Food Safety Inspector

The Oregon Department of Agriculture, Food Safety & Animal Health Program, is looking to hire a Natural Resource Specialist 3 (Food Safety Inspectors).

What you’ll be doing:

As a Natural Resource Specialist 3 (Food Safety Inspector), you will plan and perform inspections in food establishments.

You will collect dairy, shellfish, and food samples, package-test samples according to proper controls, -ship- or deliver- to the Agency laboratory, and interpret lab results for compliance with state and federal standards.

You will review and evaluate- complex facility plans and applications for compliance with applicable State and Federal laws for food establishments.

You will collect documents and facts, write- reports, assess- effectiveness, observe-reprocessing or destruction related to recalled products.

The Natural Resource Specialist 3 (Food Safety Inspector) is a Permanent full-time position working in the Eugene, Oregon area and is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). 

The goal of this recruitment is to fill the position at a Natural Resources Specialist 3 level. However, we encourage candidates who meet the minimum qualifications for a Natural Resources Specialist 3 (Food Safety Trainee) to apply, as we may consider under filling these positions until the selected candidate meets the minimum qualifications for a Natural Resources Specialist 3. Under-fill training will not exceed two years.