Senior Trading Standards Officer - Retail and Industrial

Job reference REQ05483 Date posted 26/05/2026 Application closing date 23/06/2026 Location The Quays Salary GR10 SCP 34 £45,091.00 to SCP 38 £49,282.00 Package Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme with 15.3% employer contributions, discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure and excellent development opportunities Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Trading Standards and Environmental Health Attachments Job Description and Person Specification - Senior Trading Standards Officer.docx

Location of post

The Quays, Neath Port Talbot (Hybrid Working)

Is this post a secondment?

NO

About the role

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

• 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

• 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

DBS requirements

• This post is subject to a basic DBS disclosure

Welsh Language Requirements

Welsh Language skills are not required.

Additional Information

• 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. 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.

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.