Food and Safety Team Leader
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Job Title: Food and Safety Team Leader
Location of work: Town Hall
Salary: £52,095 – £57,138
Basis: Permanent, Full time
About the Role
This is a new post within our ambitious and growing Environmental Health team. We require a fully qualified (EHORB registered) and experienced Environmental Health Officer, for the role of Food and Safety Team Leader. You will have a thorough knowledge of food safety and hygiene, health and safety at work and general public health matters, to lead the work of the food and safety teams.
This will cover all aspects of food hygiene and health & safety at work enforcement, plus infectious disease control duties, including public health funerals. Current competence to undertake food hygiene inspections is required. You will line manage officers within the teams, and support the training and development of new or recently qualified officers and the Environmental Health Apprentice.
About the Person
The successful candidate will have:
• Excellent current technical and legislative knowledge of environmental health, particularly food safety and hygiene, and health & safety legislation.
• Experience of inspecting, investigating and enforcing standards in a local government environmental health setting, including meeting current Food Standards Agency competence criteria to conduct high risk food hygiene interventions.
• Experience of managing people or teams to deliver effective performance.
• Great written and verbal communication skills.
• An investigative and analytical approach.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Strong IT skills and be able to produce clear reports and case records.
• An alignment with our organisational behaviours of being Positive, Supportive, Flexible and Innovative.
Staff Benefits
In exchange for your expertise, experience and enthusiasm, we will offer support in continuing your personal and career development, in addition to providing a wide range of employment linked benefits.
We provide you with competitive annual leave, and contribute 15% towards the LGPS pension scheme. You will also have access to a range of discounts including local and high street stores, and salary sacrifice schemes including a cycle lease scheme, and ‘Better’ leisure centre membership.
Additional Information
For an informal discussion about the role, please call Katie Jackson, Environmental Health Manager, on 01737 276309.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, supporting the guaranteed interview scheme for disabled and ex-armed forces candidates, who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Closing date: Wednesday 13th May 2026 at 23:59hrs
Interview date: Wednesday 3rd June 2026
We understand that some applicants may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist with preparing their applications. All submitted information—whether supported by AI or not—must accurately reflect the applicant’s own skills, experience, and qualifications. Recruitment decisions will be based on how well applicants demonstrate these attributes during the interview and selection process.
Values and Behaviours
Our great working environment and the values and behaviours of every individual and team in the Council, help to evolve the culture of our organisation to become more commercial, innovative and embracing of change. Successful applicants to our career opportunities will be able to demonstrate they share the values and behaviours we seek in our organisation.
Local Government Reorganisation
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council is part of the government’s plans for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) scheduled to take place in April 2027. This means the current two-tier system, where services are split between Surrey County Council and district and borough councils like Reigate, will be replaced with two unitary councils made up of East and West Surrey, which will handle all local services. Reigate and Banstead Borough Council will form part of the new East Surrey unitary authority.
Although this may lead to some uncertainty for anyone considering a role with us, this process will take some time and during that time we still need to provide services. When local government is reorganised, most staff will transfer to the new council(s) which may offer additional opportunities for career development and variety as part of a larger organisation.
Further information on LGR can be found here: Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) and Devolution | Reigate and Banstead
See 'Who we are' as a council, to find out more about us.
Salary range
- £52,095 - £57,138 per year