Food Safety and Hygiene Manager
A Food Safety and Hygiene Manager plays a critical role in ensuring that food products are produced, handled, and distributed in a way that meets strict safety and hygiene standards. This role is especially vital in food manufacturing, catering, and hospitality sectors.
Here’s what the job typically involves:
Developing and enforcing food safety protocols across all stages of production and handling, from raw materials to finished goods.
Ensuring compliance with local and international regulations like HACCP, BRC, ISO 22000, and food hygiene laws.
Conducting regular audits and inspections to identify risks, verify sanitation practices, and maintain documentation for traceability.
Training staff on food safety procedures, allergen control, and personal hygiene standards.
Investigating incidents such as contamination or customer complaints, and implementing corrective actions.
Managing pest control, waste disposal, and cleaning operations to prevent cross-contamination and ensure a hygienic environment.
It’s a leadership role that blends technical expertise with operational oversight.
Morley is a market town and a civil parish within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. Morley is the largest town in the borough after Leeds itself. Morley forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.
It lies approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Leeds city centre. It was built on seven hills: Scatcherd Hill, Dawson Hill, Daisy Hill, Chapel Hill, Hunger Hill, Troy Hill and Banks Hill. In 2011, the town and civil parish had populations of 44,440 and 27,738 respectively.[1]
The town is split between the Morley North and Morley South wards (containing the town centre) of Leeds City Council, both making up part of the Leeds South West and Morley parliamentary constituency.