Registered Environmental Health Inspector (Food Inspector)

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Under direction, the 6120 Consumer Protection Environmental Health Inspector conducts inspections of housing, industrial plants and premises, solid waste facilities and vehicles, sources of noise emission, fixed and mobile food facilities, and public health and safety hazards in order to enforce established laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to abatement of violations found; recommends appropriate actions to remedy situations; issues citations; prepares pertinent reports; implements various Environmental Health programs and services; and performs related duties as required.

Essential duties include:

1. Enforces provisions of the health, housing, planning and air pollution codes; State health and safety, industrial relations, administrative, agricultural and penal codes, State general safety orders, and sanitary aspects of meat plant construction, local ordinances and noise abatement and other environmental hazards; may be required to specialize in any of these or other activities related to the duties of the class.
2. Investigates complaints involving buildings; takes necessary action to abate illegal health, sanitary and safety conditions; coordinates efforts with the various city department in the enforcement of the building, electrical, plumbing, fire and police codes; appears as witness in court litigation when required and testifies in cases involving food establishments, housing, commercial buildings, and other matters.
3. Conducts complaint inspections of dwellings, hotels, apartment houses, business establishments and other multiple dwellings; checks for sanitation, general maintenance of structural and operational features, light, ventilation, use and occupancy, safety and for compliance with applicable codes; detects violations; coordinates efforts with applicable city departments in the enforcement of appropriate codes; makes follow-up inspections to assure ordered corrections have been made; makes recommendations for order of vacation or condemnation of buildings remaining in violation; prepares condemnation reports; appears and testifies at condemnation hearings.
4. Conducts complaint inspections at sites of noise sources to determine the noise source; prepares legal notices of violations of noise ordinance; recommends corrective action to be taken by the violators; prepares cases for argument before the Variance Board.
5. Conducts food and drink establishment inspections; detects violations; orders corrections to effect compliance with established requirements, recommends alternative design modification and equipping to comply with applicable codes and regulations; processes and insures compliance of applicable portions of building permit applications and plans; advises operators and employees on proper handling procedures and sanitary methods; may obtains samples of products and submits same for laboratory analyses, examinations and tests; conducts foodborne illness investigations; recommends issuance or denial of permits to operate food establishments or suspension or revocation of existing permits; appears and testifies at hearings; prepares related notices to courts, records and correspondence pertaining to duties performed, observations made, violations found and actions taken.
6. Conducts miscellaneous inspections of facilities, including laundry establishments, ambulatory homes for the aged, overnight animal boarding for compliance with pertinent regulations, and recommends issuance or denial of permit to operate; investigates growth of poison oak and other noxious weeds; investigates and adjudicates refuse removal rate disputes between scavenger companies and the public; investigates all complaints regarding the lack of required refuse collection service and/or un-lawful disposal of refuse, debris and garbage accumulation on lots, streets, public places, yards; investigates infestations of rodents and other vermin; investigates mosquito complaints; checks applications and plans for construction of swimming pools; issues permits for small water supplies; inspects for cross connections and approves backflow prevention devices.
7. Performs other special and miscellaneous duties as required, including sanitation and hazardous materials surveys, domestic water supply sampling, recreational water facilities; reclaimed waste waters; participates in meetings and educational conferences.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

License and Certification:

• Possession of a REHS (Registered Environmental Health Specialist) Certificate, issued by the State of California Department of Public Health Services
• Eligibility to be deputized as a peace officer.
• Possession of a current, valid California Driver's License.

Applicants scheduled to take an upcoming REHS exam may apply and qualify based on providing documentation of your scheduled exam. You will not be available for selection until you provide confirmation of passing the exam.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.