Food Safety Officer/Environmental Health Officer in London

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.

• 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

• 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

• £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

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

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