Head of US Quality & Food Safety

Hey! We're Huel, and we're pleased to meet you 👋 Our culture thrives on high performance, and we set the bar high for new Hueligans who join us. We invite you to read the advert below for our new Head of US Quality & Food Safety position to understand the role, and explore our 7 Huel values before applying to ensure we have the right working environment for you! The role - As Head of US Quality & Food Safety, you’ll be accountable for driving our US QFS strategic plan across a complex, international manufacturing base (US/Canada). - You’ll play a critical role in protecting our brand and our customers, while enabling Huel to scale safely across the region. - This is a remote role, but we’re looking for someone who is based locally in Utah and can easily commute into Salt Lake City to meet regularly with the team. - Here's a glimpse of what you can expect: - Lead our US Quality & Food Safety (QFS) function, taking overall accountability for food safety and quality across all Huel products and sites, including raw materials and co-manufacturing (RTD, Powders, Hot & Savoury and other categories). - Lead, coach and develop a high-performing US team of three direct reports (2 US Technical Managers and an Ingredient Quality Manager), providing clear direction, building capability and ensuring strong ownership across the team. - Define and drive our US QFS strategy, delivering 'right first time' products and an outstanding consumer experience, while setting CPMU reduction targets and driving continuous improvement across all sites. - Ensure compliance with US food safety regulations and standards (SQF, FSSC 22000, BRCGS, FDA, FSMA and cGMPs), owning and continually improving our Food Safety & Quality Management Systems (HACCP, VACCP, TACCP and GFSI standards). - Lead regulatory and food safety risk assessments for contaminants, including heavy metals, pesticide residues and other chemical hazards, translating US regulatory requirements into effective risk-management and compliance actions. - Oversee our US raw material suppliers and co-manufacturers, ensuring ingredients and products are safe, compliant and consistently meet Huel's standards, while working with HQ to establish robust material onboarding processes and building a resilient supply network. - Take ownership of our end-to-end testing agenda for ingredients and finished products, ensuring timely analysis, monitoring trends and driving investigations and corrective actions where needed. - Be the key escalation point for US food safety incidents and quality crises, leading decisive responses, clear stakeholder communication and escalation to the Technical Director and SLT when required. - Work closely with Product Supply and our co-manufacturing partners to strengthen manufacturing controls, ensure consistency and deliver safe, high-quality products across the US. - Champion continuous improvement and regulatory compliance across our US operations, maintaining accreditations, supporting FDA, FSMA, state-level, packaging, labelling and market registration requirements, and embedding food safety awareness across the business. - Not yet sure if this is the right role for you? Click HERE to read a more detailed job description. What we're looking for in you - A proven QFS leader with 10+ years' experience in the food industry (FMCG, manufacturing or retail), bringing deep knowledge of Food Safety & Quality systems across the US. - A brilliant people leader who knows how to build, develop and inspire multi-disciplinary technical teams, providing clear direction and structure while empowering autonomy across three direct report functions. - Strong technical knowledge of US food law, ingredients, nutrition and manufacturing processes, including FDA requirements for foods and dietary supplements, with the curiosity and foresight to spot emerging regulatory risks and opportunities and turn these into actionable guidance for the business. - Hands-on experience working with products similar to Huel's range, including powders and dry ingredient mixes, RTD/aseptic bottling, canning and Hot & Savoury, within a US manufacturing environment. - A confident communicator and natural relationship builder who can influence and collaborate across NPD, Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement and Commercial/Marketing teams, while representing Huel credibly with regulators, accreditation bodies and co-manufacturing partners. - A strong understanding of allergen controls, including the US 'Big 9' allergen labelling requirements, testing methodologies and limits, alongside experience working with third-party accreditation bodies to maintain high standards. - A degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Food Technology or a related discipline. - Advanced HACCP qualifications, PCQI, SQF Practitioner and BRCGS or other Lead Auditor certification would be a big plus! - And as always, we’re on the lookout for new Hueligans who love a fast-paced environment and are always striving to be their best. -