Food Safety & Environmental Health Supervisor Job Oklahoma City area,Oklahoma USA,Healthcare

Food Safety & Environmental Health Supervisor

Location:

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Department:
Food Safety & Environmental Health
Posted: 2/10/2026
Location Name: 2401 NW 23rd St.
Starting at: $73,776.00 Annual
Position Type:
Full-Time/Exempt
Shift: Monday to Friday; 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Summary

This evolving position is located in the Operations Division with the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD). The employee is primarily responsible for supervision of Public Health Specialist staff and ensuring coordinated services in support of department operations.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

This is a summary of the duties and responsibilities commonly found within this classification. All employees must maintain a commitment to the OCCHD's mission, vision, and strategic goals. This summary is not meant to be all-inclusive, thus, other related activities or tasks may be assigned.

Domains

Data Analytics and Assessment Skills
Policy Development and Program Planning Skills
Communication Skills
Community Partnership Skills
Public Health Sciences Skills
Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills

Essential Job Functions

Scheduling work assignments.

Supervising employees by direct observation and review of job product.

Monitoring and evaluating employee performance, attendance, and leave utilization.

Completing performance evaluations of staff.

Maintains supervisory documentation and files on all employees supervised, including training, performance counseling, attendance, time and leave.

Reviews all timesheets against leave requests and supervisory documentation to ensure timesheets are properly completed before approving.

Documents all overtime worked by FLSA employees and ensures payment of overtime at time-and-a-half or compensable time off is taken within the operational guidelines.

Ensures that incident reports are completed and submitted on all incidents in a timely manner.

May facilitate community presentations and/or attend community meetings at the direction and approval of the Executive Team.

Providing input to the Administrator concerning developing modifications to programs, plans, procedures, etc.

Reviewing and approving Public Health Specialist staff inspection report forms.

Reviewing complaint investigations and inspections conducted by Public Health Specialist staff upon receipt of client/public complaints.

Collecting and analyzing data.

Preparing reports and correspondence.

Providing technical assistance.

Occasionally performing complex complaint investigations and inspections.

Issuing citations for noncompliance with local, state, and federal regulations and testifying in court.

Communicating with employees, clients, and the public.

Driving to off-site locations to perform job duties as needed.

Completes required training in support of duties and responsibilities of this position.

At the direction of OCCHD Chief Executive Officer and Chief Health Officer or designee, the incumbent will be assigned a variety of specific job duties and responsibilities as a member of the OCCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Program Team (i.e., Bioterrorism Response Program). Also, as a member of the OCCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Team, the incumbent is required to complete all necessary responder training and may be designated as a member of the first-responder team.

In accordance with our designation of a PHAB Accredited health department and explicit commitment to a culture of continuous quality improvement, employees will receive Quality Improvement (QI) training deemed necessary by their supervisor.

Qualifications / Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in environmental health, environmental, physical, natural, or biological science or equivalent with at least 30 hours in physical, natural or biological science required
Five years post-graduate professional environmental experience preferred
Three years of experience as a fully Registered Sanitarian required
Oklahoma Registered Sanitarian Certification required
One year of supervisory experience preferred
Valid Oklahoma driver license required

Skills and Abilities

Skill in performing inspections
Skill in keeping records and making reports
Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
Skill training others
Knowledge of environmental issues and trends
Knowledge of environmental testing techniques
Knowledge of and ability to follow safe working procedures and practices
Ability and willingness to maintain confidentiality
Ability and willingness to communicate with persons both orally and in writing using tact and diplomacy
Ability and willingness to maintain confidentiality and to assume responsibility for information disseminated
Ability and willingness to follow established policies and procedures
Ability and willingness to assume responsibility for work product
Ability to drive a forklift

Working Conditions

Primarily indoors in climate-controlled building however occasionally may be required to be out of doors in varying weather conditions
No smoking or use of non-smoking…


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