Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Senior Trading Standards Officer
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Senior Trading Standards Officer
We are currently seeking an experienced and proactive individual to join our team as a Senior Trading Standards Officer within the Planning & Public Protection service, Environment & Regeneration Directorate.
Our Trading Standards team plays a key role in protecting consumers and supporting businesses across Neath Port Talbot. The Retail & Industrial team delivers a wide range of regulatory functions including food standards, feed hygiene, product safety, animal health, petroleum enforcement, and legal metrology.
As a Senior Trading Standards Officer, you will lead the Retail & Industrial section and play an active role in the management of the service, supervising staff and ensuring high-quality enforcement and compliance activity.
Your daily routine will include:
- Managing and supervising the Retail & Industrial team, including allocation of work and performance monitoring
- Leading complex investigations and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and enforcement policy
- Carrying out inspections of commercial premises and overseeing enforcement activity
- Reviewing officer reports to ensure legal compliance and evidential robustness
- Coordinating sampling programmes and contributing to intelligence-led enforcement
- Contributing to service planning, performance reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives
About you
Do you have:
- Extensive experience working within a Trading Standards service
- Strong knowledge of trading standards and investigative legislation (including PACE and CPIA)
- Professional qualification such as the Diploma in Trading Standards (or equivalent) and qualification as a Weights & Measures Inspector
- Experience of managing investigations and working within a criminal enforcement environment
- Experience of supervising, mentoring, or leading staff
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and complex workloads
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We would welcome those with the necessary experience and qualifications to get in touch.
About us
We believe in rewarding and recognising our colleagues’ efforts and achievements. We also believe that there’s life at work and life outside of work. We want everyone to be healthy and happy and have the financial resources and support they need.
Choose to work for us and you’ll be rewarded with a range of attractive benefits and support to help you live your best life.
- Hybrid working (in some roles) and flexible working schemes to improve your work life balance
- Benefit from a competitive employee package with a remarkable 15.3% employer pension contribution
- Enjoy a holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years’ service (not forgetting the additional 8 bank holidays too)
- Access discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure
- Utilise the cycle to work scheme with up to 40% off bikes and cycling equipment
- Purchase a new car through Tusker salary sacrifice scheme
- Enjoy exclusive discounts at local and national retailers with the Smart Spend app through our staff wellbeing group.
If you would like to start a rewarding career with a company that values and invests in its employees and you have the necessary experience and qualifications, this could be your dream job and we would love to hear from you. For more information and to apply please visit Jobs - NPT Council
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DBS requirements
This post is subject to a basic DBS disclosure
Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our schools/employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people/vulnerable adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing. The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.
Welsh Language Requirements
Welsh Language skills are not required
Additional Information
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans. In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council. Please note that applicants must meet all the essential criteria, as shown in the person specification, to qualify for a guaranteed interview. If you are or going to be affected by the job losses at Tata Steel then we would welcome an application from you. Just make it known on your application form that you are currently at risk of redundancy or you have been made redundant.
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