Public Health Food Safety Inspector –II

Recruitment Number 25-0216

• 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

Note:

The starting monthly salary is at the minimum rate of pay.

This continuous recruitment may be closed at any time. The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the State of Hawaii's Civil Service Job Opportunities Listing page of our website.

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 safety programs concerning foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices. Work in this series includes identifying, mitigating, and preventing disease transmission through improperly prepared foods, contaminated waters and adulteration and/or misbranding of foods, drugs, cosmetics and medical devices.

This is an entry level to the Food Safety Specialist series. The trainee receives formal and on-the-job training in field activities such as 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.

As an advanced trainee, performs a variety of limited environmental sanitation work such as receiving complaints, doing inspections, issuing citations for obvious violations, and investigating and recommending measures for corrections and prevention, and performs other related duties.

• Legal Authorization to Work Requirement:
  The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Education:
  
  Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor's degree in one of the physical or biological sciences.
  
  NOTE:
  
  In order to receive credit for your academic training, you MUST ATTACH a copy of your OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT(S) as verification.
• Professional Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  No experience required for Level I. For Level II, SIX (6) months of professional inspectional or investigational work experience involved in the interpretation and application of the laws, regulations in public health. Such experience must show a comprehensive knowledge of principles, practices and objectives of the environmental health programs, a thorough knowledge of pertinent regulations and laws; and a thorough working knowledge of bacteriology, chemistry, physics, vector control methods and social sciences.
• Non-Qualifying
  
  Experience:
  
  Non-professional technical work experience such as in a vector control program involving work in inspection, investigation, education and enforcement activities relating to the control and/or experimentation of mosquitoes, rodents and other small mammals, flies, fleas and other insects performed in support of the Food Safety Specialist series functions described above is not qualifying.
• Driver's License:
  Applicants must possess a valid driver's license at the time of appointment.
• Substitution Allowed:
  Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements will apply.

The State of Hawai'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations in completing an application, any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please call  for assistance.