Food Safety Officer

The Candidate must be a suitably qualified, experienced and registered environmental health officer or a food safety officer with a full driving licence who is willing to use their vehicle to carry out inspections.

Purpose of the job:

Officers at this level will hold a ‘suitable qualification’ for carrying out both food hygiene and food standards inspections of all categories of food premises including manufacturers. The ‘suitable qualification’ requirement is defined in the Food Law Code of Practice. They will carry out formal sampling for both examination and analysis. They will also be competent in preparing legal documents, conducting PACE interviews, and initiating and satisfactorily concluding appropriate enforcement action, including the service of food safety improvement notices and hygiene emergency prohibition notices.

Principal AccountabilitiesSenior EHO/Food Safety Officer

1. To provide up-to-date technical, scientific and legal advice on matters relating to food safety.

* Give advice and guidance on food hygiene and food standards matters in respect of all food businesses.

1. To carry out detailed investigations, inspections and surveys of food, equipment, premises, land and practices, maintain full and accurate records of those investigations.

* Receive complaints relating to food & food premises, and food poisoning notifications.

* Investigate food poisoning outbreaks taking appropriate action to prevent a recurrence

* Carry out statutory food hygiene

and food standards inspections of all

food premises, and

* Act as ‘lead officer’ for Approved premises.

1. To analyse and evaluate the results of investigations and to identify, initiate and conclude appropriate action, including

legal proceedings, where appropriate.

* Resolve complaints, by provision of advice or appropriate enforcement action.

* Preparation of prosecution reports.

* Service of statutory notices.

1. To maintain appropriate scientific, technical and other support equipment in proper working order

and be able to use that equipment as necessary to support food safety investigations.

* Commensurate with level of

responsibility.

1. To prepare and/or present lectures, talks, publicity material and public

displays on matters relating to food safety.

* Able to plan & organise, and deliver

training at intermediate level and/or

on specific complex issues.

1. To deal with the public with tact, diplomacy and discretion

* Essential

1. To produce concise and accurate

Knowledge & Experience

Be qualified in accordance with the latest Food Law Code of PracticeEssentialProven to communicate effectively and efficiently in writing and orallyEssentialPossess the ability to work effectively as part of a team towards achieving shared goals, and completing programmes of workEssentialBe experienced in the use of computer technologyEssentialPractical experience

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