Senior Inspector

The Food Protection Program, within the Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health the at the Department of Public health seeks a Senior Inspector who shall inspect, survey and investigate establishments that manufacture, handle, process, store, distribute and / or sell food and food products, milk and milk products, frozen desserts, seafood and shellfish, custom meat and poultry slaughtering and / or processing and / or food service to determine compliance with statutory provisions and regulations for the public's health protection and consumer safety. The incumbent shall respond to emergencies and conduct environmental assessments during foodborne illness investigations.

The Senior inspector shall coordinate activities with federal, state, and local agencies; provide technical assistance to local inspectors, other state agencies, and industry partners. They shall further provide guidance and consultation to food processing and other facilities or services in order to improve the quality of their functions, operations and services. The incumbent shall participate in studies related to planning for food service, food processing, milk, milk products, frozen dessert pasteurization and processing plants, seafood and shellfish plants, and custom meat and poultry slaughtering and/or processing facilities to assure compliance with departmental licensure and certification requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and are not all inclusive):

• Inspect establishments that manufacture, handle, process, store, distribute and/or sell food and food products for compliance with laws, rules, regulations and established standards. Collect evidence and documentation to support inspection observations in accordance with FPP procedures.
• Evaluate practices at food processing facilities and dairy laboratories for compliance with appropriate laws, rules, regulations, and established standards.
• Evaluate shellfish shippers for compliance with the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish, and interstate milk shippers and dairy laboratories for compliance with requirements of the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments.
• Inspect foods and food products for compliance with governing laws, rules, regulations and established standards and take appropriate actions for substances found sub-standard, contaminated or otherwise unacceptable for consumption.
• Conduct traceback and trace forward of foods implicated in illness, injury, outbreak or found to contain a hazard.
• Obtain samples of food and food products for laboratory analysis in accordance with established procedures.
• Conduct routine and special sampling programs as assigned to assure compliance with standards of quality, identity, and purity.
• Investigate reports of food-related incidents within recommended timeframes.
• Conduct environmental assessments using established procedures and analyze environmental assessment data to identify contributing factors and antecedents that led to food contamination or adulteration causing illness, injury, or outbreak.
• Respond to food-related emergencies, including floods, fires, and vehicle accidents. Conduct food-related illness, outbreak, and hazard response activities with other authorities.
• Document violations and observations in accordance with procedures established by FPP, and follow-up with appropriate corrective action, compliance and enforcement. Review corrective action plans filed with FPP for effectiveness and perform recall audit checks as needed.
• Use established procedures to recommend appropriate progressive compliance and enforcement actions to the Department. Testify at hearings relative to the vio