Food Safety Consultant
| Posting date: | 31 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 April 2026 |
| Location: | West Sussex, South East England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | ISS Facilities Services |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 153298 |
Summary
Food Safety Consultant
Contract: HSEQ
Location: Crawley – mobile role across West Sussex
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are seeking a Food Safety Consultant to act as the lead food safety specialist for a large Primary Education Authority contract across approximately 150 primary schools in West Sussex.
The role ensures the successful mobilisation of the contract, the smooth transition to ISS’s food safety standards, and the ongoing operational delivery of safe, compliant, high-quality catering services.
This includes implementing the ISS Food Safety Management System, leading audits, and supporting incident escalation, training, and policy development.
Job Description
The postholder will play a vital role in supporting ISS teams through the introduction of regenerated frozen meals and building strong food safety culture across all sites.
While primarily focused on the Education contract, this role also offers opportunities to support wider accounts such as Government and Healthcare settings during school holidays, providing valuable breadth of experience and career development.
Key Responsibilities
Act as the lead Food Safety Consultant for the West Sussex Local Education contract.
Support and at later stage lead on mobilisation activities for new contracts.
Implement the ISS Food Safety Management System and associated documentation.
Carry out internal food safety audits, including revisits to underperforming sites.
Provide expert food safety advice, guidance, and recommendations to operational teams.
Deliver training and support training development with L&D teams.
Lead escalation and management of food and allergen incidents, including suspected food poisoning cases.
Support the transition from microwave meals to regenerated oven-prepared meals, including training delivery.
Assist with writing policies, procedures, and food safety documentation.
Work collaboratively with management teams to embed strong Food Safety and HSEQ culture.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Level 4 Food Safety or higher qualification (Degree/Masters acceptable).
Experience in a food safety role such as Food Safety Auditor, EHO, Food Safety Officer, Environmental Health Practitioner, Technical Food Safety specialist, or Consultant.
Valid UK driving licence for travel across the region.
Experience in HACCP, auditing, incident investigation, and training delivery.
Capable of influencing and building positive safety culture, engaging managers and frontline colleagues at all levels.
Excellent organisational skills, able to manage workload independently across a large geographical patch.
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger,
#aplacetobeyou,
#facilitiesmanagement
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com
Contract: HSEQ
Location: Crawley – mobile role across West Sussex
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are seeking a Food Safety Consultant to act as the lead food safety specialist for a large Primary Education Authority contract across approximately 150 primary schools in West Sussex.
The role ensures the successful mobilisation of the contract, the smooth transition to ISS’s food safety standards, and the ongoing operational delivery of safe, compliant, high-quality catering services.
This includes implementing the ISS Food Safety Management System, leading audits, and supporting incident escalation, training, and policy development.
Job Description
The postholder will play a vital role in supporting ISS teams through the introduction of regenerated frozen meals and building strong food safety culture across all sites.
While primarily focused on the Education contract, this role also offers opportunities to support wider accounts such as Government and Healthcare settings during school holidays, providing valuable breadth of experience and career development.
Key Responsibilities
Act as the lead Food Safety Consultant for the West Sussex Local Education contract.
Support and at later stage lead on mobilisation activities for new contracts.
Implement the ISS Food Safety Management System and associated documentation.
Carry out internal food safety audits, including revisits to underperforming sites.
Provide expert food safety advice, guidance, and recommendations to operational teams.
Deliver training and support training development with L&D teams.
Lead escalation and management of food and allergen incidents, including suspected food poisoning cases.
Support the transition from microwave meals to regenerated oven-prepared meals, including training delivery.
Assist with writing policies, procedures, and food safety documentation.
Work collaboratively with management teams to embed strong Food Safety and HSEQ culture.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Level 4 Food Safety or higher qualification (Degree/Masters acceptable).
Experience in a food safety role such as Food Safety Auditor, EHO, Food Safety Officer, Environmental Health Practitioner, Technical Food Safety specialist, or Consultant.
Valid UK driving licence for travel across the region.
Experience in HACCP, auditing, incident investigation, and training delivery.
Capable of influencing and building positive safety culture, engaging managers and frontline colleagues at all levels.
Excellent organisational skills, able to manage workload independently across a large geographical patch.
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger,
#aplacetobeyou,
#facilitiesmanagement
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com
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