Blue Arrow Derby is proud to be working in partnership with an excellent company that specialise in providing Luxury Desserts and Sweet Treats. Our client is looking for a Food Safety Brand Auditor (Field Based) to join their team on a full-time permanent basis in a field-based role but would also be attending team meetings at their Head Office based in Derby a couple of times a month.

About the Food Safety Auditor role
Reporting to the Head of Compliance you would be conducting audits across Health & Safety, Food Safety and Brand Elements across their 50 locations within the UK, carrying out an audit for each site once per quarter.
This role is field based but will require being based at the Head Office a few times a month for team meetings and administrative duties, so the ideal candidate will live within a 1-hour commute of Derby.

HOURS: 45 hours per week (Mon-Fri) - but flexibility will be needed to work some evenings & odd weekends when required

SALARY: £29,000 + fuel and travel allowance/expenses

What will you be doing in the Food Safety Auditor role?

• To support the business, company stores and franchisees in all aspects of store operations to ensure the delivery of the brand against values and operational excellence targets.
• Delivering reports and analysis pertaining to Store Operations Assessments, Day-today compliance adherence, and ensuring operational excellence is adhered to in stores.
• Deliver operational and brand compliance audits across all UK stores to an agreed schedule.
• Support franchisees and store managers to deliver operational excellence in store.
• Support the business and franchisees by motivating, engaging, and supporting the in-store teams, whilst on-site, to drive performance of standards.
• Support the business by ensuring you lead by example and represent the brand values in how you work and conduct yourself.
• Always operate with a fair, reasonable, and consistent approach, following all company and legal procedures.
• Always engage franchisees, managers, and team members courteously and communicate clearly.
• Support the Franchisees' store employees to ensure all members of the team follow Health and Safety, COSHH and Food Hygiene regulations always as detailed in the company Store Operations toolkit.
• Ensure daily HACCP procedures are completed, checked, and recorded.
• Report any maintenance issues promptly to the Franchisee and any critical, brand damaging, pest, or Health & Safety issues immediately to the compliance manager and appropriate area manger so prompt action can be taken.
• Inform the relevant area manager/compliance manger if an EHO visit takes place during an audit and support the franchisee with any information they require.
• Coach and correct on shift where any critical standards are not being delivered to our brand expectations and address the root cause of any problem.
• Work closely with the compliance manager to identify and improve operational, legislative and brand compliance.
• Collaborate with the compliance manger to provide the operations team with a monthly/quarterly compliance overview report of the estate.

What will you bring to the Food Safety Auditor role?

• Previous experience as a food safety/health and safety auditor or similar is essential.
• Previous experience of food safety auditing within the food industry if essential
• Candidates with previous experience at management level within a branded restaurant /catering & hospitality sector looking for a new challenge can be considered for this role as full training will be provided.
• Keen eye for detail
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to manage priorities, and work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with team members at all levels in the organization.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to effectively manage confidential and sensitive information.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Solid communication skills, both written and verbal.
• You will be expected to demonstrate hard work within a fun environment where passion for excellence, hard work, honesty, and determination are the norm.
• Be kind to customers, franchisees, and employees; meet or exceed their expectations for professional conduct.
• A hands-on operational leader, with a passion for coaching.
• A brand ambassador who ensures great attention to brand standards
• An ambitious character who wants to be part of our growth journey.
• Ability to thrive under pressure and execute with pace.

Desirable Skills

• Level 2, 3 or Level 4 Food Safety qualification is advantageous.
• Level 2, 3 or Level 4 HACCP qualification is advantageous.
• Good working knowledge of Health and Safety in a Restaurant/Food environment.
• Mathematics and English GCSEs, or equivalent.

Why should you apply for the Food Safety Auditor role?
This is in an excellent opportunity to work for an excellent established growing company.

• Fuel allowance, and annual MOT service and Tyre change
• Company discount on Luxury Desserts
• Travel Allowance & Expenses
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Further employee benefits to follow.
• Free on-site parking (at Head Office)

How to apply to the Food Safety Auditor role?
If you are interested in the above role and feel you can meet the above requirements - we would love to hear from you as soon as possible. We please ask all applications are made via the click apply button, and we will aim to process your application as quickly and as efficiently as possible.

If shortlisted the interview process is a 2-stage interview and will be based as the Head Office in Derby.