Food and Safety Manager

Overview

In this role you lead the Food and Safety Team within Public Protection to safeguard residents and encourage business confidence. You’ll align regulatory work with service plans and corporate priorities while guiding delivery and continuous improvement. You’ll translate evolving food safety and health and safety regulation into excellent service and oversee inspections, regulation, and enforcement. You’ll provide expert support to two district councils and drive performance through modern case management. This is a collaborative, impact-driven position in a mission-focused council.

Pay / Benefits

• Generous leave entitlement
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Wellbeing Support and Employee Assistance Programs
• Private Health Care Options
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Public Protection to deliver outcomes in line with service plans and corporate priorities
• Line manage the Food and Safety Team and direct regulatory work in food safety, health and safety, and animal licensing
• Support continual development of the service and manage operational delivery
• Stay up-to-date with changes in food and safety regulation and translate into service delivery
• Coordinate inspection, regulation, and enforcement to meet statutory duties across food safety, occupational health and safety, licensing, infectious disease control and related areas
• Provide professional and technical advice for the two district councils
• Contribute to business and performance management of the Public Protection Service using case and performance management software
• Continuously review and improve service delivery, including project management and implementation of new approaches and processes

Key requirements

• Degree or diploma in Environmental Health and EHORB and/or Chartered Status
• Management qualification or equivalent leadership experience
• Demonstrable experience in Food Safety and Health and Safety Regulation
• Managed or contributed to significant initiative or project
• Pro-active approach to prioritising areas impacting service delivery and able to manage multiple workstreams
• Flexible with the ability to adapt to changing corporate priorities

• Pro-active
• Flexible/adaptable
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams
• Food Safety Regulation
• Health and Safety Regulation
• Project management

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