Food Safety Officer

Northyorks; Skipton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

North Yorkshire County Council is seeking a suitably qualified Food Safety Officer to support the Farming, Food and Health Regulatory Services team in the Western part of the county, covering Skipton and surrounding areas. The role focuses on ensuring food safety, investigating outbreaks, and enforcing health and safety standards.

Candidates will hold the Higher Certificate in Food Control or Advanced Professional Certificate in Food Hygiene and Standards Control and have completed the CIEH

Qualifications

• Experience in Environmental Health and handling complaints (informal/formal).
• Ability to interpret and apply current environmental health legislation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food sold in the county meets hygiene and safety standards.
• Investigate cases/outbreaks of food poisoning and foodborne disease.
• Investigate health and safety at work incidents per NYC policy.
• Inspect and register cosmetic premises and practitioners to protect public health.

Skills

Environmental Health experience

Conflict management

Investigative & analytical skills

Decision making in fast-paced settings

Education

Higher Certificate in Food Control

Advanced Professional Certificate in Food Hygiene and Standards Control

CIEH professional assessment

Job description

Grade: JK

Contract: Fixed Term (12 months)

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Skipton, North Yorkshire

We are looking for a suitably qualified Food Safety Officer, who will support the development and operational delivery of the Farming, Food and Health (Regulatory Services) team in the Western part of the county, covering the Skipton and surrounding areas.

Our Service

Regulatory Services includes the Council's Environmental Health Services, and some Trading Standards functions. Its purpose is to protect and enhance the health, safety and wellbeing of residents and visitors to the County and to protect the interests of legitimate businesses. This is achieved by providing advice and guidance and, where necessary, by enforcing relevant legislation to deliver the Council's statutory and non-statutory functions of Regulatory Services.

The Role

As a Food Safety Officer in Farming, Food and Health, you will protect the health of communities.

The main responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that food manufactured, prepared, exported, imported, and offered for sale in the County complies with hygiene, safety and standards by working with the food industry and taking action where necessary
• Investigating cases/suspected cases and outbreaks of food poisoning and food borne disease
• Investigating health and safety at work incidents in line with the NYC enforcement policy
• Protecting the health and safety of residents by inspecting and registering cosmetic premises and practitioners.

What you will bring

We are looking for individuals who have experience of working within Environmental Health and of managing conflict and complaints informally and formally.

As a Food Safety Officer, you will hold the Higher Certificate in Food Control or Advanced Professional Certificate in Food Hygiene and Standards Control and have successfully completed the CIEH professional assessment.

As an exceptional candidate, we would love to hear about your ability to make fast paced decisions. Some of the key skills you will need in this role are:

• Investigative, analytical, and interpretative skills
• Knowledge of current environmental health legislation and practice and of the relationship with other public agencies
• Understanding of the political context and the ability to operate sensitively and efficiently within a political environment
• Ability to carry out tasks in compliance with safe and consistent standards and to promote healthy and safe working practices.

Working for us

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

These include:

• Our holiday entitlement starts at 28 days rising to 34 days (pro-rata) per year with continued service, plus public holidays
• Salary sacrifice, employee cash backs and discounts schemes
• Learning, development and career advancement opportunities
• Health Assured - confidential help and support for your wellbeing

Contact and Apply

If you are interested in learning more about our opportunity, please contact Lauren Reed, Divisional Officer, on 01609 767305 or email [e-mail] for an informal conversation.

Key Dates:

Interview date: Tuesday 17 th November 2026

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.