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Trading Standards Officer

Fix Space156 open roles

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£32 an hour
Where
Birkenhead, United Kingdom
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Trading Standards Officer

Temporary Contract

Job Details

Client: Wirral MBC Service Area: Safer Wirral Services / Trading Standards Hours: 36 hours per week Start Date: 28 September 2026 End Date: 13 December 2026 Duration: 12 weeks Number of Roles: 1

Working Pattern

Office / field-based Trading Standards enforcement role.

Location

2 Alice Square Birkenhead Merseyside CH41 2YA

Pay

PAYE Rate: £32.10 per hour

Job Overview

Wirral MBC is seeking an experienced Trading Standards Officer for a 12-week contract.

The role will focus on statutory food standards and weights and measures inspections, alongside wider Trading Standards enforcement activity.

The successful candidate will investigate complex breaches of Trading Standards legislation, identify legal contraventions, assess risk, recommend enforcement action, prepare reports, conduct interviews, brief Legal Services and give evidence in court where required.

Important – Please Read Carefully

This is a Trading Standards Officer / Technical Enforcement role.

Candidates must have professional Trading Standards experience and be able to carry out statutory food standards and weights and measures inspections.

A professional CTSI qualification such as DTS/DCATS including Food and Legal Metrology modules, or equivalent, plus a university degree is required.

Key Responsibilities

  • Carry out inspections
  • Undertake food standards work
  • Undertake weights and measures work
  • Investigate Trading Standards breaches
  • Identify legal contraventions
  • Assess enforcement risk
  • Recommend enforcement action
  • Use statutory powers
  • Prepare reports
  • Conduct interviews
  • Brief Legal Services
  • Give court evidence
  • Provide business advice
  • Respond to complaints
  • Support complex projects
  • Maintain case records
  • Support statutory returns
  • Work with partner agencies
  • Maintain evidence continuity

Essential Experience & Skills

  • CTSI qualification
  • DTS/DCATS or equivalent
  • Food standards modules
  • Legal metrology modules
  • University degree
  • Trading Standards experience
  • Enforcement experience
  • Food standards inspections
  • Weights and measures inspections
  • PACE knowledge
  • Case file preparation
  • Interview experience
  • Report writing skills
  • Business advice experience
  • Consumer complaint investigation
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision

Desirable

  • Lead Auditor Assessor qualification
  • Additional TS qualifications
  • Civil enforcement experience
  • Enterprise Act experience
  • Court evidence experience
  • Cabinet report experience
  • Presentation experience
  • Mentoring experience
  • Partnership working experience
  • Large urban authority experience

Additional Information

The Trading Standards service is seeking a contract Trading Standards Officer for a 12-week contract to carry out statutory food standards and weights and measures inspections.

Interview will be held online via Microsoft Teams.

Target interview date is 14 September 2026.

Candidate submission deadline is 18 September 2026.

Disclaimer

On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role.

I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.

Job Reference: OR113690

Screening Questions

  1. CTSI/DTS/DCATS qualified?
  2. Food standards experience?
  3. Legal metrology experience?
  4. Trading Standards enforcement?
  5. PACE/case file experience?
  6. Can you work in Birkenhead?

Skills: Trading Standards, Food Standards, Weights and Measures, Legal Metrology, CTSI, DTS, DCATS, Enforcement, PACE, Investigations

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