Senior Food Service Auditor - Northern England/Scotland

Do you have Level 4 qualifications in Food Safety and Health & Safety, along with experience conducting audits or inspections?

 

At NSF, we’re looking for a Senior Food Service Auditor based in the North of England or Scotland. You’ll primarily conduct food safety and health and safety audits at restaurants, bars, grocery stores, and other food service locations within your local area, while also supporting the training and development of other auditors, completing quality monitoring activities and helping ensure our standards are applied consistently.

 

We’re flexible on where you’re based, provided you live in the North of England or Scotland.

 

What We Offer:

 

• Flexible Working: Monday to Friday. While travel to and from audits means it’s not strictly 9 - 5, you’ll have flexibility in planning your working week
• Localised Work, Less Travel: We keep your audit area local so you’re not spending hours on the road. That means more time at home and less time commuting.
• Minimal Overnight Stays: Overnight stays are rare and only ever required if you choose to take them on.
• Make a Visible Impact: Help restaurants, bars, and grocery stores meet maintain high standards in food safety and compliance.
• Continued Development: Build your auditing, coaching and leadership experience within a growing global organisation.

Responsibilities

Including, but not limited to:

• Conduct food safety and health and safety audits at client sites

• Train and coach client teams while on-site

• Write up audit findings and share the results with client managers

• Collect samples and arrange for them to be sent to laboratories

• Plan your audits to meet deadlines

• Conduct monitoring and quality visits

• Train, coach and support new and existing auditors

• Complete desktop reviews and provide constructive feedback

• Help ensure NSF and client standards are applied consistently

• Keep in touch with audit teams, managers and client contacts

• Support audit scheduling and identify any gaps in auditor availability

• Jump in on other tasks when needed

Qualifications

• Level 4 qualifications in Food Safety and Health & Safety
• Experience conducting food safety and health and safety audits or inspections
• Auditor qualifications aligned with ISO 19011
• Able to plan and carry out audits independently
• Experience training, coaching or developing others
• Excellent communication skills
• Confident writing clear and accurate reports
• Able to handle sensitive conversations professionally
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Must have a full UK driving licence
• Ready and willing to travel to client sites
• Confident using Microsoft Office and PDF software

Our Culture:

At NSF, our mission is to improve human and planet health. Our culture is rooted in four central values:

• Do the Right Thing, 
• Treat People Well
• Relentlessly Pursue Excellence
• We are one NSF.

These principles drive everything we do - from client service to internal collaboration.
 

Send us your CV and cover letter today!

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With a legacy spanning more than 80 years, NSF leverages science and innovation to improve human and planet health. We provide science-driven, independent testing, inspection, certification, and advisory services and develop the very standards that drive the food, water, and life sciences industries worldwide. We empower our clients to navigate shifting regulations to improve consumer health, safety, and quality of life.

One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we’re one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language, and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work.

Come join a team that makes a difference in the world. More information about NSF can be found at nsf.org.

NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Please note that NSF is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies/search firms for this role. Resumes submitted to an NSF employee by a third-party agency without a valid written & signed search agreement between NSF and said third-party agency will become the sole property of NSF. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

As pioneers in the food safety industry, NSF is proud to play a vitally important role in helping food service businesses of all sizes, from local cafes to multinational supermarket brands, stay ahead of risks, regulations and consumer expectations, while delivering on their commitment to food safety and public health.