| Sanitarian II | |
| Department: | Environmental Health |
| Salary: | Commensurate with Education and Experience |
| City/State: | Tyler, TX |
| Education: | Must be registered as a professional sanitarian by the State of Texas. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in natural science or a related field is generally preferred. Experience and education may be substituted. for one another. |
| Type: | Full Time |
| Experience: | Experience in conducting inspections and investigations, and in environmental sanitation work. |
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| Contact Name: | Amanda Williams |
| Contact Email: | awilliams@netphd.org |
| Date Posted: | 2026-09-09 | Description |
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| FUNCTION: Performs advanced (senior level) environmental sanitation inspection work. Under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Work involves planning, organizing, and coordinating inspections of various buildings, and establishments for proper sanitation; preparing concise reports of findings; and promoting public education on sanitary practices. May supervise the work of others. SCOPE: Work in the Environmental Health Department covers program work in the following areas: Retail Food Establishment Inspections; Commercial Pool, Spa, PIWF Inspections; Child Care, Foster Home, Public and Private Schools, Hotels, Motels, and Other Care Facility Inspections routinely and on complaint basis; and General Public Sanitation Investigations. Food establishments include restaurants, fast food units, mobile food units, private and public-school cafeterias, daycare food services, hospital cafeterias, grocery stores, convenience stores and temporary food establishments at temporary events. Performs inspection services to identify food-borne and environmental health hazards to protect the health of the public. Permits food establishments as required by the District Order. Investigates complaints on possible hazards in food safety and food sources, as well as environmental health hazard complaints. Epidemiology protocols followed to investigate communicable disease relative to Environmental Health. MAJOR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Performs inspections in an assigned geographic area for food establishments per public health law and codes. • Responds to disaster type problems that jeopardize food and water sources. • Assists in conducting Food Handlers Certification Classes and Certified Food Manager Classes. • Works Public Health environmental complaints. • Performs sanitation inspections of Commercial Pools, Spa, PIWF Inspections; Child Care, Foster Home, Public and Private Schools, Hotels, Motels, and Other Care Facilities. • Performs plan reviews for food establishments. • Provides explanations and education to citizens and business operators on public health regulations and preventive measures to protect the public from public health hazards and food-borne illnesses. • Provides code enforcement activities to enforce public health laws, on food protection, general sanitation and environmental health hazards. TASK ASSIGNMENTS: • Investigates all food establishments for compliance with state and local food protection regulations to ensure food safety for the consumer. • Investigate food-borne illness complaints or food safety problems. • Secures corrections on violations. • Works effectively with food managers and food service personnel. • Issues permits to food establishments in compliance with sate law and District Order. • Assists in plan reviews of new construction or remodels of food establishments and mobile units. • Assists in code enforcement activities to include legal notices, court filings, and professional testimony. • Prepares concise reporting on inspection findings, outlines violations of regulations, and recommends corrective action. Maintains records of all reports. • Provides education to food establishment owners and operators on rules and regulations on food establishment operations as required by State Law, Food Code and District Order. • Promotes public education on sanitary practices through individual contacts and civic or other public meetings and recommends and promotes environmental sanitation improvements. • Responds to disaster type problems that jeopardize food and water sources. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO PERFORM IN THIS POSITION: General knowledge of basic sciences to understand general environmental problems and Sanitation and the ability to comprehend and enforce the state, county, and city regulations concerning food service, and general environmental sanitation. WORKING CONDITIONS: Contact - has frequent contact with clerical and professional staff at the Health District, general public, business owners and operators in food establishments as well as other business and agencies to provide information, investigations and inspectional services to protect public health. Working Environment - various indoor environments in all types of weather, at all times of day or night as necessary to protect public health. Assists in responding to emergency incidents that jeopardize food safety such as fires and tornadoes. Must provide personal vehicle to be used daily to travel as necessary to perform inspections and complaint investigations. Observes forty (40) hour work week, schedule may vary, and must be available for on call duty response, weekend work and extended hours. |
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