Trading Standards Officer

Full Vacancy Description

We are looking for an experienced Trading STandards Officer to join a north west England Trading Standards department on a contract basis

The successful candidate will:

Carry out criminal compliance enforcement activities across the regulatory service functions and within a generic team carry out inspections, surveys and investigations into complex and serious breaches of trading standards legislation.

Identify legal contraventions and select, recommend and execute appropriate enforcement activity based on assessed risk.

The post holder will have sole responsibility for undertaking this work and the duties will include presenting solutions to bring a resolution to complex issues.

We are looking for an individual who is qualified and competent as an authorised food standards and feed standards officer to carry out statutory inspections on behalf of the Trading Standards Service. This includes a recognised Chartered Trading Standards Institute qualification such as a Diploma in Trading Standards or a Diploma in Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards (DCATS) with 60 points (to include food, feed and metrology).