Environmental Health Insp Prog Evaluator

Description

The mission of the Kentucky Department for Public Health is to improve the health and safety of people through prevention, promotion, and protection. The department oversees programs designed to improve the lives of citizens and visitors through prevention of negative health outcomes, promotion of healthy lifestyles and protection from diseases, injury, and environmental health impacts. If you are interested in working in the dairy Industry in food manufacturing plants and dairy. farms this may be the job for you.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Conduct inspections, sampling, and equipment test on Grade A and Manufacturing Grade Dairy operations.

• Conduct Inspections on Grade A and Manufacturing Grade Dairy Farms.

• Conduct Inspections of Milk Transport Trucks, Milk Hauler, Milk Samplers, Transfer Stations, and Truck Washing Station.

• Work with FDA and USDA on Plants and Farms while conducting Interstate Milk Shipper Ratings.

• Work with Kentucky Milk Safety in developing Policies and Procedures to help ensure safety in the milk industry.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Computer Skills.

• Willing to Travel within State.

• Self-Management.

• Self-Scheduling.

• Ability to work with others.

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. https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/dphps/emb/Pages/sanitarians.aspx .

Working Conditions

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

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Brian McAnelly at brianl.mcanelly@ky.gov or 270-535-6329.