Food Safety Standards Officer - Field Impact, State Vehicle

Doc PersonalBeratung GmbH; West Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Take-home state vehicle

State health and retirement benefits

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) is seeking a Retail Food Safety Standards Officer to join our team. The role focuses on evaluating, standardizing, and training regional food protection staff while ensuring compliance with state regulations.

This position requires strong customer service, excellent communication, and the ability to travel statewide. A take-home state vehicle is provided along with comprehensive state benefits, holidays, and parental leave.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in natural or physical sciences.
• Experience in environmental health or related field.
• Knowledge of FDA standards and state/federal food laws.
• Ability to travel statewide.

Responsibilities

• Conduct statewide evaluation, standardization, and training of regional food protection staff.
• Assist with implementation of Regulation 61-25, including SOPs, fact sheets, and marking guides.
• Perform evaluation of employee performance through data analysis and audits of staff.
• Provide programmatic consultation and training to the food service industry and personnel.
• Serve as FDA Standard for the state program.
• Develop internal and industry guidance documents for uniform interpretation of Regulation 61-25.
• Provide programmatic consultation to industry personnel.
• Significant daily travel throughout South Carolina and frequent overnight travel.
• Participation on the Environmental Response Team and on-call 24/7.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Data analysis

Training others

Education

Bachelor's degree in natural/physical sciences

Associate degree in natural/physical sciences

High school diploma + 9 years experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Data collection tools

Job description

The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) is seeking a Retail Food Safety Standards Officer to join our team. The role focuses on evaluating, standardizing, and training regional food protection staff while ensuring compliance with state regulations.

This position requires strong customer service, excellent communication, and the ability to travel statewide. A take-home state vehicle is provided along with comprehensive state benefits, holidays, and parental leave.