Food Safety Practitioner

Service Care Solutions; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector client in the Lancashire area is looking for an Environmental Health Officer – Food Safety to join their team. The role involves ensuring food premises comply with legislation and conducting inspections. Candidates should have a relevant qualification, experience in food safety, and be able to work independently. The position offers a full-time temporary role with payment based on inspections. This is a great opportunity for those with expertise in food safety within a local authority framework.

Benefits

£250 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Competence to undertake Category C–E food hygiene inspections in line with FSA standards.
• Previous experience working within a local authority food safety environment.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out Category C–E food hygiene inspections.
• Investigating food safety complaints and food poisoning notifications.
• Taking appropriate enforcement action where required.
• Examining food for fitness for human consumption.
• Maintaining accurate records and preparing reports.

Skills

Strong knowledge of food safety legislation

Good communication

Report writing

ICT skills

Education

Relevant qualification in Environmental Health or Food Safety

Job description

A client within the Public Sector based in the Lancashireis currently recruiting for an Environmental Health Officer – Food Safety to join their Food and Safety 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 food safety / environmental health environment.

The Role

Key purpose of the role :

To undertake food safety interventions and regulatory activities to ensure food premises comply with relevant legislation and do not pose a risk to public health.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to :

• Carrying out Category C–E food hygiene inspections in line with Food Standards Agency standards
• Investigating food safety complaints and food poisoning notifications
• Taking appropriate informal or formal enforcement action where required
• Examining food for fitness for human consumption, including seizure and disposal where necessary
• Maintaining accurate records and preparing reports in accordance with Council procedures

The Candidate

To be considered for this role you will require :

• A relevant qualification in Environmental Health or Food Safety
• Competence to undertake Category C–E food hygiene inspections in line with FSA standards
• Previous experience working within a local authority food safety environment

The below skills would be beneficial for the role :

• Strong knowledge of food safety legislation
• Ability to work independently and manage workloads to deadlines
• Good communication, report writing, and ICT skills

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and as such are offering payment on a per-inspection basis (Inside IR35).

How to Apply

If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up-to-date CV to (url removed) or call Amelia 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.