Food Safety Officer / Trainee Food Safety Officer - STR07345
| Posting date: | 06 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £31,188.00 to £41,547.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 August 2024 |
| Location: | Stirling, FK7 7TE |
| Company: | Stirling Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | STR07345 |
Summary
Job Description
Closing Date: 27 August 2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £31,188 - £41,547 (depending on qualifications)
Hours: 35 hours
Contact Email: mcinnesr@stirling.gov.uk
Stirling Council are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, self motivated Food Safety Officer who can accept and tackle demanding goals to ensure effective service delivery.
The successful candidate will be based within our Food, Health & Safety team and must be able to meet the qualification and competency requirements detailed in the Food Law Code of Practice (Scotland) in respect of official controls for food law.
Applicants for the Food Safety Officer (FSO) post must hold The Scottish Food Safety Officers’ Registration Board (SFSORB) Higher Certificate in Food Practice OR Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection and Higher Certificate in Food Standards Inspection.
Applications for the trainee post(s) must have a minimum HNC/ HND in Food Science/ Technology or similar and be willing to undertake further training in order to sit the Scottish Food Safety Officers’ Registration Board (SFSORB) Higher Certificate in Food Practice. Candidates should contact the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland to check that their qualifications are acceptable contact@rehis.com prior to application.
Subject to your qualifications you will be responsible for undertaking food law inspections, dealing with a range of complaints including food complaints, infectious disease surveillance, responding to licensing consultations and any other duties required depending on the exigencies of the Service.
You will be able to demonstrate excellent computer skills and have the ability to organise your workload in an effective and productive way.
The ability to travel throughout the Stirling Council area is essential and a pool car system is in operation.
This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to forge a career in Environmental Health and opportunities will be available to enable development and career progression.
The successful candidate will be required to complete a Basic Disclosure check. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be given instructions on how to apply for this.
If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.
For an informal discussion, please contact Rachel McInnes, Food, H & S Team Leader on 07881281076 or by email at mcinnesr@stirling.gov.uk
Please find Job Description for this post and other relevant documents attached to the advert on MyJobScotland.
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