Environmental Health Sanitarian (Retail)
The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) works hard to protect and promote Wisconsin’s agricultural industries and consumers. As an agency, we strive to serve the people of Wisconsin assuring: safe, wholesome food; consumer protection and fair business practices; animal and plant health; a clean environment; and strong agriculture and commerce. To successfully attain these goals, we recognize our success hinges on the diverse, high quality, dedicated staff we employ.
DATCP currently has an opening for an Environmental Health Sanitarian (Entry or Senior) position that specializes in dairy businesses. This position is field based and will be headquartered in one of the following counties: Iowa and Lafayette.
This position offers the State of Wisconsin’s excellent benefits package, which includes 3.5 weeks of paid time off to start, 9 paid holidays, accrued sick leave, multiple insurance options and an exceptional retirement plan!
Position Summary
This Environmental Health Sanitarian position is responsible for enforcement of food & health safety laws, administrative codes, regulations and standards governing food safety under the authority of Wisconsin Statues. The employee is responsible for: on-site evaluation, inspection, and documentation of sanitary conditions and durability of facilities, equipment, and/or product; application of codes and statutes; providing technical consultation and educational services to industry representatives, business owners/operators, agents, local and state officials, the general public, etc. Based upon evaluation and/or inspection findings staff are responsible to prepare reports and take or recommend enforcement action as outlined in applicable codes and statutes. This includes the ability to issue, deny, or in some instance issue summary closure orders when an imminent health threat is found.
This position specializes in regulating dairy businesses, including: Grade A and B dairy plants and farms, bulk milk tankers, and bulk milk weigher and samplers.
For the full entry level position description, please click here.
For the full senior level position description, please click here.
Salary Information
The entry level position is in schedule-range 15-04 with a starting pay of $26.25-$28.00 per hour ($54,600-$58,240 annually). The senior level position is in schedule-range 15-03 with a starting pay of $28.20-$30.00 ($58,656-$62,400 annually). This position is not represented by a collective bargaining unit. A 12-month probationary period is required. Pay for current state employees will be set in accordance with the State Compensation Plan.
Job Details
- All state employees are required to report their COVID vaccination status, whether they are vaccinated or not, and must provide supporting documentation if vaccinated. Newly hired employees will be required to submit this information within their first two weeks of employment.
- A criminal background check will be performed on the selected applicant prior to an offer of employment.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without DATCP sponsorship) at the time of application.
- A valid driver’s license OR the ability to provide one’s own transportation for work purposes, including automobile insurance, is required.
- Travel will be required for most of this position’s duties (approximately 90% of the time).
- Possess physical abilities to climb and work at elevated heights such as on catwalks.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, squat, and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Through use of sight and hearing must be able observe physical surroundings.
- Must have the ability to complete outdoor job activities 12 months of the year. The employee will encounter inclement weather and extreme temperatures.
Qualifications
Minimally qualified candidates will have each of the following:
A minimally qualified candidate will have:
- A Wisconsin Registered Sanitarian (RS) or NEHA REHS/Registered Sanitarian (RS) certification OR have the eligibility to obtain the Wisconsin Registered Sanitarian (RS) or the NEHA REHS/RS within three years of hire (for eligibility requirements, please see the hyperlinks below).
In addition, highly qualified candidates will have one or more of the following:
- Training and/or experience with regulatory inspection and/or quality assurance.
- Training and/or experience with dairy safety risks, assessments and/or production methods.
- Experience applying and/or interpreting federal and/or state laws, rules, regulations, standards and/or policies.
- Experience performing inspections, evaluations, sampling and/or utilizing investigational techniques in a dairy production environment.