Branch Team Lead

About the role

This job posting is for three Sanitarian IV positions, with one position headquartered in the Houston area, one in the Coastal area, and one in the East area of the state. The program is currently hiring a total of eleven Sanitarian IV positions throughout the state on four separate postings.

Under the supervision of the Manufactured & Retail Foods Branch Manager, the Sanitarian IV performs highly advanced, senior-level environmental sanitation inspection work, assisting the manager and working closely with staff.

Responsibilities

Essential job functions include:

• Assisting the manager in ensuring the Branch follows standards set forth by the Food and Drug Section, Manufactured & Retail Food Unit (35%)
• Serving as a subject matter expert, providing information and assistance to internal and external stakeholders, and preparing technical presentations (25%)
• Investigating complaints involving licensed and unlicensed activity, preparing detailed reports of findings, and conducting special investigations (25%)
• Conducting inspections, preparing highly technical inspection reports, and completing detentions and destructions according to policy (10%)
• Other duties, including participating in disaster response and/or recovery, serving as backup to the Branch Manager, and assisting with report review and preparing compliance cases (5%)

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• Registration as a professional sanitarian by the State of Texas
• A valid Texas driver’s license or equivalent license from another state
• At least four years of combined experience conducting manufactured foods, retail foods, youth camp, or public sanitation inspection

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have knowledge of federal and state laws, regulations, processes, and procedures related to manufactured foods, retail foods, youth camps, and public sanitation, as well as inspection and investigation methods and techniques.

Skills required include effective and professional verbal and written communication, problem-solving and decision-making, and the ability to respond to difficult and sensitive situations.

Abilities required include overseeing the work of others, providing training, leading complex inspections and investigations, and interpreting state and federal laws and rules.

Skills

Technical skills required include word processing, databases, and spreadsheets for submission of written correspondence, reports, and presentations.

Benefits

DSHS offers insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS).

Pay

The salary range for this position is $5,425.33 - $8,886.16 per month.