Food Safety Officer

Job Description

Based at Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar, covering the Angus area.

This job is workstyle 4 - Flexi.

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from a variety of locations, working from council buildings, working in service user’s locations and site visits and you can work from home to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

Are you passionate about ensuring the highest standards in food safety?

Do you have a keen eye for detail and a commitment to public health? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

As a Food Safety Officer, you will play a critical role in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of our community by ensuring that food businesses comply with all safety regulations and standards. You will be responsible for conducting inspections, providing guidance on best practices, and taking enforcement actions where necessary to protect public health.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct routine inspections of food establishments, including restaurants, cafes, and food manufacturing facilities.
• Monitor compliance with food safety regulations.
• Investigate complaints and foodborne illness outbreaks.
• Provide guidance to food business operators on hygiene and food safety practices.
• Prepare detailed reports and take appropriate enforcement action when non-compliance is identified

What We Offer:

• A dynamic and supportive working environment.
• Ongoing professional development and training.
• A chance to make a real difference in public health.

We would also invite applications from those sitting the Higher Certificate in Food Practice professional exams in October 2024.

If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role in food safety, we want to hear from you!

Take the next step in your career and join us in protecting the health of our community!

Please note interviews will be held Wednesday, 25 September 2024.

Requirements

You must have the ability to obtain a satisfactory Basic Disclosure Certificate.

Please refer to job outline, person specification and career grade structure for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

In addition, please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities and care experienced young people. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.