Under direction, performs sanitary inspection and environmental health work involving in the enforcement of relevant sanitary, environmental, and public health laws and rules within the concerned jurisdiction; conducts inspections, investigations, and educational outreach activities; performs other related duties as required and/or necessary.
Examples of work:
- Conducts inspections to enforce relevant sanitary and health laws.
- When violations of relevant sanitary and health laws are found, determine the cause and take proper corrective action.
- Periodically inspects retail food establishments and other eating-places.
- Investigates nuisances and violations of sanitary, environmental, and public health laws, rules, and ordinances.
- Plans and conducts routine and emergency environmental health inspections and investigations and provides technical expertise to ensure operator and/or owner conformance with environmental health laws, rules, and ordinances.
- Prepares reports and maintains records and files. Review new environmental health policy and implements the requirements of said policy as necessary.
- Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned.
- May respond to emergency situations.
Requirements:
Education: N/A
Experience: Septic systems and wells experience preferred
Note: Job position is located in Totowa, New Jersey at Passaic County Department of Health Services
License: Valid Registered Environmental Health Specialist License issued by the NJ Dept. of Health and Senior Services. A driver's license valid in the State of New Jersey is required.
To Apply For This Position:
If you qualify and would like to be considered, submit a letter of interest and your resume (including daytime phone number and email address) to the email address listed below. You must submit your response by the closing date shown above and indicate the job title in the subject line.
Email: nanuettel@passaiccountynj.org
Newly hired employees must agree to a thorough background check that may include fingerprinting. As of September 2010, in accordance with N.J.S.A 52:14-7, the “New Jersey First Act,” all new employees must reside in the State of New Jersey, unless exempted under the law. If you do not live in New Jersey, you have one year after you begin employment to relocate your residence to New Jersey or secure an exemption.