Inspector V

Posting 18708
-Posted
08/03/2026

- Dept of State Health Services

- Meat Safety Assurance Section

- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
-b. $3000 - $4999 per month

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Functional

Title:

Inspector V

Job Title:

Inspector V
Agency: Dept of State Health Services
Department: Meat Safety Assurance Section
Posting Number: 18708
Closing Date: 08/21/2026
Posting Audience: Internal and External
Occupational Category: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Salary Range: $4,263.16 - $4,263.16
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-20
Shift: Day
Additional Shift: None
Telework:
Travel: Up to 70%
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt
Facility

Location:


Job Location City: MOUNT PLEASANT
Job Location Address: 1014 N JEFFERSON
Other Locations: None
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• (50%) Evaluates livestock slaughter and/or meat/poultry processing establishments to determine continuous compliance with all applicable State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations. In accordance with inspection programs and procedures including MSA and USDA/FSIS rules, regulations, directives, notices, and/or other regulatory documents: performs ante-mortem and post-mortem procedures in livestock slaughter establishments and/or monitors/verifies processing activities in meat/poultry processing establishments; ensures compliance with humane slaughter requirements;
  
  performs daily sanitation inspections (pre-operation & during operation), scheduled inspection tasks generated by a risk based computer inspection system, and/or unscheduled inspection tasks; verifies establishment’s food safety systems (e.g., Sanitation Performance Standards (SPS);
  Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP);
  Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems; other prerequisite plans) as implemented in inspected facilities. Identifies all establishment regulatory noncompliance(s) and properly documents them on Noncompliance Record (). Evaluates the establishment’s corrective actions and preventive measures and supporting documentation.
• (15%) Receives inspection schedules and reports the results using a computer and electronic mail. Records findings of reviews and inspections. Using word processing, spreadsheets, the internet, and email, prepares and submits technical reports outlining violations of regulations, SPS, SSOP and HACCP plans, humane slaughter. Assures that all DSHS and MSA required documentation is accurate, concise, and timely. Coordinates work schedules to effectively provide inspection coverage between/among assigned establishments.
  
  Assures that all establishment violations are properly noted and recorded on Noncompliance Record (). Maintains establishment files in accordance with MSA procedures.
• (10%) Monitors establishment microbiological sampling systems and collects tissue samples for mandated State microbiological and economic sampling programs. Monitors and collects tissue samples for in-plant and National Tissue Residue Sampling Program. Documents and prepares collected samples and submits them in a timely manner to the appropriate designated laboratory.
• (10%) Evaluates formulae and methods used in preparing meat/poultry products pertaining to their potential as a vehicle for transmission of disease or disease producing organisms or their toxins. Makes recommendations concerning the compliance of labels using mathematical and analytical analysis where required.…