Food Safety Specialist Iii - Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation Oahu
Listed on 2026-08-26
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Government
Public Health
Recruitment Number 26-0082
This vacancy is with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) and is located in Downtown.
- This position requires conducting site visits to ALL 8 correctional facilities on Oahu (4) and the neighbor islands (4) to conduct sanitation inspections and audits.
Salary: $5,107 to $6,221 per month (SR-20, Step D to I)
Note:
Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.
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/or safety programs concerning foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices. Work in this series include identifying, mitigating, and preventing disease transmission through improperly prepared foods, contaminated waters and adulteration and/or misbranding of foods, drugs, cosmetics and medical devices.
Performs the full range of independent environmental sanitation work assignments in an assigned geographic or defined specialty work area. Food Safety Specialists at this level are required to apply all phases of the sanitation sciences, have knowledge of socioeconomic conditions in the surveillance area, and use tact in the enforcement and interpretation of sanitation laws, rules and regulations.
To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:Legal Authorization To Work:
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.
Experience:
- ONE AND ONE-HALF (1-1/2) YEARS 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.
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
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Requirement:The information provided above represents a summary of the Minimum Qualification…
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