Enterprise Food Safety Manager
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About the role:
As our Enterprise Food Safety Manager youll lead the governance and assurance of Foodstuffs South Islands food safety quality and compliance systems. Youll set the enterprise approach ensure alignment to our strategic priorities and risk appetite and provide clear oversight across retail manufacturing and supply chain. Youll be our senior authority on food safety and the primary point of engagement with MPI and other regulators ensuring regulatory requirements are well understood well managed and reflected in how we operate.
Key accountabilities:
- Lead the annual enterprise food safety strategic work programme
- Oversee regulatory audits verifications notifiable events and responses to MPI investigations or enforcement actions
- Provide governance and assurance oversight of enterprise food safety quality and compliance frameworks
- Contribute to and present at executive and Boardlevel governance forums
- Lead coach and develop a capable highperforming team supporting growth judgement and strong crossfunctional partnerships
About you:
Youll be a strategic leader with experience across food safety quality assurance regulatory compliance or a similar field from within largescale food retail FMCG or supply chain environments. Youll bring sound judgement operate comfortably at enterprise level and build trust across the cooperative.
Ideally youll also bring:
- A relevant tertiary qualification and HACCP and/or recognised food safety auditing qualifications
- Experience engaging with MPI and managing audits verifications investigations and notifiable events
- Experience leading enterprise or multisite food safety systems (manufacturing retail or supply chain strongly preferred)
- A proven people leadership track record and strong crossfunctional relationships
Dont meet every requirement We encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for individuals with diverse experiences and are keen to hear from those who believe they have the drive and potential to succeed with us.
How to apply:
Think this role sounds like a bit of youWedlove to hear from you!Click apply to apply for the role!Applications will close11:59pm Tuesday 7 April2026and will only be accepted via our careers site. Please note well be reviewing applications as they are submitted and may progress suitable applicants to interview prior tothe role closing.
If you have any questions about the role or experience any issuessubmittingyour application please email
Join us in feeding the South Island.
Why join us
- Our approach to flexible working is based on trusting and empowering our people to manage their time and deliver results while balancing the needs of their personal lives
- Were committed to equitable outcomes and we offer additional paid parental leave free period products and financial health checks to name a few
- We support your wellbeing with Southern Cross health insurance for you and your family after a qualifying period discounts at local gyms and access to online wellbeing tools
- We offer continuous learning and professional growth as well as access to our extensive online training library and endless opportunities
- Were proud of our supportive team environment and our positive and friendly culture thats made fun by regular social events!
- Were a Pride Pledge organisation and we are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives every day and we celebrate our diversity as strength
- Our Hornby based office has free carparking an in-house café.
Our values:
At Foodies together we drive success to be our best and care for our whānau. We recognise that it takes a collective effort to achieve success and we thrive on fostering a culture of collaboration to drive innovation and embracing challenges as a united team. We are committed to supporting our people and to positively impact the lives of South Islanders every day.
About us:
Were a team of 14000 who make sure South Islanders have access to the groceries and essentials they need. Proudly 100% Kiwi-owned and operated our co-operative has more than 180 PAKnSAVE New World Four Square and On the Spot stores feeding the South Island.
We value being at the heart of our communities like weve always been to make the South Island a better place for today and for many generations to come. From sunny Golden Bay all the way to Stewart Island theres a Foodstuffs store serving you and your whānau.
Our success is down to our people who bring their skills experience passion and expertise to make Foodies an amazing and rewarding place to work. Our co-op has a wide variety of roles to offer and endless opportunities for development.
Required Experience:
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