Retail Food Safety Manager

• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary
• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
• Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme
• You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages
• Defined contribution management pension scheme
• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year's salary
• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
• Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
• Career progression and learning and development
• Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing
• Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
• Cycle to Work scheme
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• Colleague Networks - internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

• Management Grade A
• 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday with weekend working on a rotational basis
• We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
• The base location for this role is Central and North London.
• You will be part of a small but effective team of Retail Food Safety Managers responsible for ensuring high standards are maintained and current systems are challenged and developed.
• You will be expected to build strong relationships across multiple internal and external stakeholders and work closely with the Retail Teams.
• The role will involve regular travel within your area; occasional travel and overnight stays to other parts of the country may also be required. Therefore, flexibility and a full clean driving licence is essential.
• Reporting to the Retail Technical Manager - South, you will be direct responsibility for providing both on-site and remote food safety advice and support to our Retail Teams and other stakeholders.

• Actively promote and drive business initiatives to an excellent food safety culture throughout the business
• Manage and ensure food safety customer complaints are investigated and resolved effectively.
• Ensuring micro sampling and data management is completed as directed.
• Taking responsibility for raising the standards of hygiene and microbiological performance by providing in-shop support and coaching.
• Develop effective relationships with pest control contractors to ensure commitments are met and raising awareness of pest issues
• Liaising with Local Authority representatives to provide problem resolution
• Investigating and monitoring food safety non-compliance and incidents
• Leading and contributing to the management and development of food safety and quality management systems as directed
• HACCP Team member. Contributing to the review, challenging and maintenance of HACCP systems
• Collecting, collating and communicating KPI data to schedule
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date documentation
• Contributing to training activities where necessary

• A Degree or HNC level education in a Food Science based subject
• HACCP Level 3 and Food Safety Level 3 qualifications
• Minimum of 1 to 2 years experience working in a technical based food safety role in a production or retail background
• Proven experience in investigations and internal audits with strong attention to detail
• Proven experience of leadership, decision making, taking the initiative and report writing
• A result focused approach with excellent communication skills and the ability to influence others
• The ability to process new information quickly and react positively to new challenges.
• Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together
• Are supportive of an inclusive culture - recognising and valuing that difference is good
• Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

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