Environmental Health Insp Prog Evaluator

Description

The Kentucky Food Safety Branch Food Manufacturing Section is responsible for the regulatory oversight of all firms manufacturing, processing, packaging and holding of human food in Kentucky. The Section is made up of a team of Inspectors with varying degrees of training in food processing. The Food Manufacturing Inspectors travel within the state visiting firms to conduct inspections and follow-up on food safety related complaints. The position allows the Inspector to plan and organize their schedule with their home location being their field office. Training in this position is continuous and includes occasional out-of-state travel to learn with other Inspectors from across the United States. The Food Safety Branch works closely with the Food and Drug Administration and conducts some inspections on their behalf.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Conduct food and cosmetic inspections for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) innon-complex food manufacturing and processing facilities. Identify and determine adequacy of evidence in enforcement compliance issues within the scope of inspections performed. Complete training to conduct more complex inspections.
• Prepare comprehensive reports that reflect the analysis and review of established policies, procedures and regulations related to inspectional findings.
• Provide assistance with federal, state and local officials, cooperative organizations, and industry in addressing concerns and public health hazards in areas of enforcement, interpretations, training, and reports.
• Follow prescribed methods and procedures for sampling, using detection instruments and interpreting measurements as they relate to public health and safety.
• Serve as a program resource within the scope of the Food Manufacturing Section to provide inspectional, investigational and technical advice and assistance to the Food Safety Branch, agency partners, and industry representatives in a professional, courteous manner.
• Provide support to new employees, trainees, agency employees, regulatory counterparts and regulated industry.
• Maintain contact with federal, state and local officials, cooperative organizations, and industry in an effort to achieve and maintain a uniform approach to resolution of problems in the food and cosmetic industry.
• Under supervision, respond to consumer complaints, statewide environmental incidents and accidents, foodborne illness investigations, recalls, and traceback investigations.
• Attend conferences and training courses to expand area of expertise and remain abreast of new techniques and methods of conducting surveillance activities.
  
  

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent oral communication skills.
• Ability to collect, organize, analyze findings and apply to regulation.
• Excellent technical report writing.
• Highly organized with ability to prioritize work, and adapt to frequent changes in work assignment.
• Proficiency using standard professional computer software applications.
  
  

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, of if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (CHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree with a minor or twenty-four (24) semester hours in environmental health, biological health or physical science.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have three years of professional regulatory experience or experience in health administration, health service occupation, milk/food laboratory quality control or milk/food industry.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must be registered as an Environmental Health Specialist/Sanitarian under the provisions of KRS 223 within twelve (12) months of appointment and maintain this registration for the length of employment in this job title. .

Working Conditions

Incumbents working in this job title will require frequent traveling to conduct inspections.