may be required depending on operational and business needs.

At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people.We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and creating meaningful experiences for our clients, customers, and employees.

We are looking for a proactive and knowledgeable HSE & Food Safety Manager to lead the health, safety and food safety agenda across a prestigious global technology company's London workplace.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of standards across a varied corporate environment, with a particular focus on catering and hospitality operations. You will work closely with operational teams, senior management and client stakeholders to drive compliance, improve performance and embed a positive safety culture.

You'll be more than just a compliance lead. We are looking for someone who can influence, engage and inspire teams, turning policies and procedures into practical everyday behaviours that make a difference.

Key responsibilities:

As HSE & Food Safety Manager, you will take responsibility for ensuring the highest standards of food safety and workplace health and safety across the contract.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the development and implementation of food safety and HSE policies, procedures and improvement plans.

• Managing and verifying the HACCP-based Food Safety Management System across catering and hospitality operations.

• Ensuring robust allergen management, including accurate food labelling, cross-contamination controls and colleague awareness.

• Carrying out regular kitchen inspections, food safety audits and workplace safety assessments.

• Ensuring operational teams are prepared for Environmental Health Officer visits, client audits and third-party inspections.

• Driving improvements in people safety, focusing on key workplace risks such as slips, trips and falls, manual handling, cuts, burns, work equipment and cleaning chemicals.

• Reviewing risk assessments and safe systems of work, ensuring they are practical, up to date and understood by frontline colleagues.

• Leading investigations into accidents, incidents, near misses and food safety complaints, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.

• Delivering engaging training sessions, toolbox talks and briefings covering food safety, allergens and workplace safety.

• Coaching and supporting chefs, operational managers and frontline teams to build ownership of safety standards.

• Monitoring performance, identifying trends and producing monthly reports covering key risks, KPIs and improvement opportunities.

• Ensuring corrective actions are completed within agreed timescales.

• Building strong working relationships with client stakeholders, Environmental Health Officers and internal HSE and Food Safety teams.

• Representing food safety and HSE at operational reviews, management meetings and continuous improvement initiatives.

What we're looking for:

We are looking for someone who combines strong technical knowledge with excellent people skills and the confidence to influence at all levels.

Essential experience and qualifications:

• Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering and Health & Safety, or equivalent.

• NEBOSH National General Certificate or equivalent.

• Proven experience implementing and verifying a HACCP-based Food Safety Management System.

• Recent experience in a food safety and health and safety management role within catering, hospitality or facilities management.

• Strong working knowledge of UK food safety, allergen and health and safety legislation.

• Experience conducting food safety and HSE audits and inspections, including working with Environmental Health Officers.

• Experience investigating accidents, incidents and near misses, and implementing effective corrective actions.

• The ability to influence and support operational managers, chefs and client stakeholders.

• Excellent communication, organisational and analytical skills.

• A proactive approach to identifying risks, solving problems and driving continuous improvement.

• Desirable qualifications and experience:

  • NEBOSH Diploma, either held or working towards.

  • Level 4 Award in HACCP for Management.

  • Lead or Internal Auditor qualification, such as ISO 22000 or ISO 45001.

  • Chartered IOSH membership or membership of a relevant professional body, such as CIEH or IFST.

  • Experience within integrated facilities management or contract catering.

  • Experience working within a large corporate, technology or premium workplace environment.

Why Sodexo?:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you for you. 

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family)
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo:

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications