British School of Bucharest is seeking an experienced, highly motivated, and hands-on Food Safety & Compliance Manager to lead food safety and compliance operations across our school canteen and bistro, ensuring the highest standards of food safety, operational excellence, and full regulatory compliance for our students and staff.
Key Responsibilities

• Own, implement, and maintain a fully compliant HACCP system across canteen and bistro operations
• Conduct daily food safety and operational checks, including: expiry dates, temperature monitoring, hygiene and sanitation, product quality, labeling, and traceability
• Supervise goods reception, stock traceability, and FIFO inventory rotation to minimize losses and discrepancies
• Organize and monitor hygienic workflows in storage and food preparation areas to prevent cross-contamination
• Ensure permanent audit readiness and act as the main point of contact for DSVSA/ANSVSA, DSP, and ANPC inspections and audits
• Manage supplier approval, compliance, and audit processes
• Train and support food-handling teams while promoting a strong food safety culture
• Prepare and maintain complex food safety and compliance documentation
• Deliver monthly compliance reports, and identify operational risks and improvement opportunities

What We're Looking For

• Degree in Food Technology, Veterinary Medicine, Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a related field
• Accredited HACCP Certification, Food Hygiene Certification
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in food safety, quality assurance, or regulatory compliance within food service, HoReCa, catering, or food production environments
• Thorough working knowledge of: EC Regulation 852/2004 & 853/2004 , ANSVSA Order 111/2008 , Romanian Law 150/2004
• Strong documentation skills and confidence in maintaining complex, multi-layered compliance records and procedures
• Fluent Romanian and good English communication skills
• Hands-on, detail-oriented, and highly accountable professional with strong analytical and coordination skills
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and make operational decisions confidently without requiring escalation of every issue

The British School of Bucharest (BSB) is a leading international School, providing a comprehensive international education based on the National Curriculum for England and offers EYFS, Primary and Secondary schooling, with IGCSEs to A Levels.

BSB has offered, since the year 2000, a British education in Bucharest for children aged 2-18. It is a richly diverse learning community, with more than 650 students represented by over 50 nationalities. They benefit from an impressive pupil to teacher ratio and small class sizes, ensuring a personalised and highly supportive learning environment, offered by 100% English-speaking teachers.

BSB is the only British school in Romania rated as ‘excellent’ for both ‘the quality of pupils’ learning and achievements’ and the ‘quality of pupils’ personal development’, according to 2018 UK Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) report.