Environmental Health Officer

Service Care Solutions; Coalville; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in North West Leicestershire is looking for a Food Inspector / Environmental Health Officer to join their team. This full-time position involves conducting food hygiene inspections and ensuring compliance with statutory regulations. The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications and ideally some experience in delivering inspections in a local authority context. This role offers £45 per completed inspection and requires strong independent working skills.

Benefits

£250 referral bonus

Qualifications

• EHRB Registration or Higher Certificate in Food Control.
• Professional competency in food hygiene required.

Responsibilities

• Undertake food hygiene inspections across various food premises.
• Complete inspection report forms post-inspection.
• Produce risk ratings following food law standards.
• Prepare follow-up schedules as necessary.
• Manage own inspection programme independently.

Skills

Food hygiene inspections

Regulatory standards compliance

Independent working

Confidence in food premises

Education

EHRB Registration or Higher Certificate in Food Control

Food-related CPD evidence

Job description

A client within the Public Sector based in North West Leicestershire District is currently recruiting for a Food Inspector / Environmental Health Officer (Food Safety) to join their Environmental Health / Food Safety Team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full-time, temporary position on an ongoing basis, with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a local authority environment delivering food hygiene official controls.

The Role

The key purpose of the role is to undertake food hygiene inspections within North West Leicestershire District in accordance with statutory requirements and the Food Law Code of Practice.

• Undertaking food hygiene inspections across a mix of unrated/new food business registrations and Category D premises
• Completing inspection report forms following each inspection
• Producing risk ratings in line with the Food Law Code of Practice
• Preparing follow-up schedules of works where required
• Managing your own inspection programme and working independently to agreed standards

The Candidate

To be considered for this role you will require the following essential qualifications:

• EHRB Registration or Higher Certificate in Food Control (or equivalent)
• Evidence of professional competency, including food-related CPD

The below skills and experience would be beneficial for the role:

• Experience delivering food hygiene inspections on behalf of a local authority
• Ability to work independently and to regulatory standards
• Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle for business use
• Confidence working across a wide range of food premises

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and is offering a rate of £45 per completed inspection.

How to Apply

If this position sounds of interest, please email a copy of your up-to-date CV to the provided email address or call the recruiter to discuss the vacancy in more detail.

If this role is not of interest to you, but you are currently looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as we cover all construction and environmental health-related vacancies across the region.

Referral Bonus

If this role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details or forward this advert to them. If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.