Port Health Officer

Full Vacancy Description

We currently have 1 full time temporary agency post that has become available working for Manchester City Council's Food and Health and Safety and Airport Team. This is an exciting opportunity to get involved with a busy city based team with a wide range of premises and a varied workload.

We require candidates that have suitable experience to undertake food safety and standards inspections, re-visits, identify where enforcement action is required and escalate where necessary  to existing staff and also respond to customer service requests.

You will be responsible for a busy and varied workload in a friendly and supportive team, focussing on inspection programmes, responding to service requests, undertaking investigations and sampling. You will work across food hygiene, food standards and health and safety (where applicable) disciplines. 

You will be expected to complete inspection reports, establish and allocate food hygiene ratings and prepare schedules of work for food business operators. You will also be expected to investigate complaints relating to poor food hygiene practices and advise business on improvements and update customers.

Candidates must have experience of undertaking food hygiene inspections and responding to service requests. Food standards and health and safety experience is desirable. Candidates must have obtained an Environmental Health Board of Registration Certificate (EHRB). The contract is initially for immediate start until  30th June 2022.  Experience of Health and Safety enforcement work are desirable but not essential.  Where a successful candidate does not have health and safety experience/competence  - the role and rate of pay will be adjusted accordingly.