STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ENVIRONMENTAL SANITARIAN I
Class Code: 4072-18
Date Established: 05-04-83
Occupational Code: 3-1-1
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE:
To promote and enforce, through
investigations and inspections, sanitary laws and regulations for
establishments engaged in the manufacture, packaging, storage and sale of
products for public consumption.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Performs inspections
and surveys of establishments engaged in the manufacture, processing,
packaging, labeling, storage and selling of consumable products to ensure
compliance with the laws governing sanitary production and distribution of
food.
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Recommends issuance,
withholding or revocation of license based upon current on-site inspections.
·
Prepares reports,
maintains records, initiates correspondence and responds to inquiries regarding
conducted investigations.
·
Reviews floor plans
of proposed new construction or renovation of food service establishments to
monitor compliance with state statutes.
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Collects samples of
food, drugs, devices, cosmetics and hazardous substances for testing.
·
Consults with,
teaches and advises local health officials regarding public health hazard
complaints.
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Investigates and
implements corrective action for the abatement of nuisance complaints to ensure
compliance with state statutes.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires no supervision of employees or
functions.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in bacteriology, chemistry,
environmental health science or one of the biological sciences. Each additional year of approved formal
education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Two years' experience as a Sanitarian
or in a related public health field.
Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for
one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Must be eligible for N.H. Driver's
license and have access to transportation needed for state-wide travel.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: For appointment consideration,
Environmental Sanitarian I applicants must successfully participate in a
structured interview measuring possession of knowledge, skills and abilities
identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this class
specification. The structured
interview is developed and administered, according to Division of Personnel
guidelines, by representatives of the state agency in which the vacancy exists.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Thorough knowledge of basic sanitation
principles including technology of food preparation and processing and state
and federal laws governing adulteration and misbranding of foods, drugs and
cosmetics. Thorough knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations
governing beverages, narcotics, meat processing plants and other areas relating
to public health. Knowledge of
engineering and sanitary principles involving water treatment and sewage
disposal. Ability to train local
inspectors. Ability to communicate
effectively in oral and written form.
Ability to write reports of investigations. Ability to interpret local, state and federal laws,
ordinances and regulations.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
local health officials, selectmen and the general public. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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