Specialist, Food Safety - BC Centre Disease Control
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
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PHSA
Full Time, Seasonal/Temporary
position
Listed on 2026-02-23
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Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Specialist, Food Safety - BC Centre for Disease Control
Specialist, Food Safety
BC Centre for Disease Control
Vancouver, BC
Are you ready to make a difference? The BC Centre for Disease Control, a dynamic Provincial Health Services Authority program, seeks passionate individuals to join us in providing provincial and national leadership in disease surveillance, detection, treatment, prevention, and consultation.
At our core, we aim to cultivate vibrant communities where everyone can achieve optimal health and well-being—right where they live, work, learn, and play.
If you're driven by the desire to create positive change and contribute to healthier communities, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for!
Apply now to join our innovative team and show your commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
BCCDC values lived experience within Indigenous communities, so if you are interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if you feel your skills don't perfectly align with those listed.
What you’ll do
Provides leadership and expertise in environmental health and/or food safety programs in BC by methods such as: providing advice and guidance to local health authorities and the public, partnering with other agencies, developing guidelines and information that are used as a basis for programs administered by the health authorities, evaluating and addressing provincial environmental health and/or food safety policy issues, and initiating changes to ensure that provincial programs meet current scientific standards.Provides specialist advice to the provincial government on food safety and/or environmental health related legislation & regulations, policy, standards and education needs.Supports health authorities to conduct surveys of conditions to determine existing or potential public health hazards.Assesses trends and provides recommendations to health authorities, Ministry of Health (MoH) and other health system partners on various types of food processing and food handling establishments, various types of business premises and buildings, plumbing, water and sewage disposal systems, swimming, spray & swirl pools, tobacco retailers, personal services establishments, child care and residential care facilities, proposed subdivisions and related installations.Assesses results and provides recommendations to health authorities, MoH and other health system partners based on findings from health authority inspections of water quality including drinking, recreational and wastewater, and other environmental and pollution control matters.Works with health authority partners to enforce the Drinking Water Protection Act and Regulation and carries out joint inspections of water supply systems. Issues licenses for provincial dairies and conducts food safety assessments of food processing systems throughout the Province by inspecting facilities, testing equipment, taking samples and analyzing results.Ensures compliance with the Food Safety Act and enforces regulations by issuing orders of compliance, revocation of licenses, seizing of contaminated product, issuing violation tickets and initiating legal proceedings. Initiates and coordinates food recalls of contaminated food products.What you bring
Qualifications
Master of Science in Environmental Health, Food Safety or Microbiology Health degree, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.Five (5) years’ recent and related experience.Certificate in Public Health Inspection (Canada) granted by the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI(C)), Professional Agrologists (P. Ag.), or a related licensing body.This position involves travel within and outside the Vancouver area; a car and valid BC Driver’s license is required.Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to…
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