FOOD SAFETY SPECIALIST I AND II - HALAWA VALLEY, OAHU

About the role

Food Safety Specialists promote, protect, and maintain a healthy and safe environment for the public. This is accomplished through inspection, education, and enforcement activities to implement the statutes, rules and regulations relating to environmental sanitation, and/or safety programs concerning foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices.

Responsibilities

• Identify, mitigate, and prevent disease transmission through improperly prepared foods, contaminated waters, and adulteration and/or misbranding of foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices.
• Perform investigations and inspections to develop an understanding of theories, pertinent law, rules, regulations, and precedent cases and practices related to food, drug, cosmetic, medical device, and/or environmental sanitation.
• Issue citations for obvious violations and recommend measures for corrections and prevention.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in one of the physical or biological sciences.
• Six (6) months of professional inspectional or investigational work experience involved in the interpretation and application of the laws, regulations in public health.
• Athorough knowledge of pertinent regulations and laws; and a thorough working knowledge of bacteriology, chemistry, physics, vector control methods, and social sciences.

Qualifications

• Legal Authorization To Work Requirement: Must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in one of the physical or biological sciences.
• Professional Specialized Experience: Six (6) months of professional inspectional or investigational work experience involved in the interpretation and application of the laws, regulations in public health.

Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of principles, practices, and objectives of the environmental health programs.
• Thorough knowledge of pertinent regulations and laws.
• Thorough working knowledge of bacteriology, chemistry, physics, vector control methods, and social sciences.

Benefits

The State of Hawaii offers a range of benefits including paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, health insurance, group life insurance, retirement plan, deferred compensation, temporary disability insurance, and social security. For more information, visit the respective websites.

Pay

Level I: $4,368 per month (SR-16, Step D) - Effective July 1, 2026
Level II: $4,725 per month (SR-18, Step D) - Effective July 1, 2026

Schedule

Not specified in the job posting.