Group Safety Assurance Manager

SSP Deutschland GmbH; City of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global safety assurance company in London is seeking a Global Safety Assurance Manager to oversee compliance with safety standards. This role involves evaluating internal controls, conducting safety audits, and reporting findings. The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Environmental Health and have experience in safety or quality assurance within retail, food, or hospitality sectors. Competitive benefits and opportunities for professional development are offered.

Benefits

Learning and development resources

Career development opportunities

Work with industry experts

Qualifications

• Experience within a safety, quality assurance, or compliance role ideally in food, travel, retail, or hospitality.
• Advanced safety and auditing qualifications.
• Ability to travel independently as required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate quality of internal safety controls and compliance.
• Conduct evaluations of safety protocols and risk mitigation strategies.
• Communicate findings to enable actionable recommendations.

Skills

Confident decision making

Critical thinking skills

Adaptable communication

Mentoring skills

Education

Degree in Environmental Health or relevant subject

Tools

HACCP

ISO 22000

BRCGS

NEBOSH Certificate

Job description

About Us

Operating in nearly 40countries across the world, our purpose is to be the best part of the journey. Whether our customers are flying abroad on holiday, heading off on a business trip or commuting to work by train, we aim to offer them food and drink experiences that meet their many different tastes and needs.

What You’ll Get from Us

Our Commitment to learning and development is our commitment to unlocking our people’s success. We strive to provide a wide range of resources that boost our people’s skills today, and help them fulfil their potential tomorrow. No matter where you join us, you’ll have all the tools you need to take charge of your development. Surrounded by like‑minded colleagues and guided by industry experts, it’s your career, your way at SSP.

Group Safety Assurance Manager

About the Role

The Global Safety Assurance Manager is essential in providing vigilant monitoring by the continuous, attentive, and proactive observation of minimum standards to detect any signs of deviation or risk. Through desktop and country assurance visits, creation of toolbox content and oversight of global training compliance; they will provide assurance on the application of Global Safety Minimum Standards and compliance expectations across diverse markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate quality of internal safety controls and compliance against the Global Safety Minimum Standards.
• Conduct evaluations of safety protocols, compliance with regulations, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Communicate findings & recommendations clearly to enable identification of actionable areas by priority.
• Ensure audit findings are documented, reported, and actions are followed up with appropriate stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency & learning, embedding verification & validation into practice.
• Review second and third‑party audits to gain further insight into safety‑related performance.
• Oversee and report on global training compliance, ensuring all countries meet standards and expectations.
• Supplement toolbox content with templates, guides, best practices and guidance.
• Gather insights comparatively from other businesses within the retail, hospitality, catering and/or travel sector to stay abreast of best practice implementation of any potential, new or developing risks.
• Advanced safety and auditing qualifications including but not limited to, L4 Food Safety, HACCP, NEBOSH Certificate.
• Confident decision making and critical thinking skills. Identifying and assessing risks across food production, food service and people safety.
• Resilient integrity and objectivity skills. Conducting confident desktop and on‑site audits in a planned and organised manner, conveying findings and driving corrective and preventative actions.
• Adaptable communication and mentoring skills. Enabling effective engagement, tailoring messages to different audiences and providing guidance to support capability building.
• Degree in Environmental Health or other relevant subject matter.
• Experience within a safety, quality assurance, or compliance role – ideally within food, travel, retail or hospitality sector.
• Experience with global safety standards such as HACCP, ISO 22000, BRCGS, FSMA, or local legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to travel independently as and when the business requires, including on short‑notice within approved internal processes.