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About the Role

The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) is seeking a Retail Food Compliance Specialist to enforce state laws, rules, and regulations by conducting sanitation inspections of retail food stores. This role ensures Good Retail Practices (GRP's) are followed and food wholesomeness is maintained.

Responsibilities

• Inspects and investigates retail food establishments for compliance with applicable health and sanitation laws and regulations.
• Performs duties in a manner to ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
• Collects food samples, water samples, and/or environmental swabs for laboratory analysis.
• Transports samples to laboratories for analysis within the prescribed methods and timeframe.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current policies, laws, regulations and guidance documents.
• Attends training sessions, meetings and conferences.
• Verifies accuracy of scales.
• Checks refrigeration equipment for proper operation.
• Checks for proper product packaging and labeling.
• Observes food facility and employees.
• Ensures proper equipment cleaning procedures and proper handling of insecticides and sanitizing chemicals.
• Investigates food for wholesomeness after disasters including fire, flood, hurricane, tornado, and/or transportation accidents.
• Plans, organizes, and manages assigned territory, training, and program activities.
• Reports compliance findings through appropriate chain.
• Serves as a technical expert within program of assignment.
• Maintains working relationship with food industry and related entities, including federal, state, and local agencies.
• Prepares and completes agency, state, and federal forms as required.
• Performs USDA Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) contract work as directed.
• Maintains all State-issued equipment properly.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must reside in the assigned territory: Gordon, Bartow, Pickens, Cherokee.
• Must complete retail standardization.
• Background checks, employment verification, criminal records investigations, and motor vehicle reports are required for final candidates.

Skills

• Working knowledge of Windows computer operating system and applications.

Location

• Gordon, Bartow, Pickens, Cherokee

Work Type

• Day Shift

Experience Level

• Two years of professional experience conducting inspections and investigations for compliance with established state and federal health and food and/or milk sanitation laws, rules, and regulations.

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in agronomy, animal science, biology, chemistry, or a related area from an accredited college or university OR certification as a Registered Sanitarian or Environmental Health Specialist.

Salary/Compensations

• $48,000.00

Benefits

• Robust benefits package designed for every stage of your career.

About the Company

• The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) is committed to protecting and promoting Georgia's agriculture through superior service and leadership.
• The mission of the GDA is to protect consumers, promote agriculture locally and globally, and assist our customers using education, technology, and a professional workforce.
• The vision of the GDA is to continue to be a globally recognized leader in agricultural excellence through a commitment to safety, quality, growth, and innovation.

Equal Opportunity

• The GDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services.
• Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.