Environmental Health Officer

ATTB - The Big Jobsite; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employment agency seeks an Environmental Health Officer in Leicester. The role involves conducting food hygiene inspections and ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation. Candidates must have a degree in Environmental Health and experience in food safety. This is a full-time, temporary position with pay per inspection and requires working outside office hours.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health required.
• Certificate with EHRB or equivalent essential.
• Experience with food safety enforcement is a must.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed food hygiene inspections and audits.
• Complete electronic inspection reports within 7 days.
• Advising on compliance improvements.

Skills

Food safety interventions

Excellent verbal and written skills

IT competency (Microsoft Office)

Risk assessment knowledge

Education

Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health

Certificate of registration with EHRB or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Environmental Health Officer needed in Charnwood.

Reference: OR12517

Pay per inspection work with on site visits, some are outside office hours.

Responsibilities

• Carry out detailed food hygiene and safety inspections, audits and risk assessments of commercial food premises, in accordance with the FSA codes of practice, to ensure compliance with food hygiene and health and safety legislation.
• Secure improvements in standards by advice, instruction and written correspondence.
• Complete approximately 250 inspections comprising of new businesses and D category inspections.
• Complete inspection proformas and draft electronic inspection reports detailing contraventions and recommendations with appropriate compliance dates within 7 days from the date of inspection.
• Work is carried out on a pay per inspection basis only.
• This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health
• Certificate of registration with EHRB or equivalent
• Experience in food safety interventions and enforcement
• Knowledge and practical application of Hazard Analysis, risk assessment and food safety management systems
• IT competent Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Able to work outside of office hours
• Able to travel throughout the borough

Other information

• Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
• All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.
• Due to high volumes of CVs received we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage.
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