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    Leeds Music Education Partnership
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    Nutrition and Food Safety Manager - Req24703
    Nutrition and Food Safety Manager

    Contract:
    Permanent - Hybrid working: 225a York Road and home working. Some visits to catering establishments will be regularly required.
    Applications will only be considered from existing Leeds City Council employees.

    As a Nutrition and Food Safety Manager, you'll thrive on supporting our catering teams to provide safe catering provision across all of our establishments.

    You will provide specialist strategic support to the service in relation to special diet provision, menu planning and provision, food safety and food safety management systems, training, quality assurance and food procurement.

    It's not just about feeding the children of Leeds, it's about providing inclusive meal options that are prepared fresh with a safe, healthy and tasty choice for everyone.

    As a Nutrition and Food Safety Manager, you will bring to the role:

    Ability to work with a wide range of partners and stakeholders including headteachers, children and families, health professionals, Children's Services and other Council services such as Environmental Health.

    An understanding of the demands of a high volume catering service and the risks associated with this.
    Expertise and experience in relation to all aspects of dietary needs and food safety

    Commitment to raising standards and awareness for all aspects of food safety, special dietary provision and the procedures associated with this.

    Excellent organisational and communication skills both in person and in writing with the

    Knowledge and experience of food manufacturing, full product specifications to be able to compile, maintain and update product specification database to enable the approval of product specifications and labelling.

    High level awareness of all aspects of food safety management systems with the ability to write, maintain and implement these.

    As our next Nutrition and Food Safety Manager you'll have a desire to seek continual improvement, both personally and for your wider team's working area.

    You'll provide day to day support to Catering Leeds stakeholders, including front line staff to assist them in everything they do in relation to special diets and food safety.

    As well as what has been listed above, you'll assist in the development of menus, ensuring these are in line with Government guidelines.

    You'll work alongside our Business Builder Teams and with the wider Food Technology Team to establish exact resource requirements to strengthen and improve all aspects of food safety.

    You'll get involved in training and providing advice to chefs and cooks on how to provide safe and inclusive catering provision.

    a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
    membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
    flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
    a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
    a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further
    Please complete the online application form. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
    We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds. We are also an age-friendly employer, a Mindful Employer and a Disability Confident Leader.

    Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

    To provide specialist strategic support to the service in relation to city wide special diet provision, menu planning and provision, food safety and food safety management systems, training, quality assurance and food procurement.

    Responsibilities Have the knowledge and ability to implement and provide specialist medical and cultural diets and dietetics services to meet the needs of early years and school aged children.

    Work in direct contact with education establishments, schools, parents, health professionals and GP's.

    Maintain and develop an effective special diet database to provide easy access and information to the special dietary requirements for the children city wide.

    Utilise KPI data to demonstrate compliance and progress.

    To plan and distribute termly menus for all schools and children's centres, ensuring all menus are compliant with legislative requirements and are cost effective and that all stakeholders needs are considered and managed appropriately.

    Work with health professionals, GP's, families and children to maintain good health practices through nutrition.

    Provide expert and strategic advice in food technology, food and product safety and nutrition to Catering Leeds and provide detailed reports.

    Design and develop nutritionally balanced education menus for schools, children's centres and SILC's in line with current government legislation, using specialist software package.

    Ongoing working knowledge and experience of Food for Life Partnership.
    Ability to provide a seamless transition and implementation into designated schools and maintain level of accreditation.
    Ongoing working knowledge and experience of food manufacturing, full product specifications.
    Compile and maintain and update product specification database.
    quality, product and supply chains.
    Review food supply, security and sustainability.

    Work with suppliers and procurement unit in the sourcing of new products, researching current consumer markets in line with contractual agreements.

    Work with service and procurement unit in the writing and technical details of food tenders, product evaluation and supplier review.

    Provide technical and strategic information in relation to all food safety matters, relevant legislation and documentation. Manage the safety, legality and quality of food produced.
    Write, maintain and implement food safety management systems i.e. Work with Environmental Health Officers in relation to food safety issues, monitoring and testing. Co-ordinate and provide reports on food alert investigations

    Work directly with supplier's technical departments and key stakeholders regarding product complaints and quality issues with incoming and outgoing goods in line with contractual agreements.

    Undertake and provide evidence of third party supplier premises food safety audits.

    Write and deliver training programmes in specialist areas such as HACCP, Food Allergens, Special Diets, Food Safety, Religious dietary provision, Implementation of Food for Life Partnership.

    Maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times and ensure all staff adhere to and understand how this relates to data protection
    Develop and deliver educational sessions and focus groups to children in schools as required.

    Relationships The Nutrition and Food Safety Manager will work closely with the Nutritionist and support the Head of Catering Leeds and Business Development Manager.

    Have regular contact with operational managers and front line staff, customers of the service and other senior officers of the council.

    Qualifications Degree level qualification or equivalent in nutrition, dietetics or appropriate food related subject
    Advanced Food Hygiene – level 4 or equivalent CIEHH qualification
    Ability to set targets and indicators and assess performance against self and organisational objectives

    Ability to work with a wide range of partners including Children's services, Adult Social Care, Health professionals, headteachers and governors.

    Ability to write reports and present to senior management team and a wide range of audiences
    Ability to assess risk, and put in place plans/actions to mitigate risk.

    Ability to use specialist IT software to plan and analyse menus to meet Government standards and review the take up and effectiveness of menus.

    Ability to deliver effective training in food related topics to both kitchen teams and the operational management team
    Ability to be able to interact with young people and deliver educational sessions to pupils in schools
    Working knowledge of current food safety legislation within the food industry and catering industry
    Working knowledge of nutrition, nutritional guidelines and healthy eating.
    Recognised qualification in Nutrition, dietetics or Food Services.
    Advanced Food Hygiene certificate – level 4 or equivalent
    To maintain complete confidentiality, and to ensure all staff understand and comply with Data Protection legislation.
    Knowledge of specialist medical and cultural dietary requirements
    Experience of working in the Food or Catering Industry.
    Experience of development and provision of staff training
    Experience of managing projects and meeting deadlines
    Experience of working within a framework of externally accredited quality systems
    Experience of planning healthy balanced menus and special diets
    Have a genuine interest in science and how it is applied to food and cookery
    Commitment to own personal development and learning and a willingness to undertake further training as required
    Willing to take personal responsibility under the Council's Health and Safety Policy
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