Commercial Food & Safety Officer

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

Job summary

A local government organization in Truro is seeking to hire a Senior Commercial Food & Safety Officer. The role involves conducting inspections, investigating complaints, and providing guidance within the food industry. Candidates should hold a degree in Environmental Health and possess a strong commitment to food safety. This position offers a competitive salary and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Defined benefit pension scheme

Employee health and well-being programme

Access to discounts on goods and services

Qualifications

• Passionate about Food Safety and capable of delivering regulatory services.
• Experience in a Local Authority or regulatory setting preferred.
• Ability to issue Export Health Certificates.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections of A-E rated food premises.
• Investigate food safety complaints and infectious disease notifications.
• Provide tailored food safety advice packages.

Skills

Food Safety Regulatory Services

Business Advice

Customer Engagement

Education

Degree in Environmental Health

Job description

Overview

Commercial Food & Safety Officer

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.

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.

What the Role Involves

• 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

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.

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 while still ensuring that service needs are met.

• 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 available in the attached document. 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. Email inquiries can be sent to [e-mail]. Phone: [phone]

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application. You can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or upload your CV. Demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as “Application” on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after submission; 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.

About Us

Cornwall Council delivers services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year.

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.