Food Safety Officer

Food Safety Officer X 3

Permanent

Grade D - £45,091-£53,460

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Equal Pay Programme

Working 36.5 hours per week (able to work outside of office hours when required)

Do you hold the Higher Certificate in Food Control? Are you looking for your next role? Would you like to work in a large diverse city where you can broaden your experience whilst also making an impact to resident’s lives? If so, we have just the role for you!

An exciting job opportunity has arisen to join Birmingham City Council's expanding Environmental Health team.

As the largest local authority in the UK, Birmingham offers an interesting and unique place to work, with excellent opportunities for professional development through a challenging and varied workload. This is an ideal opportunity to build your experience across a wide range of food premises while working as part of a supportive, friendly, and professional team.

What you’ll be doing

We are seeking highly motivated, passionate Food Safety Officers to join us.  Successful candidates will be responsible for undertaking inspections and investigations and taking enforcement action where there is non-compliance across a range of food hygiene and standards legislation.

What you will be able to demonstrate on your application

• Possess the Higher Certificate in Food Control to deliver food hygiene and food standards official controls.
• Full driving license and access to a vehicle.
• Knowledge and practical experience in the enforcement of legislation including drafting and serving notices, collection of evidence, writing witness statements and preparing prosecution files.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with residents, businesses, colleagues and partner agencies.
• An ability to produce clear, concise written reports and correspondence
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines
• Competence in IT systems including Microsoft Office applications

Benefits of working with us include:

• Pension scheme with a generous employer contribution
• Family – friendly policies
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Occupational health support including a confidential counselling service
• Staff discount scheme

We are keen to hear from candidates who share our enthusiasm and commitment to deliver an excellent Environmental Health Service for Birmingham’s residents, businesses, and visitors.

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached

For any informal enquiries, please contact Gurjit Kaur, Operations Manager (Governance), at gurjit.kaur@birmingham.gov.uk, or Alison Whelan, Operations Manager (Food Lead), at alison.whelan@birmingham.gov.uk, to arrange a call.

You can also join our online Q&A session and meet our Managers & Food Safety Officers on 25 June 2026, between  12:30 - 13:30. To register, please email gurjit.kaur@birmingham.gov.uk.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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