DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES

Address: 150 N 18th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary: $77,000

Grade: 22

This position will provide consultative services to county health departments conducting food safety and environmental health inspections (and/or complaint investigations), training and standardization of sanitarians, providing Food Code interpretations and clarification, and overseeing Cottage Food registrations. Inspections of state-licensed facilities include but are not limited to prisons, children's camps, behavioral health facilities, public schools, school gardens, trailer parks, bottled water manufacturers, food manufacturing establishments, warehouses, marijuana facilities, businesses with SFA complaints, and other types of establishments as needed. Experience in architectural plan review for new and remolded covered establishments is preferred. Must hold either a current Registered Sanitarian (R.S.) credential through the state of Arizona, NEHA Registered Environmental Health Specialist /RS, and/or equivalent.

This position will manage several Food Safety Programs which may include the Cottage Food Program and the Marijuana Kitchen Program. It will also support other Food Safety Programs

The Sanitarian Supervisor is responsible for:
- Managing, training, and directing staff;
- Managing budgets, ensuring delegation agreement and contract compliance, grant proposal and management, grant deliverables;
- Work related to the standards for retail food establishments and manufactured food facilities;
- Assisting with county delegation agreement and legislative bill reviews.
- Coordinating and overseeing complaint investigations and routine inspections;
- Assisting with annual report generation and data gathering;
- Recommending the issuance of notices of violations, cease and desist orders, and assessments of civil penalties if applicable;
- Coordinating education and compliance efforts regarding the statutes and rules relating to food safety and sanitation of ADHS state-licensed facilities including licensed marijuana kitchens;
- Coordinating and overseeing educational presentations, training, the design and printing of educational materials as needed.
- Representing the Department at administrative hearings, offers support and guidance to county partners, and evaluates the effectiveness of the educational and enforcement activities throughout the State.
- Collaborating with Information Technology internal or external stakeholders on development, troubleshooting, and maintenance of a program databases.
- Collaborating with the Office of Infectious Disease on outbreak investigations, special projects, and meetings.
- Collaborating with the Bureau of Marijuana Licensing on investigations, recalls, special projects, and meetings.
- Ability to become commissioned and credentialed for food inspections by FDA. Commissioning would involve the gaining of federal credentials via a background check, submission of requested documents, several hours of virtual course learning, and at least 2 off site, week long courses.

Responsibilities include:
• Manage and direct subordinate staff (work assignments, setting priorities, hiring, provide training, approving leave requests, preparing evaluations, and disciplinary actions). Oversees, trains, and directs staff with plan reviews, inspections, licenses, outbreak investigations, embargoes; develops, implements, and maintains SOPs and sets priorities for food safety and sanitation programs.
• Determine program priorities and collaborate with staff and other Offices/Bureaus; supervise and provide direction over Program activities, such as educational presentations, trainings, and inspections (complaint, advisory/educational visits), development of educational materials, maintenance of a functional and effective website, informational phone system, and complaint database.
• Review inspection reports and complaints and oversee enforcement activities as necessary, including the issuance of notices of violation, assessments of civil penalties, cease and desist orders to proprietors of ADHS state licensed food establishment that violate the provisions of the Food Safety and Sanitation statutes and rules, and Marijuana Kitchen statutes and rules.
• Communicate and collaborate with stakeholders, including county health departments and other state/county/city agencies to ensure effective and quality education and compliance. Provide technical assistance and consultative services to CHDs.
• Support county health departments who have delegated functions, powers, and duties under the Food Safety, Sanitation. Assisting with county delegation agreement and legislative bill reviews.
• Assisting with annual report generation and data gathering; collaborating with Information Technology internal or external stakeholders on development, troubleshooting, and maintenance of program databases.
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge of:
• Program and personnel management, survey and research methods, management theory and practices, including planning, organizing and directing programs;
• Public health practices, knowledge of inspections and investigations methods.
• Arizona Food Code, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's model food code, Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs), as well as any other federal or state law that may apply or relate to this position.
• Communicable and environmentally caused diseases and their control, sanitation principles and practices and appropriate sanitation inspection protocols, and health education.
• Epidemiology and the scientific methods as applied to environmental control.
• Up-to-date scientific developments and advancements in food safety and environmental health.
• Experience with Word, Excel, Access, Power Point and Google Workspace applications.
• Knowledge of various software packages and how to provide reports, graphs and spreadsheets in various formats.
• Public health education theories, practices and trends, training theories, strategies, and methods;
• State and federal laws and agency rules, regulations, policies and procedures;
• Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.

Skilled in:
• Conducting food safety and environmental health inspections, training, and standardization of sanitarians.
• Providing food code interpretations and clarification.
• Conducting food safety and environmental health inspections (and/or complaint investigations) of state institutions or facilities.
• Oral and written communications, interpersonal skills as working independently and as a team.
• Establishing priorities among conflicting needs;
• Researching, collecting, and analyzing data and reports;
• Developing and implementing various improvement initiatives for assigned program areas.
• Interpersonal relationships in relation to work with other staff, managers, contractors, and staff from other departments and agencies;
• Critical thinking and problem-solving techniques.
• Word processing, graphic presentations, statistical analysis, and database manipulation using software such as MS Office Suite\ and Google Workspace applications.

Ability to:
• Plan, organize and direct the work of others;
• Provide leadership in the planning and administration of programs and services;
• Delegate and function as both a team leader and member;
• Analyze, review, and evaluate the effectiveness of program activities;
• Perform assigned tasks in a timely, responsive, and accurate manner;
• Be creative in developing programs;
• Demonstrated ability to communicate information both orally and in writing and to communicate effectively based on an individual’s level of understanding;
• Exercise sound judgment in making decisions with regards to compliance and enforcement.
• Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a natural science, health sciences, or closely related field and two years’ experience as a Senior PH Sanitarian or Environmental Health Specialist or equivalent experience and 1-year experience in a lead, project management or supervisory role. Preference - Candidates with food safety inspections & regulation experience, including interpretation of regulatory codes.

• Valid AZ Driver's License
• Must hold a either a current Registered Sanitarian (R.S.) credential through the state of Arizona, NEHA Registered Environmental Health Specialist /RS, and/or equivalent.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
• Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Wellness program and plans
• Life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• Defined retirement plan
• Award winning infant at work program
• Credit union membership
• Transit subsidy
• ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will contribute to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27-week wait period for contributions to begin.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/ Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by emailing steven.santiago@azdhs.gov. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.