Food Safety Officer/Environmental Health Officer

Food Safety Officer | London Borough | £40-£50 per hour DOE

Are you an experienced Food Safety Officer looking to support a London Borough with its current inspection backlog?

You'll be joining a genuinely lovely and supportive Commercial Safety team that needs an additional pair of hands to help reduce its outstanding food hygiene inspections.

With a diverse range of food businesses across the borough, you'll be trusted to work independently and manage your own inspections.

The Role

Food hygiene inspections across risk categories A-E
Assessing compliance with food hygiene and food safety legislation
Identifying food safety risks and areas of non-compliance
Completing inspection reports and maintaining accurate records
Recording inspection activity using Idox Uniform
Referring significant concerns back to the internal team for formal enforcement

What Are They Looking For?

Qualified Environmental Health Officer (EHO)
Strong local authority Food Safety experience
Confident carrying out inspections independently
Good knowledge of food safety legislation
Idox Uniform experience is highly desirable
London Borough experience would be advantageous

Contract Details

£40-£50 per hour DOE | Full-time, 5 days per week
Hybrid working with flexibility around office attendance
Flexible working hours where appropriate
Initial contract until 31 March 2027
Immediate start preferred, but notice periods can be accommodated

Interested?

The council is keen to move quickly and has flexibility around the rate and start date for the right person.

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Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed