Food and Safety Manager

Suffolk County Council; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Food and Safety Manager to join their shared service team in Public Protection. This pivotal role involves leading the Food and Safety Team, ensuring compliance with food safety and health regulations, and contributing to innovative service delivery. You will work closely with the Head of Public Protection, managing multiple workstreams while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on public safety and business confidence in the community. If you're passionate about public health and safety, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Great opportunities for learning and development

Generous leave entitlement

Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme

Wellbeing Support Programme

Employee Assist Programme

Health Care Options

Qualifications

• Significant experience as an Environmental Health Practitioner.
• Management qualification or equivalent managerial experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Food and Safety Team and oversee regulatory work.
• Coordinate inspections and enforcement of safety regulations.

Skills

Food Safety Regulation

Health and Safety Regulation

Project Management

Operational Delivery

Environmental Health Expertise

Education

Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health

Tools

Performance Management Software

Job description

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Job Description

• Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils - Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX
• £51,802 - £61,059 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• Full Time, 37 hours per week
• Permanent

Full time, part time and job share opportunities will be considered.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a Food and Safety Manager to join our shared service team in Public Protection. You will share our values, commitment, and motivation to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities.

Come and be a part of something great. This important role in our dynamic Food and Safety team protects the public and stimulates business confidence in Babergh and Mid Suffolk.

About the role

As Food and Safety Manager, you will support the Head of Public Protection and the Service to deliver effective outcomes in relation to service plans and corporate priorities/outcomes.

Specific areas of responsibility will include:

• Line Manager for the Food and Safety Team, planning and directing work for regulatory work mainly involving food safety, health and safety, and animal licensing etc.
• Support the Head of Service in leading on the continuing development and deployment of professional and technical expertise in a specific area, whilst actively managing an operational service through Operational Delivery.
• Keeping up to date with changes and innovations in their field and translating their knowledge and expertise into supporting innovative service delivery.
• Coordinate the inspection, regulation and as appropriate enforcement of all requirements as required to fulfil the council's statutory duties in food safety, occupational health and safety, licensing, infectious disease control and other related areas of work, and provide professional and technical advice and support for the two district councils in respect of those areas of work.
• Contribute to business and performance management support of the Public Protection Service as well as to other services using appropriate case and performance management software.
• Continuous review and improvement of service delivery which may include project management and implementation of new approaches and processes.

About you

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

To be successful, you will:

• Hold a management qualification or have gained equivalent managerial/leadership experience.
• Have demonstrable experience of professional/technical expertise in Food Safety and Health and Safety Regulation.
• Have directly and effectively contributed technical and/or professional expertise to a significant initiative or project.
• Be proactive in identifying areas of priority before they impact on service delivery and able to demonstrate a high degree of initiative in managing multiple workstreams and workloads.
• Have an attitude and approach that allows for flexibility to contribute and respond to changing corporate priorities.

About us

Working together across our councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.

We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work. With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two National Landscapes within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK.

Benefits

• Great opportunities for learning and development.
• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 26 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays).
• Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Wellbeing Support Programme.
• Employee Assist Programme.
• Health Care Options.

For more information, please visit our Employee Benefits page (suffolkjobsdirect.org).

Our ways of working

Work is what we do, not where we go! We are committed to working in a more Hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (business needs permitting). This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with.

We are committed to supporting equality and diversity; Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents.

For more information

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Tracy Howard, Head of Public Protection on 01449 724845.

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification before applying for this job opportunity:

Food_and_Safety_Manager__JDPS_March_2025.pdf

Closing date: 5pm, 28 April 2025.

Promoted as FJ (Featured Job) on Suffolk Jobs Direct.

When applying, please ensure:

• That you complete the application form as fully as possible with your employment and educational history as shortlisting will be based upon the application form and supporting statement only.
• Your statement indicates how you meet each of the criteria in the 'Person Profile' section of the Job Description/Person Specification (JDPS).

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.

About the Team

How to apply

Step 1 - read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (JD and PS).

Step 2 - complete the Supporting Statement template.

Step 3 - complete the online application and upload your statement.

Your statement needs to indicate how you meet the criteria in the 'Person specification' section of the (JD and PS).

Your statement should:

• Be no more than 2 sides of A4.
• Use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).
• Be uploaded on your online application, as without this, your interest will not be progressed.