Food Safety Officer

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

Job summary

A public sector client in Lincolnshire is looking for a Food Safety Officer. The role involves enforcing food hygiene standards, conducting inspections, and investigating incidents related to food safety. An Environmental Health Officer accreditation or Higher Certificate in Food Control is required. This is a full-time, temporary position offering around £45 per hour Umbrella LTD Inside IR35.

Benefits

Referral bonus of £250 for successful applicants

Opportunity to work within the public sector

Qualifications

• Accreditation from the Environmental Health Registration Board is required.
• Extensive experience in food regulatory control is advantageous.
• Strong communication and conflict resolution skills are needed.

Responsibilities

• Enforce food hygiene and standards regulations.
• Inspect food manufacturing and retail premises.
• Investigate incidents involving food safety and health.

Skills

Knowledge of statutory and regulatory frameworks in food

Investigative skills

Effective communication

Education

Environmental Health Officer accreditation

Higher Certificate in Food Control

Job description

A client within the Public Sector based inLincolnshire is currently recruiting for aFood Safety Officer to join their Regulation 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 within a regulatory enforcement environment.

The Role
Key purpose of the role is to work as part of a team to deliver operational and enforcement activities as detailed in the Council’s service plans and outcome framework, including inspections, investigations and enforcement across food hygiene, standards, health and safety, public health, and port health functions.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

Enforce Food Hygiene and Standards, Health & Safety, Public Health and Port Health legislation.
Inspect food manufacturing, storage, distribution and retail premises, including vessels, to meet statutory duties.
Investigate incidents such as food poisoning outbreaks, workplace accidents and occupational health concerns.
Prepare inspection reports, legal notices and prosecution case files, and present evidence in court.
Undertake sampling and analysis of food and products, taking enforcement action where required.
The Candidate
To be considered for this role you will require:

Environmental Health Officer accreditation by the Environmental Health Registration Board, or
Higher Certificate in Food Control with extensive food regulatory control experience (equivalent to NQF Level 5/Degree).
The below skills would be beneficial for the role:

Strong knowledge of statutory and regulatory frameworks in food, health & safety and public health.
Proven ability to investigate incidents, collect evidence, and undertake enforcement action.
Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including conflict resolution.The client is looking to move quickly with this role and as such are offering £45 per hour Umbrella LTD Inside IR35 (approx. £35 per hour PAYE).

How to Apply
If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up-to-date CV to (url removed) or call Amy at Service Care Construction on (phone number removed)
to discuss the vacancy in more detail.
Also, if this role is not of interest to you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as we cover all construction-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 these details to them. If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period

Job Info

Job Title:

Food Safety Officer

Company:

Service Care Solutions

Location:

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Posted:

Aug 8th 2025

Closes:

Sep 8th 2025

Sector:

Construction

Contract:

Contract

Hours:

Full Time

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