Food Safety & Environmental Health Supervisor

Oklahoma City-County Health Department; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 days annual leave

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

Oklahoma City-County Health Department is seeking a Public Health Supervisor to lead Public Health Specialist staff within the Operations Division. The role focuses on coordinating services, ensuring program alignment with OCCHD goals, and providing expert input to leadership.

The ideal candidate will hold a related degree with SR licensing in Oklahoma, substantial supervisory experience, and a commitment to public health practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in environmental health, environmental, physical, natural, or biological science with at least 30 hours in physical, natural or biological science required
• Five years post-graduate professional environmental experience preferred
• Three years of experience as a fully Registered Sanitarian required
• Oklahoma Registered Sanitarian Certification required
• One year of supervisory experience preferred
• Valid Oklahoma driver license required

Responsibilities

• Scheduling work assignments
• Supervising employees by direct observation and review of job product
• Monitoring and evaluating employee performance, attendance, and leave utilization
• Completing performance evaluations of staff
• Maintains supervisory documentation and files on all employees supervised
• Reviews timesheets against leave requests and supervisory documentation
• Documents overtime for FLSA employees and ensures payment or compensable time off
• May facilitate community presentations and/or attend community meetings
• Providing input to the Administrator on program modifications
• Reviewing inspection report forms and complaints
• Collecting and analyzing data
• Preparing reports and correspondence
• Providing technical assistance
• Occasionally performing complex complaint investigations and inspections
• Issuing citations and testifying in court
• Communicating with employees, clients, and the public
• Driving to off-site locations as needed
• Completes required training for OCCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Team

Skills

Supervisory experience

Data analysis

Communication

Public health

Leadership

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in environmental health or biological science

30 hours in physical/natural/biological science

Oklahoma Registered Sanitarian (ORSA)

Job description

SUMMARY:

This evolving position is located in the Operations Division with the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD). The employee is primarily responsible for supervision of Public Health Specialist staff and ensuring coordinated services in support of department operations.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This is a summary of the duties and responsibilities commonly found within this classification. All employees must maintain a commitment to the OCCHD's mission, vision, and strategic goals. This summary is not meant to be all-inclusive, thus, other related activities or tasks may be assigned.

This position functions at the leadership level (Tier 3) as defined by the Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals with a primary focus on the following Domains:

• Data Analytics and Assessment Skills
• Policy Development and Program Planning Skills
• Communication Skills
• Community Partnership Skills
• Public Health Sciences Skills
• Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Scheduling work assignments.
2. Supervising employees by direct observation and review of job product.
3. Monitoring and evaluating employee performance, attendance, and leave utilization.
4. Completing performance evaluations of staff.
5. Maintains supervisory documentation and files on all employees supervised, including training, performance counseling, attendance, time and leave.
6. Reviews all timesheets against leave requests and supervisory documentation to ensure timesheets are properly completed before approving.
7. Documents all overtime worked by FLSA employees and ensures payment of overtime at time-and-a-half or compensable time off is taken within the operational guidelines.
8. Ensures that incident reports are completed and submitted on all incidents in a timely manner.
9. May facilitate community presentations and/or attend community meetings at the direction and approval of the Executive Team.
10. Providing input to the Administrator concerning developing modifications to programs, plans, procedures, etc.
11. Reviewing and approving Public Health Specialist staff inspection report forms.
12. Reviewing complaint investigations and inspections conducted by Public Health Specialist staff upon receipt of client/public complaints.
13. Collecting and analyzing data.
14. Preparing reports and correspondence.
15. Providing technical assistance.
16. Occasionally performing complex complaint investigations and inspections.
17. Issuing citations for noncompliance with local, state, and federal regulations and testifying in court.
18. Communicating with employees, clients, and the public.
19. Driving to off-site locations to perform job duties as needed.
20. Completes required training in support of duties and responsibilities of this position.
21. At the direction of OCCHD Chief Executive Officer and Chief Health Officer or designee, the incumbent will be assigned a variety of specific job duties and responsibilities as a member of the OCCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Program Team (i.e., Bioterrorism Response Program). Also, as a member of the OCCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Team, the incumbent is required to complete all necessary responder training and may be designated as a member of the first-responder team.
22. In accordance with our designation of a PHAB Accredited health department and explicit commitment to a culture of continuous quality improvement, employees will receive Quality Improvement (QI) training deemed necessary by their supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• - Bachelor's or Master's degree in environmental health, environmental, physical, natural, or biological science or equivalent with at least 30 hours in physical, natural or biological science required
• - Five years post-graduate professional environmental experience preferred
• - Three years of experience as a fully Registered Sanitarian required
• - Oklahoma Registered Sanitarian Certification required
• - One year of supervisory experience preferred
• - Valid Oklahoma driver license required

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• - Skill in performing inspections
• - Skill in keeping records and making reports
• - Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
• - Skill training others
• - Knowledge of environmental issues and trends
• - Knowledge of environmental testing techniques
• - Knowledge of and ability to follow safe working procedures and practices
• - Ability and willingness to maintain confidentiality
• - Ability and willingness to communicate with persons both orally and in writing using tact and diplomacy
• - Ability and willingness to maintain confidentiality and to assume responsibility for information disseminated
• - Ability and willingness to follow established policies and procedures
• - Ability and willingness to assume responsibility for work product
• - Ability to drive a forklift
• - Ability to drive a forklift

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• - Primarily indoors in climate-controlled building however occasionally may be required to be out of doors in varying weather conditions
• - No smoking or use of non-smoking tobacco products is allowed at any time while conducting OCCHD business or in OCCHD vehicles or on OCCHD property
• - No use of cell phones or the use of electronic wireless communications devices used to write, send or read a text-based communication while driving a motor vehicle on OCCHD business
• - May be required to deal with temperamental persons
• - May be occasionally exposed to toxic/caustic chemicals, aerosols, hazardous materials or emissions, or infectious agents when performing inspections or special projects
• - May occasionally be subject to walking over rough terrain
• - May be required to wear protective equipment weighing up to 100 pounds
• - May occasionally be required to work on ladders, in confined spaces with small openings, or around moving machinery
• - OSHA category: performs tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• - Arm/hand steadiness and digital dexterity enough to operate equipment, a keyboard, and to write on a clipboard
• - Vision enough to read hand- or machine-generated documents, journal articles and daily reports, as well as the print on a computer monitor
• - Color acuity enough to distinguish colors of wires, chemicals, etc.
• - Speech and hearing enough to communicate with others, either via telephone, face-to-face, or in public
• - Flexibility and coordination enough to operate a motor vehicle as needed
• - Flexibility and coordination enough to bend, stoop, stand, walk and to crawl to perform tasks such as walking over uneven terrain or reaching over or around equipment/machinery
• - Flexibility and strength, enough to lift and move equipment and supplies weighing up to 35 pounds
• - Coordination and balance enough to climb up and down ladders
• - Ability to drive a forklift

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

This position requires frequent contact with other employees to exchange information. The employee has frequent external contact with local, state and county officials, clients, and various private owners and operators. The employee may be required to occasionally deal with temperamental people.

SUPERVISION GIVEN AND RECEIVED/ACCOUNTABILITY:

The employee is under the supervision of the Administrator. Work product is subject to both specific and general review. The incumbent is responsible for the supervision of Public Health Specialist staff. Although this position has no direct accountability for any money or materials, the employee may make recommendations which result in the expenditure of significant funds.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• - Must have an operating vehicle available for use when field duties are required
• - Will be compliant on recommended immunizations required by the CDC as a healthcare worker and as defined within the scope of Emergency Response within 30 days of hire. Exceptions accepted with documented medical or religious accommodation. OCCHD will provide vaccinations at no charge to employees.
• - May be required to work outside of regular business hours or assigned shift hours due to job responsibilities
• - Must maintain required continuing education hours to maintain their registered sanitarian or registered environmental specialist status with the State of Oklahoma
• - May be required to become forklift certified

CONDITIONAL:

Employees who fall into the following categories are in conditional employment positions: a) Chief Executive Officer and Chief Health Officer; b) Senior Executive Team, Executive Team and Leadership Team employees who serve at the pleasure of the OCCHD Chief Executive Officer and Chief Health Officer; c) certain other OCCHD employees whose salaries, benefits, and/or overhead are based on available funds such as, but not limited to, revenue generating contracts, grants, or fee-for-service revenue. In other words, this means that if the funding or the program is terminated, cancelled, or non-renewed, your employment terminates automatically. This position may be partially or fully funded by a grant.

BENEFITS:

• As an employee of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, you will enjoy comprehensive benefits which consists of:
• 15 days per year of annual leave
• 15 days per year of sick leave
• 15 paid holidays annually
• A comprehensive health insurance package – medical, dental, vision, life insurance, dependent life insurance, and flexible medical spending account
• A generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Retirement plans: Defined Contribution Plan and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

AA/EOE