Environmental Health Officer NEW Bury Council Posted yesterday Bury £41,771 - £44,075 Expires o[...]

We are seeking a qualified and experienced Environmental Health Officer to join our Commercial Team within the Public Protection Service. You will play a crucial role in safeguarding public health and ensuring regulatory compliance across a wide range of commercial premises. Through proactive inspections, investigations and enforcement. Your responsibilities will include:

Key Responsibilities:

• Food safety & Hygiene inspections, conduct routine and reactive inspections of food businesses in accordance with the Food Standards Agency guidelines, ensuring compliance with hygiene regulations and identifying area for improvement.
• Health & Safety Enforcement, carry out inspections and assessments under health and safety legislation, identifying risks and enforcing appropriate controls to protect workers and the public.
• Statutory nuisance investigations, investigate reports of statutory nuisance. Use tools such as the Noise App to gather evidence and assess impact, taking enforcement action where necessary.
• Sampling and analysis, undertake formal and informal sampling of food, water, or environmental material. Interpret laboratory results and take appropriate follow-up actions based on findings.
• Public and Business engagement, provide clear, practical advice to businesses and members of the public on environmental health matters, promoting best practices and legal compliance.
• Planning application consultation, review and provide expert environmental health input on planning applications, ensuring that public health considerations are integrated into development proposals.
• Enforcement and legal action. Prepare and serve statutory notice, compile evidence for legal proceedings and represent the service in court when required.
• Complaint investigations, respond to and investigate complaints related to commercial premises, including food safety, hygiene, health and safety and

About You:

We are seeking someone proactive and knowledgeable Environmental Health professional with a passion for protecting public health and ensuring compliance across commercial premises.

• Excellent communication skills able to engage confidently with the public, businesses, colleagues and senior management both verbally and in writing.
• In-depth knowledge of environmental health legislation, particularly relating to food safety, health and safety and statutory nuisance.
• Proven experience in conducting inspections, investigations and enforcement actions across a range of environmental health areas.
• Confidence in challenging situations, with the ability to remain calm, assertive and professional when dealing with conflict or sensitive issues.
• Strong analytical skills, enabling you to interpret sampling results and provide clear, evidence-based recommendations,
• Digital proficiency, including the use of specialist’s tools such as Civica APP, Idox and the Noise APP amongst general ICT systems.
• A flexible approach to working hours, including availability to work outside core hours (07:00-19:00) when required.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, essential for site visits and inspections.

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.

About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time.

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way

Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

Next steps

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Rob Hall on 0161 253 5526 or email [emailprotected] .
Interviews will be held on week commencing 1 September

Duke Street, Bury, BL9 0EJ, United Kingdom

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