Job Details

Food Safety Specialists promote, protect, and maintain a healthy and safe environment for the public through inspection, education, and enforcement activities to implement statutes, rules, and regulations relating to environmental sanitation and safety programs.

The Food Safety Specialist series includes two levels:

• Food Safety Specialist I: An entry-level position that receives formal and on-the-job training in field activities such as investigations and inspections to develop an understanding of theories, pertinent law, rules, regulations, and precedent cases and practices related to food, drug, cosmetic, medical device, and environmental sanitation.
• Food Safety Specialist II: An advanced trainee position that performs limited environmental sanitation work, such as receiving complaints, doing inspections, issuing citations for obvious violations, investigating, and recommending measures for corrections and prevention.

Responsibilities and Qualifications:

• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in one of the physical or biological sciences
• No experience is required for Level I, but six months of professional inspectional or investigational work experience is required for Level II
• A valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment

Equal Employment Opportunity: The State of Hawai'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.