Industrial Pretreatment FOG Inspector- Environmental Specialist

The City of Gresham is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to lead FOG inspections for the city’s Industrial Pretreatment FOG Program. The FOG Inspector is responsible for ensuring Food Service Establishments (FSEs) meet pretreatment requirements to protect the wastewater collection system, treatment facility, and environment.

The FOG Inspector will be responsible for scheduling and conducting field inspections of Grease Removal Devices (GRDs) to determine if they are being operated and serviced properly. Inspection findings will be entered into Swift Comply software. The Inspector will also access kitchen operations to ensure FOG Best Management Practices (BMP's) are being followed and distribute BMP training materials and review with staff if needed.

As Oregon's fourth-largest city, Gresham is a welcoming community of hard-working people where tradition and heritage meet innovation and opportunity. Gresham is a dynamic and rapidly growing city where families and businesses have a mutual desire and drive to thrive.

• Ensure regulatory compliance by FSEs of FOG program requirements to minimize FOG related blockages of the sanitary sewer system.
• Coordinate regular Grease Interceptor (GI) and FES Stormwater inspections, public outreach, and enforcement activities.
• Review grease management practices and enter FSE data into Swift Comply software platform.
• Monitor FOG program effectiveness and recommend updates to ordinances, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborate with WW Engineering and WW Ops to identify FOG hotspots and determine strategies to mediate.

• Technical proficiency: a strong understanding of wastewater treatment processes, FSE FOG and IPP pretreatment standards.
• Skilled in conducting inspections, reviewing reports, and responding to non-compliance events.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong verbal and written communication.
• Ability to troubleshoot FSE FOG discharges and recommend corrective actions.
• Ethical and detail-oriented:
  Strong sense of ethics, integrity, and public responsibility.

The current schedule for this position is working on-site in the field/in the office for a minimum of 5 days per week.

• Associate degree in a related field.
• One to four years of experience in FOG program management.
• Ability to walk extended distances with reoccurring bending, crouching, lifting, stooping, stretching, reaching or similar activities; reoccurring lifting of light or moderately heavy items.

• USFOGA Municipal FOG Coordinator Training Course

• Ability to speak Spanish as a second language
• Oregon DEQ WW Treatment or Collections certification (1-4)

The City of Gresham is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants without unlawful regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, familial status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, Oregon, or local law.