Food and Safety Manager

Job-:
Environmental Health jobs

Location:

Suffolk, United Kingdom Workplace:
Hybrid

Schedule:

Full time Posted:
Closes:
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils Address:
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX
Salary:  55,224 - 65,092 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Hours:

Full Time, 37 hours per week

Contract:

Permanent This role is open to full time, part time, and job share applications, all of which will be assessed equally.

Join our team

We are looking for a Food and Safety Manager to join our shared service team in Public Protection.

If you share our values and you are motivated to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities, we would love to hear from you.

About the role

Come and be a part of something great, in a role that focuses on protecting the public and stimulating business confidence in our  this important role, you will:support the Head of Public Protection to deliver effective outcomes in relation to service plans and corporate priorities/outcomes line Manage the Food and Safety Team, planning and directing regulatory work mainly involving food safety, health and safety, and animal licensing support continual development of the service as well as managing operational delivery keep up to date with changes and innovations in food and safety regulation, translating this into excellent service delivery coordinate the inspection, regulation and as appropriate enforcement of all requirements to fulfil the Council’s statutory duties in food safety, occupational health and safety, licensing, infectious disease control and other related areas of work provide professional and technical advice and support for the two district councils contribute to business and performance management of the Public Protection Service using appropriate case and performance management software continuous review and improvement of service delivery, including project management and implementation of new approaches and processes.

About youWe are looking for an experienced professional, educated to degree or diploma standard in Environmental Health and with a sound level of experience as an Environmental Health Practitioner with Environmental Health Officers Registration Board (EHORB) and/or Chartered Status.

To be successful, you will have:a management qualification or equivalent managerial/leadership experience demonstrable experience of professional/technical expertise in Food Safety, and Health and Safety Regulation managed and directly contributed technical and/or professional expertise to a significant initiative or projecta pro-active approach to identifying areas of priority that impact service delivery and able to manage multiple work streams, and workloadsa flexible approach with the ability and drive to contribute to changing corporate priorities.

About us At Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils we are passionate about building communities that people want to live, work, visit and invest in.

We serve around 200,000 residents across our two districts and are well known for our collaboration and partnership working across public, private and voluntary sectors.

We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work, with:60 conservation areastwo National Landscapes many picturesque market towns

It is no surprise we are ranked among the top 50 places to live in the UK (United Kingdom).Benefits We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Generous leave entitlement (26 days a year, rising to 31 days after 5 years).Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.

Wellbeing Support and Employee Assistance Programs.

Private Health Care Options.

Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme.

Paid volunteering days.

Flexible and hybrid working arrangements (Business needs permitting).Great learning and development opportunities.

For more information, visit our Employee Benefits page.

Our ways of working

We believe work is what we do, not just where we go.

We work in a hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (Business need permitting). Our hybrid working arrangements support flexibility and collaboration, helping our teams to thrive.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, providing opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible services for our residents.

For more information

For an informal discussion or to learn more about this role, please contact Tracy Howard
- Head of Public Protection on (01449)…