Food Safety Officer

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is a small Council with big values. We are committed to ensuring our services are delivered to the highest possible standard and we put the customer at the forefront of everything we do. By working for us you will become part of the team and will play your part in serving our community.
We are currently recruiting for a Food Safety Officer for a full-time role (37 hours per week) in our Food Safety Team. This is an exciting opportunity where you will be involved in implementing and delivering a complex, reactive and planned workload in relation to delivering official food controls, investigating complaints, food sampling, investigating infectious disease and taking appropriate enforcement action to drive up compliance levels within the Borough to help protect the public and legitimate businesses.
To be considered you must hold one of the baseline qualifications as specified in the Food Law Code of Practice and have associated registration. As a minimum you will hold the Higher Certificate in Food Control or equivalent. You will need to have an in-depth current knowledge and experience of relevant legislation, priorities, and strategies to secure compliance. Experience of working in a role involving the regulation of health and safety or licensing would be advantageous.
In addition to routine and reactive work, there will be many other food hygiene, standards and health and safety opportunities and experiences for you to take advantage of. You must have a positive attitude and be keen to work in a busy team providing a customer focused, risk based and professional service. You will be highly motivated and be expected to deliver against a challenging work plan. We are an agile council and have the equipment and resources to manage our workload flexibly, so you will have the opportunity to work from home, the office and in the field.
As an employer, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council offers a wide range of benefits, including flexible working, Local Government Pension Scheme, generous holiday allowance and childcare vouchers.
This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.
Please note that all applications must be received on an online application form.
Any communication with you will be via email, so please check your email, including spam/junk folders, and WMJobs account on a regular basis after submitting your application.
Further details for the posts are contained in the job description and person specification. For an informal discussion about the post, please contact either Sarah Machin on 02476 376029 or Lesia Wowczuk on 02476 376043.

Supporting documents
Job Description Food Safety Officer December 2023.docx
Values - one page overview.docx