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Food manufacturing inspectors make sure that processing plants follow hygiene and safety standards, and that products are safe to eat.
You could work: on call; away from home
There will be
0.7% fewer Food manufacturing inspector jobs in 2029.
In your local area
As a food manufacturing inspector, you could:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work at a manufacturing plant or in an office.
Your working environment may be noisy and you'll travel often.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a college course to get some of the skills and knowledge you need for this job.
Courses include:
Once working, you would complete further training to become an inspector.
Entry requirements for these courses vary.
You can apply to do an apprenticeship, for example:
You would complete further training in food quality and inspection after finishing your apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
If you want to work as a meat inspector, for example, in a meat processing plant or slaughterhouse, you'll need to complete industry recognised qualifications, such as:
You must be working in the meat industry to do the practical assessments needed to complete the courses.
You'll find more details about the qualifications and training providers through the Royal Society for Public Health.
You can complete training and qualifications through the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
Qualifications include:
You will also complete a portfolio of work for assessment as part of the training.
Further information
You can find out more about careers in the food and drinks industry from Tasty Careers.
You'll need to:
With experience, you could become a food safety manager, co-ordinating the work of a team of inspectors.
You could work as a manager with the Food Standards Agency.
You could also move into environmental health or food science after further training.