Post ref: EHS050
Food Safety Practitioner
£38,510 to £44,253 plus benefits and essential car user allowance
Environmental Health Officer (Commercial)
£43,149 to £48,738 plus benefits and essential car user allowance
Are you a highly skilled, EHRB-registered Environmental Health professional looking for your next challenge? We are seeking a dedicated officer to join our Commercial Team.
In this varied role, you will apply your expertise to safeguard public health by carrying out proactive and reactive food hygiene inspections and interventions, investigating critical health and safety and infectious disease complaints, and conducting essential food sampling, as required.
You will hold a BSc in Environmental Health or a Higher Certificate in Food Control and have proven recent experience as an authorised Food Safety and Health and Safety Officer.
You will possess strong communication, organisational and time management skills to manage your workload effectively, whether operating independently or collaborating with the team. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
Benefits
In return, the council offers a range of benefits including:
- flexible working
- childcare scheme (in approved cases)
- training and development
- occupational health programme
- holiday and sickness scheme entitlements
- local government pension scheme
If you are looking to work for an organisation that prioritises environmental sustainability, the council has made a clear commitment to operate in a responsible and sustainable manner and has recently been awarded the silver accreditation of the Investors in the Environment scheme as well as coming 43rd (out of 164) on the latest national council climate scorecard.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Customer Services on (01353) 665555 and ask to speak to Richard Garnett, Senior Environmental Health Officer.
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This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended 2023) and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and/or convictions. You can find more details about our policies for ex-offenders in the Recruitment Policy available on the on the website
How to apply
Closing date for completed applications is: Monday 30 November 2026
Selection process will be held in week commencing: Monday 7 December 2026
Please note that only candidates selected for interview will be contacted by the HR Department with the confirmation of an interview. If you have not been contacted by that date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
The council is an equal opportunities employer and operates a no smoking policy.