Trading Law Support Officer

We’re recruiting a Trading Law Support Officer to join our Quality, Technical & Sustainability team on a 12‑month fixed term contract.
In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting our retail operations to remain compliant with Irish Food Law and Food Safety standards, helping to protect our customers, colleagues and business.

Working closely with the Food Safety Manager and Trading Law team, you’ll provide practical, risk‑based advice to stores, support regulatory engagement, and help create a positive compliance culture across our retail network.

You will be responsible for:

Supporting stores to comply with Irish Food Law and internal Food Safety Management Systems
Reviewing store food safety records and identifying non‑compliance or risk trends
Completing in‑store visits and inspections to assess food safety controls and provide face‑to‑face guidance
Reviewing and responding to Environmental Health Officer (EHO) correspondence and supporting stores with follow‑up actions
Advising stores on cold chain controls, temperature monitoring and other key food safety processes
Acting as a point of contact for store queries on food safety and compliance matters
Supporting investigations into quality complaints and ensuring appropriate corrective actions
Working with enforcement agencies to resolve issues and help prevent formal action
Producing clear reports and updates for internal stakeholders, including Retail Operations and senior technical teams

You will need:

Significant experience working in retail operations, ideally at store level
Experience in a food safety, compliance or regulatory role within a retail environment
A good working knowledge of food safety legislation, risk assessment and audit processes
Strong communication skills, with the confidence to deliver clear messages in challenging situations
The ability to analyse information, use judgement and prioritise risk effectively
A calm, professional approach and a high level of personal integrity
Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
The ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders across the business

What's in it for you:

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:

Competitive Salary
Retirement Savings Plan
Life Assurance Cover
Annual Bonus
Our Virtual GP service provides free and confidential access to an online GP through video GP consultations, and online prescription service for colleagues. The service is also available to families of colleagues who live at the same address for a reduced cost.
24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and family members for in the moment emotional support along with free access to a range of wellbeing services supporting you under our new Wellbeing First approach of Body, Mind and Life.
Colleague Clubcard offering 10% discount across stores and online, with 15% discount weekends once a month (Friday to Sunday), and 20% off twice a year. There is also 20% off F&F clothing, all year long, these various discounts can be extended to a family member with a 2nd Clubcard available.*
Annual leave
Save As You Earn Scheme

*Entry requirements and rules of the scheme apply

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility