Senior Food and Safety Officer

SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

Senior Food and Safety Officer

Location: The Core, Homer Road, Solihull, B91 3RG

Salary: £37,035 - £42,708 pro rata per annum. Incremental progression subject to performance

Reference: SOL/TP/183/875

Job type: Environmental health

Contract type: Full time permanent

Hours: Full-time

We have an excellent opportunity for a qualified Food and Safety Officer to join our busy professional and friendly Food and Safety Team.

As a Food and Safety Officer, we are offering a unique opportunity to work across our socially and economically diverse Borough, delivering the full range of regulatory duties through a wide range of food and health and safety issues: from food hygiene and standards interventions, infectious disease and accident investigations to skin piercing registrations and imported food inspection at Birmingham Airport.

To be successful in this demanding but satisfying role, you will hold a relevant Environmental Health qualification and have experience in providing advice and guidance on regulatory and enforcement issues, as well as proven knowledge of legal processes and effective evidence gathering. You must be experienced in carrying out food hygiene inspections and investigations including the preparation of reports for formal action and the service of statutory notices.

We know that our employees want to do more than just work, and so we encourage good work-life balance by offering a range of flexible working options; this is further supplemented by an extensive wellbeing offer, as well as a range of other benefits including ongoing personal development, staff discounts and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

The transition to smarter working has provided us with the opportunity for a hybrid working model which allows a balance between home working and time in the office. This role is based in Solihull Town Centre and as an essential car user you will be required to work and attend meetings within the borough or at other locations within the West Midlands region.

We are a small but well-established team who work well together. If you are driven and enjoy a varied and challenging workload, we would love to hear from you.

If you have a specific question or require further information regarding this post, please contact Diane Hurt, Food and Safety Team Leader, on 0121 704 8476 or email at dihurt@solihull.gov.uk .  

Closing date: 1 December 2024.

Interviews date: 13 December 2024.

This post is subject to a DBS check.

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.