Principal Food Health & Safety Officer, Pullar House, Perth - PKC11417

Principal Food Health & Safety Officer - PKC11417
£55,260 - £59,483
Pullar House, Perth

In Perth & Kinross, we're ambitious for our residents and the people who work here, for our services and the people who provide them, and for our communities and partners.

To help us to deliver upon our plans and aspirations, we are seeking to recruit a full time enthusiastic, innovative individual to manage a high performing Food, Health and Safety and Private Water Supply Teams.

With significant experience in the field, you will lead and develop highly motivated teams, tackling the challenges presented and the opportunities resulting from managing service delivery in both a city and rural location. As one of the largest authorities in Scotland we want to ensure our communities and our local environment is safe and attractive places to live, work, visit and invest.
You will be an integral part of a wider Regulatory Services management team being responsible for the shared service delivery of your teams across Perth & Kinross.
If you are excited about the prospect of not only managing the delivery of regulatory compliance functions, but continually improving and developing service delivery, then this post could be for you.

The main duties of the post relevant to the work of the food, health and safety and private water supply teams, include:

• The day-to-day supervision and management of the teams and ensuring a consistent, efficient, and effective service.
• The development, monitoring, maintenance and revision of work programmes, procedures, policies, and risk assessments.
• Liaison with other Council Services and external organisations to provide advice, responses, evidence, and guidance on relevant issues.
• Keeping the Regulatory Services Manager informed about controversial and sensitive issues, organisational risk and about the performance of the Team functions.
• Monitor compliance with adopted standards to ensure consistent implementation and to complete statistical returns required by Central Government and other Agencies, including the preparation and participation in third party audits.

You may also be required to undertake other functions and roles at a similar level, depending on service demand.

The substantive office base is Pullar House, Kinnoull Street, Perth, PH1 5GD but the post will operate on a hybrid working arrangement.

The work pattern is 36 hours per week and flexible working is offered.

For purposes of connection and collaboration with colleagues and with the community we serve, our full-time employees work on site for a minimum of 2 days per week with the arrangements for part time employees being agreed on a basis which will ensure that they benefit to an equivalent degree. Our FAQs on hybrid working can be found here Hybrid working FAQs.

We are committed to being a more inclusive employer - to ensure we can consider any reasonable adjustments, please either contact the recruiting manager to discuss any individual circumstances, discuss at interview or, if you prefer, after any conditional offer is made.

You must have a valid driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross.

A BSc in Environmental Health or equivalent and REHIS Diploma in Environmental Health or equivalent are essential for this post.

For an informal discussion about this vacancy, please contact Robert Lyle, Regulatory Services Manager, on 07590 816494 or by email at RLyle@pkc.gov.uk

When completing your application for this post, please ensure that you provide contact details (including e-mail addresses) for two referees. One should be your current or most recent employer.

Please APPLY ONLINE. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call 01738 475555 to discuss.

As part of our safer recruitment measures, any offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of mandatory checks including eligibility to work in the UK, Disclosure Scotland or PVG, qualifications, references, and fitness to undertake the post. This may also include an Overseas Criminal Records Check if you have spent time living overseas.

A healthy work life balance is important to Perth & Kinross Council and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

Some jobs may have been traditionally carried out predominately by one gender, but we would encourage you to apply if you meet the requirements, irrespective of your gender.

Perth & Kinross Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

At PKC our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Offer. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about PKC and you could soon be joining our team!

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