Meat Inspection District Supervisor

040 DEPT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD & FORESTRY

Agriculture, Food & Forestry–Agriculture Building

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note:

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Full time

Regular

This position has an annual rate of $76,508.00.

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) is seeking a full-time Meat Inspection District Supervisor in the Food Safety Division. This position is in state government and will be required to work throughout Oklahoma and reside in one of the following counties:
Ottawa, Craig, Nowata, Washington, Osage, Tulsa, Mayes, Rogers, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Creek, Wagoner, Pawnee and Okfuskee.

A comprehensive Benefit Package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans, and a benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

A generous leave plan including 15 days of vacation, 15 days of sick leave and 11 paid holidays annually.

• Efficiently assign inspectors to provide daily coverage in each inspected meat and poultry processing plant.
• Evaluate and document the job performance of subordinate meat inspectors through the annual performance review process.
• Clearly communicate Agency policies and regulatory requirements to inspection and plant management personnel.
• Ensure that inspection personnel properly evaluate the adequacy and the effectiveness of the Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs) in inspected meat and poultry processing plants.
• Ensure that inspection personnel properly evaluate the adequacy and the effectiveness of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans in inspected meat and poultry processing plants.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of federal and state laws, regulations and rules, which relate to meat and poultry inspection.
• Accurately complete quarterly reviews of inspected meat and/or poultry establishments as well as custom exempt establishments in a timely fashion.
• Coordinate with Circuit Supervisor to accurately perform scheduled self-certification reviews in both inspected and custom exempt, meat and/or poultry establishments.

At this level employees are assigned management level responsibilities involving the direction and supervision of the work activities of assigned areas of responsibilities, programs, or a unit on a regular and consistent basis. This position is assigned primary responsibility for the direction and supervision of assigned staff in completing assigned functions and activities, including reviewing and assigning work, providing training, evaluating performance, approving leave, and initiating disciplinary actions.

Knowledge is required of procedures for inspecting, evaluating and grading various agricultural commodities; of state and USDA regulations governing the standards and transport of applicable agricultural products; of federal and state laws regarding packaging and other standards related to agricultural products; of environmental and sanitation standards; of materials and equipment used in the applicable agricultural industry; of various types of animal and plant diseases;

of record keeping; of basic mathematics including percentages; of English usage; of methods and procedures of processing operations; of the characteristics of applicable agricultural products; of the principles and practices of public administration; of state laws related to the applicable specialty area; of investigative techniques and…