Food Safety Officer

Salary package

£47,532.00 - 52,584.00 p.a., Inclusive (Grade 11 to 12)

Job reference

#EJR013085

Application Closing date

15/05/2025

Job Description

The Food Safety team solves complex problems every day in the name of our core mission to provide a safer connected community and to encourage businesses to comply with the law.

But what makes working at Ealing truly unique is the workplace culture that encourages innovation and effectiveness. The workload is complex and ever changing, but for the right candidate, provides an exciting opportunity to apply and develop your skills in a fast paced but supportive work environment.

The food team at Ealing Council is highly motivated and gets the job done. If you want to excel in the field of Environmental Health by gaining experience in all aspects of the food chain, we offer more than just the basics. To fit into the team you must be ambitious, motivated, enthusiastic, and passionate about food safety and have excellent people skills.

Our Candidate

To be successful in this role you must have the following qualifications skills and experience:

• A Degree in Environmental Health and registration with EHRB CIEH (or fully equivalent qualification and registration).
• Practical and theoretical experience working in Local Government regulation of Food Hygiene and Standards.
• Evidence of Continual Professional Development (CPD).
• Experience in managing own workloads and meeting performance targets.
• Evidence of high-performance service delivery and customer care.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and workload management skills.

Your Borough

Located in the heart of West London, Ealing comprises seven distinct town centres – Ealing, Southall, Hanwell, Acton, Northolt, Perivale and Greenford. Each of these areas has unique characteristics, and together they form one of the most vibrant and diverse communities in Britain. Ealing also has a strong economic centre with more than 130,000 businesses, of which nearly 3,000 are food businesses.

You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.

It is an exciting time to join us, here at Ealing Council. If you would like to make a positive difference to our residents and borough, then we’re looking forward to hearing from you.

Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities’ agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.

We therefore welcome applications from all residents of the borough, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are entering the employment market in the early stages of their career and mid-career professionals, who are currently underrepresented in Ealing’s workforce.