Environmental Health Lead & Compliance Supervisor

Environmental Health Supervisor; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisville Metro Government’s Environmental Health Division seeks an Environmental Health Supervisor to oversee enforcement activities and inspections of facilities to ensure compliance with environmental, health, and sanitary regulations. The role reports major activities and provides leadership across locations.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 3 years of environmental health or sanitary inspection experience, plus Kentucky certification within six months.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science, Community Health, Environmental Health Science or related discipline.
• Three (3) years of environmental health or sanitary inspections or enforcement experience.
• Must provide one's own source of transportation.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license with an acceptable driving history.
• Must participate in a 24-hour supervisory on-call rotation schedule.
• Must wear safety equipment as mandated by OSHA.
• Must be certified as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist or Sanitarian in the State of Kentucky within six months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Coordinates, assigns and reviews work and establishes work schedules; maintains standards; monitors status of work in progress; inspects completed work assignments; answers questions; gives advice and direction as needed.
• Assists in planning, developing and implementing policies, procedures and programs.
• Supervises inspections and investigations to enforce environmental health and sanitary laws and regulations.
• Assigns inspections and enforcement cases based on citizen complaints, and reviews daily reports.
• Conducts field visits to investigate and resolve problems, and to train subordinates in inspection and investigative techniques and procedures.
• Discusses inspections and enforcement cases with the public and business officials to resolve environmental and sanitary cited violations and problems.
• Mediates settlements on cases when voluntary compliance has not achieved.
• Represents the department to community groups and other governmental agencies to provide information and answer questions concerning public health environmental and sanitary programs and services.
• Testifies in court and at public hearings to explain public health environmental and sanitary rules and procedures.
• Prepares correspondence, submits reports on activities, and maintains records and files.
• Provides support to multiple locations, including non-Metro locations.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Policy development

Inspection & enforcement

Public speaking

Training staff

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biological Science, Community Health, Environmental Health Science

Job description

Louisville Metro Government’s Environmental Health Division seeks an Environmental Health Supervisor to oversee enforcement activities and inspections of facilities to ensure compliance with environmental, health, and sanitary regulations. The role reports major activities and provides leadership across locations.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 3 years of environmental health or sanitary inspection experience, plus Kentucky certification within six months.