Food Service Auditor

Job Summary

Are you currently working extensive hours, including evenings and weekends in hospitality, and seeking a more balanced career? NSF presents a distinctive chance to leverage your hospitality background into a fulfilling auditor position. This role offers structured working hours, promising career advancement, and excellent benefits.

What NSF Provides

• Flexible Schedule: Work Monday through Friday with a predictable routine, though audit-related travel means exact hours may vary somewhat from a standard 9-to-5 role.
• Career Growth: Those with hospitality experience already have some food safety knowledge. NSF supports you in advancing with fully funded Level 4 Food Safety and Health & Safety training, requiring only a one-year commitment.
• Localized Assignments: Assignments are primarily within your local area to minimize commuting time and maximize personal time at home.
• Rare Overnight Travel: Overnight stays are infrequent and optional.
• Significant Impact: Visit restaurants, bars, and grocery stores—possibly familiar venues—to aid them in maintaining high standards of food safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct food safety inspections at client locations.
• Provide on-site training and coaching to staff, focusing on compliance improvement rather than fault-finding.
• Prepare and communicate detailed inspection reports to client management.
• Collect samples for laboratory testing.
• Organize inspection schedules to meet deadlines efficiently.
• Maintain communication with team members and client contacts.
• Assist with additional tasks as required.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Possession of Level 4 Food Safety and Health & Safety qualifications is advantageous.
• A degree in Environmental Health or a related field is highly desirable.
• Capability to perform audits in food safety, health & safety, and fire safety.
• Ability to train safety advisors if necessary.
• Registration with professional bodies such as CIEH or IOSH is a strong advantage.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must hold a full UK driving license and be willing to travel in the local area.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and user-friendly auditing tools.

Employee Benefits

• Join a mission-driven organization focused on protecting and enhancing human and environmental health.
• Enjoy flexible working hours to accommodate your lifestyle.
• Full funding of Level 4 qualifications with a one-year employment commitment.
• Clearly defined career progression opportunities after one year, subject to conditions.
• Access to a dedicated mentor and ongoing professional development.
• Annual performance evaluations to foster growth.
• Operational support and streamlined tools to simplify tasks.
• Car allowance, meal vouchers, and reimbursement of business travel expenses.
• Annual leave of 33 days, inclusive of bank holidays.
• Health cash-back programs, pension scheme, life insurance, and income protection plans.
• Coverage for professional membership fees.
• Employee Assistance Programs and availability of Mental Health First Aiders.
• Annual Mental Wellness Day and dedicated time off for volunteering activities.
• Opportunities to collaborate with industry leaders and experts.

Additional Information

This opportunity is specifically for candidates based in Oxfordshire. NSF embraces its role as an independent global service provider dedicated to advancing human and environmental health standards. The organization serves over 400,000 clients across 180 countries with a team exceeding 3,000 professionals.

Note for Agencies: NSF does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firms without a formal agreement.