Export Official Veterinarian – Chester
Location: Chester
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Type: Permanent, Full-time
Start Date: 2 November 2026
Salary: Competitive (with car allowance)
Eligibility: Must have the right to work in the UK
The Opportunity
HallMark Veterinary and Compliance Services is recruiting for an experienced and motivated Export Official Veterinarian to join our Export Certification team on a full-time, permanent basis in Chester.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Export Official Veterinarian who enjoys working in a fast-paced operational environment and is looking to play a key role in supporting our export operation.
As a key member of the Export Certification team, you will support export operations through the delivery of export certification activities, ensuring that the required standards and regulatory requirements are consistently maintained.
This is a challenging and varied role, suited to an experienced Official Veterinarian with extensive technical knowledge, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work independently while managing a demanding workload.
About the Role
As an Export Official Veterinarian, you will play a key role in supporting the efficient movement of export products by delivering export certification activities and ensuring compliance with the relevant regulatory requirements.
Working as part of the wider Export Certification team, you will maintain the highest standards of accuracy, professionalism, and regulatory compliance while working closely with operational teams and customers.
The successful candidate will be confident working independently within a busy export environment and able to manage a varied workload while maintaining excellent attention to detail.
The role requires someone who can adapt to a demanding operational environment, manage competing priorities, and provide a consistently high standard of service to customers and colleagues.
Key Responsibilities:
Support export operations through the delivery of export certification activities.
Ensure that relevant regulatory requirements and standards are maintained throughout the export certification process.
Complete export certification accurately and professionally, ensuring all required information and documentation is correct.
Apply extensive technical knowledge to support compliant and effective export certification activities.
Maintain the highest standards of accuracy, professionalism, and regulatory compliance.
Work closely with operational teams to support the efficient movement of export products.
Provide a high-quality service to customers and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and operational teams.
Demonstrate excellent attention to detail when reviewing and completing certification documentation.
Work independently and manage a varied workload within a demanding operational environment.
Support retail export certification activities.
Apply knowledge of groupage consignments and relevant export procedures.
Support fresh meat exports to the EU and other international markets.
Travel between export locations as required to provide export cover.
Qualifications & Skills
Essential:
Experience in export certification of Products of Animal Origin.
Strong knowledge of fresh meat exports to the EU and other international markets.
Experience with retail exports.
Knowledge of groupage consignments.
Excellent attention to detail and a strong commitment to maintaining regulatory compliance.
Ability to work independently and manage a varied workload.
Extensive technical knowledge relevant to export certification.
Strong organisational and time-management skills.
Excellent communication skills and a professional approach to customer service.
Flexible approach to travelling between export locations, where required.
Full UK driving licence.
Right to work in the UK.
Desirable:
Knowledge of GEFS.
Previous experience working within a fast-paced operational export environment.
Experience providing export cover across different locations.
Why Join HallMark
A stable, long-term role within a trusted and respected UK organisation.
Full training and ongoing support, including assistance with export approvals.
Opportunities for career development within HallMark’s Official Controls and Export Certification divisions.
Supportive culture based on quality, collaboration, integrity, and openness.
Competitive salary with car allowance.
The opportunity to work across a varied and challenging export environment.
Please Note
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must have full UK right to work. If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, unfortunately, we will be unable to consider your application.
Apply Now
If you’re an experienced Export Official Veterinarian looking for a challenging and rewarding permanent position within a busy Export Certification team, we’d love to hear from you.
