Regulatory Support Officer

• East Suffolk Council
• Address: Riverside Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0EQ or East Suffolk House Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1RT
• Salary: 31537 - 38220 per annum
• Hours: Full Time
• Contract: Permanent

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to peoples lives delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We are looking for a Regulatory Support Officer to join our forward thinking and ambitious Food and Safety Team. Your role will be to support the delivery of a range of services for which the Council is responsible in relation to food safety food hygiene food business registrations and approvals food poisoning investigations occupational health and safety skin piercing infectious disease control and all port health functions for Lowestoft port at a level appropriate to the post holders qualifications experience and competence.

The key tasks will include collecting samples food safety visits investigations compliance checks working with external partners and project work such as health promotion.

You must hold a Level 3 qualification/certificate in a relevant subject PLUS additional practical and procedural knowledge gained and demonstrated through achievement of relevant industry food safety qualifications or courses and relevant experience in the activities undertaken by the Food and Safety Team.

Having a working knowledge of the IT system Uniform is desirable.

If you have good analytical skills can communicate effectively at all levels enjoy working effectively within a team and are organised and able to prioritise your own workload then we would love to hear from you.

The food and safety team work in an agile way with a mixture of home and office working depending on individual preferences and service requirements. As the role involves engaging with businesses both proactively and reactively the successful applicant must be available at times when they are trading and when an urgent response is required. This will include visiting premises during opening hours including and when required in the evenings or at the weekends. If you wish to discuss how this might impact your working arrangements please contact a recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.

For more information

For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact either Andrew Robinson Lead Food and Safety Officer by calling or James Windsor Food and Safety Manager by calling .

Closing date: 11.30pm 17th February 2026

Interviews date: Week commencing 23 February 2026

Candidates selected for interview will be required to give a 5-minute presentation.

How to apply

Step 1 -Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (Word).

Step 2 -Complete theSupporting Statement Template (Word). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 -Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note CVs are not accepted.

For more information check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site.