Food and Safety Manager

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

LGPS (pension)

Wellbeing support

Private health care options

EV salary sacrifice

Volunteer days

Hybrid working

Job summary

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are seeking a Food and Safety Manager to join the Public Protection shared service in Ipswich. The role is full-time and permanent with a salary of £55,224 - £65,092 per annum (pro rata for part time).

The successful candidate will lead the Food and Safety Team, shape service delivery, and ensure compliance with food safety, health and safety, and licensing duties. Hybrid working is available, with a commitment to safeguarding and improving residents’

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Environmental Health.
• EHORB registration and/or Chartered status.
• Experience in Food Safety and Health & Safety Regulation.
• Experience leading a team or managing staff.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Public Protection to deliver outcomes and align with corporate priorities.
• Line manage and direct the Food and Safety Team’s regulatory work.
• Contribute to service development and operational delivery.
• Keep up to date with changes in food and safety regulation and implement improvements.
• Coordinate inspection, regulation and enforcement of statutory duties in relevant areas.
• Provide professional advice for the two district councils and support performance management.

Skills

Food Safety

Health & Safety Regulation

Leadership

Project Management

Strategic Planning

Education

Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health

EHORB/Chartered Status

Tools

Regulatory case management systems

Job description

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council are looking to recruit a Food and Safety Manager to join our team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis. The successful candidate will earn a competitive salary of £55,224 - £65,092 per annum (pro rata for part time).

This role is open to full time, part time, and job share applications, all of which will be assessed equally.

Join our team

We are looking for a Food and Safety Manager to join our shared service team in Public Protection.

If you share our values and you are motivated to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities, we would love to hear from you.

About the role

Come and be a part of something great, in a role that focuses on protecting the public and stimulating business confidence in our districts.

In this important role, you will:

• support the Head of Public Protection to deliver effective outcomes in relation to service plans and corporate priorities/outcomes
• line Manage the Food and Safety Team, planning and directing regulatory work mainly involving food safety, health and safety, and animal licensing
• support continual development of the service as well as managing operational delivery
• keep up to date with changes and innovations in food and safety regulation, translating this into excellent service delivery
• coordinate the inspection, regulation and as appropriate enforcement of all requirements to fulfil the Council’s statutory duties in food safety, occupational health and safety, licensing, infectious disease control and other related areas of work
• provide professional and technical advice and support for the two district councils
• contribute to business and performance management of the Public Protection Service using appropriate case and performance management software
• continuous review and improvement of service delivery, including project management and implementation of new approaches and processes.

About you

We are looking for an experienced professional, educated to degree or diploma standard in Environmental Health and with a sound level of experience as an Environmental Health Practitioner with Environmental Health Officers Registration Board (EHORB) and/or Chartered Status.

To be successful, you will have:

• a management qualification or equivalent managerial/leadership experience
• demonstrable experience of professional/technical expertise in Food Safety, and Health and Safety Regulation
• managed and directly contributed technical and/or professional expertise to a significant initiative or project
• a pro-active approach to identifying areas of priority that impact service delivery and able to manage multiple workstreams, and workloads
• a flexible approach with the ability and drive to contribute to changing corporate priorities.

About us

At Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils we are passionate about building communities that people want to live, work, visit and invest in.

We serve around 200,000 residents across our two districts and are well known for our collaboration and partnership working across public, private and voluntary sectors.

We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work, with:

• 60 conservation areas
• two National Landscapes
• many picturesque market towns

Benefits

• Generous leave entitlement (26 days a year, rising to 31 days after 5 years).
• Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Wellbeing Support and Employee Assistance Programs.
• Private Health Care Options.
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements (Business needs permitting).
• Great learning and development opportunities.

For more information, visit our Employee Benefits page.

Our ways of working

We believe work is what we do, not just where we go.

We work in a hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (Business need permitting). Our hybrid working arrangements support flexibility and collaboration, helping our teams to thrive.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, providing opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible services for our residents.

Closing date: 5 pm, 5 November 2026.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts