Field Operations Co-ordinator - Area 3

Do you have a passion for supporting people and leading teams to deliver operational excellence in a field-based environment? Would you value the opportunity to shape, support, and coordinate a team of Meat Hygiene Inspectors across Scotland? If so, we?d love to hear from you.

Food Standards Scotland?s Operations Division is seeking a Field Operations Coordinator to support the delivery of Official Controls in meat premises across Central and South West Scotland. This is one of two Field Operations Coordinator roles, working collaboratively to ensure consistent, high-quality regulatory services across the region.

As a key member of the Field Operations team, you will be responsible for coordinating the deployment of Meat Hygiene Inspectors across your area, as well as providing business and administrative support to the Operations Manager. Working closely with the area management team ? including the Operations Manager, fellow Field Operations Coordinator, and Veterinary Advisor ? you will play a central role in staff scheduling, operational planning, and day-to-day support to ensure effective service delivery.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to public health outcomes while supporting and leading teams in a challenging and rewarding operational environment.

• Provide essential support to the operational teams within the field, enabling FSS to deliver efficiency and effectiveness of Official Controls and Export Certification within a defined region and driving business compliance and operational performance in accordance with the Field Operations Business Plan and KPI framework.
• Coordinate Health and Safety requirements as laid out in the FSS Health and Safety Manual system, ensuring important documentation such as Inspection Point Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Works and other protocols are kept up to date and cascaded to all staff.
• Lead and manage staff within your span of control to improve culture and employee engagement through positive leadership and effective management of operational changes.
• Coordinate operations relating to staff scheduling, planning and support across approved meat establishments. The role will combine elements of coordination of activities directly related to human resources including coordination of new staff inductions, learning and development for the field staff and chairing regular plant team meetings.
• Maintain your technical competency by regular review of policy, guidance and technical instructions coupled to occasional working within the inspection team for observation and monitoring purposes.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Operational Leadership and Management ? Working Level
• Connections and communications ? Working Level

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job contact :

• Name : Jeimmy Suarez-Martinez
• Email : Jeimmy.Suarez-Martinez@fss.scot

Recruitment team

• Email : scottishgovernmentrecruitment@gov.scot