Food Safety Practitioner​/Environmental Health Officer; Commercial

• Food Safety Practitioner -£37,280 to £42,839 per annum plus benefits and essential car user allowance.
• Environmental Health Officer (Commercial) - £41,771 to £47,181 per annum 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.

In return, the Council offers a range of benefits including:

• childcare scheme (in approved cases)
• training and development
• occupational health programme
• holiday and sickness scheme entitlements

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.