Good Food Job Update: May 2025

Welcome to May’s Bristol Good Food 2030 Job Update.

As a reminder, good food jobs are about…

• promoting and encouraging people to cook from scratch, grow their own and eat more fresh, seasonal, local, organically grown food.
• championing the use of local, independent food shops and traders to help keep Bristol’s high street vibrant and diverse.
• promoting and encouraging the use of good-quality land in and around Bristol for food production.
• promoting and encouraging the redistribution, recycling and composting of food waste.
• advancing education about the part that food, nutrition and lifestyle can play in meeting the needs of disadvantaged individuals, families and groups in the community, and encouraging social inclusion and social cohesion.

Bristol good food vacancies

Warehouse Supervisor – Vale Lane, FareShare South West: Apply by 4 May

Senior Frontend Engineer, Soil Association: Apply by 5 May

Senior Fullstack Engineer (DevOps focus), Soil Association: Apply by 5 May

Communications Placement Student, Food Standards Agency: Apply by 5 May

Health & Safety Business Partner, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Apply by 6 May

Plant & Bee Health Field Delivery Manager – Western, Animal and Plant Health Agency: Apply by 6 May

Deputy Director Workplace Services, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Apply by 7 May

Head of People and Change, Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Apply by 7 May

Policy Officer – Food & Farming (maternity cover), Soil Association: Apply by 11 May

Defra HR – Workforce Strategy and Transformation, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Apply by 12 May

Property Emergency Planning and Resilience Manager (National), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Apply by 12 May

Standards Project Officer, Soil Association: Apply by 12 May

Field Veterinary Coordinator (Wales and West of England), Food Standards Agency: apply by 13 May

Head of Resilience and Prevention, Food Standards Agency: apply by 14 May

Projects and Impact Coordinator, Bristol Food Network: Apply by 18 May

Farming Apprentice – Livestock Unit Technician Hereford, Jamie’s Farm: Apply by 18 May

Farming Apprentice – Livestock Unit Technician Monmouth, Jamie’s Farm: Apply by 18 May

Apprentice – Outdoor Activities Bath, Jamie’s Farm: Apply by 18 May

Research Associate in Food Systems and Gender Analysis, University of Bristol: Apply by 22 May

10x Senior Trade Lawyers, Government Legal Department: Apply by 26 May

Finance Manager, St Werburghs City Farm: Apply by 31 May

Chef, Moveable Feast (social enterprise of Bristol Hospitality Network): Apply now

Job schemes

If you are an employer, you may be interested in the charity 1625 Independent People’s Transitions to Employment project, supporting young people who have experienced or been at risk of homelessness, and/or leaving care into paid work opportunities. The project provides free training supporting young people in the workplace. The next date they are running this training is Thursday 8 May, 9.30am – 1pm. Contact alex.walshe@1625ip.co.uk for more info.

Also, Bristol Food Network has signed up to host young people through the Not Impossible charity. They make hosting easy for busy employees. Find out more about Not Impossible whether you are an employer, educator or young person looking for work, and watch this short video.

Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter for good food events, jobs and news every month at bristolgoodfood.org/newsletter. Find volunteering opportunities on the Bristol Food Network website.