Job Description

This advert is open to current East Suffolk Council staff only.

*Rotational shift pattern covering 06:30 to 22:00 weekdays and 06:30 to 14:30 at weekends which attracts a 14% shift allowance.

Your role

We are looking for a professional Operations Team Leader with excellent people management skills whose role will be to support the protection of public and animal health by leading, managing and developing a multidisciplinary team of Port Health colleagues.

You will manage the day-to-day functioning and operations of the Port Health Service, including operational management of shift teams and ensuring operational performance meets or exceeds objectives. You will also ensure that the service meets the organisational requirements for quality management, performance, health and safety and legal/regulatory requirements.

What you will need

We are looking for a motivated individual with a strong background in people management and extensive experience of working in an operational or service orientated environment. You will be organised, have excellent communication skills and be able to work well under pressure in a busy role. You will have experience of managing and motivating a team as well as knowledge of operational and people performance management.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role please apply. We’d appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Why work for us?

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (youtube.com)

Here are some of the main benefits:

• generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
• local government pension scheme
• flexible working arrangements
• learning and development tailored to your role
• a wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes
• discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

For further information please see our benefits brochure (pdf)

To find out more

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Hannah Panting by emailing Hannah.Panting@scpha.gov.uk

Closing date: 31 July 2026

Interview date: 19 August 2026

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the advert and the job and person specification here - Operations_Team_Leader

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx) 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, CV’s are not accepted.

For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (suffolkjobsdirect.org)