Retail Food Safety Standards Officer

State of South Carolina; West Columbia (SC); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 72 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Take-home state vehicle

State health and retirement benefits

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Résumé du poste

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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Customer service

Communication

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Data analysis

Training others

Formation

Bachelor's degree in natural/physical sciences

Associate degree in natural/physical sciences

High school diploma + 9 years experience

Outils

Microsoft Office

Data collection tools

Description du poste

The South Carolina Department Agriculture (SCDA) is seeking a dynamic individual to add to our Retail Food Safety team! The ideal candidate will possess great customer service skills, have a keen eye for attention to detail, enjoy sharing teaching others, and be highly organized. If you are looking for a career with a great team. As a Retail Food Safety Standards Officer some of your duties will include:

• Conducting statewide evaluation, standardization, and training of regional food protection staff.
• Assisting with implementation of Regulation 61-25, including the development of standard operating procedures, fact sheets, and marking guides.
• Performing evaluation of employee performance through data analysis and by conducting standardization and audits of retail food protection staff within the required time frames.
• Providing programmatic consultation and assistance with training food service industry, personnel, and other interested persons to ensure optimal level of knowledge, skills, and abilities to meet program objectives.
• Acting as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Standard for the state program.
• Being responsible for assisting in the development of internal, and industry guidance documents to ensure uniform interpretation and application of Regulation 61-25.
• Providing programmatic consultation to food service industry, personnel, and other interested persons.

Did we mention that a take home State vehicle is provided?

BENEFITS:

• Generous State benefits to include retirement, health, vision, dental and life insurance.
  • Premium for BCBS State Standard Plan for employee only coverage is less than $100/month!
  • Premium for BCBS State Standard Plan for full family coverage is only $307/month!
• 13 paid holidays; generous annual and sick leave accruals.
• Up to 6 weeks paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program
  • Free counseling sessions for employees and household members
  • Free Life Management Services (legal, financial, and more)

• A bachelor’s degree in the natural or physical sciences or related technical field and five (5) years of environmental health or related experience; OR
• An associate degree in the natural or physical sciences or related technical field and seven (7) years of environmental health or related experience; OR
• A high school diploma and nine (9) years of environmental health or related experience.

• Experience or knowledge in food protection and sanitation and thorough knowledge of applicable state and federal food laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of environmental health regulations.
• Current FDA Standard certification Data management skills.

• Able to provide outstanding customer service in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment and encourage positive working relationships with coworkers, industry, and government officials.
• Capable of working independently in a field environment.
• Ability to successfully complete prescribed technical coursework and pass any test relevant to the position within the probationary period or trial period.
• Significant daily travel throughout South Carolina and frequent overnight travel.
• Participation on the Environmental Response Team and subject to on call or call back 24/7.
• Proficiency with Microsoft office professional (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
• Experience using tablets and other electronic equipment in a field environment.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.