Commercial Food and Safety Officer

Cornwall Council; Truro; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government body is seeking a Senior Commercial Food & Safety Officer in Cornwall. Key duties include conducting food safety regulatory work, providing support to local businesses, and issuing Export Health Certificates. Ideal candidates should possess a degree in Environmental Health or equivalent and have a passion for food safety. Competitive salary offered alongside a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Defined benefit pension scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Employee health and well-being programme

Employee benefits scheme with discounts

Qualifications

• Passionate about Food Safety and delivering regulatory services.
• Experienced or newly qualified in local authority or regulatory setting.
• Possessing transferable skills from the private sector.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regulatory interventions within food businesses.
• Provide business regulatory support and food safety advice.
• Issue Export Health Certificates and perform risk-based inspections.

Skills

Food Safety expertise

Regulatory compliance experience

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Environmental Health or equivalent

Job description

Make a Real Impact in Cornwall as a Senior Commercial Food & Safety Officer

Grade 4: £39,160 – £46,355

Cornwall Council is offering you an opportunity to join our dynamic team as a Senior Commercial Food & Safety Officer. In this role, your work will regulate and support local businesses.

A Role with Variety:

This is a diverse and rewarding position where you'll split your time across:

• Food & Safety Regulatory Work – Conducting regulatory interventions within food businesses across Cornwall.
• Business Regulatory Support – Providing hands‑on guidance, advice, training, and proactive support to Cornwall’s vibrant business community.
• Export Health Certificates (EHCs) – Issuing EHCs to fishing distributors and carrying out risk‑based inspections.
• Primary Authority – Leading or supporting food safety work within our Primary Authority partnerships.

The Role:

What You'll be doing:

• Inspection of A–E rated food premises and approved premises
• Investigating food & safety complaints and infectious disease notifications
• Delivering tailored food safety advice packages
• Issuing Export Health Certificates
• Collaborating with a forward‑thinking, supportive team
• Contributing to wider team projects and initiatives

This is a public/customer‑facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

Working Pattern:

This role is 37 hours per week. Flexible working options are available for this role, including compressed hours.

What you’ll need to succeed:

You’re passionate about Food Safety and confident in delivering regulatory services and business advice. Whether you’re:

• Experienced in a Local Authority or regulatory setting
• Newly qualified and eager to expand your skills & knowledge
• Coming from the private sector with transferable skills
• You hold a degree in Environmental Health or an equivalent qualification (i.e. Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection).

This is a fantastic opportunity to expand your skill set and gain valuable experience. You’ll be joining a positive, supportive, and experienced team—an ideal environment to grow professionally and develop new capabilities.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

• a competitive salary.
• a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A national award‑winning employee health and well‑being programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

The full role profile is attached here

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact:

Chris Brenton

[e-mail]

01872 322222

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstratewhy you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact [e-mail] if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.