Consumer Protection Inspector (Food)
Hartford, CT - USA
Job Summary
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- Professional growth and development opportunities.
- A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
- Full-time 40 hours/week
- Monday - Friday First shift
- Hybrid schedules available
- 450 Columbus Blvd Hartford
- Inspect premises retail establishments vehicles equipment products processors and distributors of food and food products to ensure compliance with state and federal laws and regulations
- Inspect products for adulteration correctness of weight and accurate honest labeling and advertising
- Investigate complaints including those regarding fraud and misrepresentation in sale of foods purporting to be produced or sold under a recognized certifying organization
- Secure samples for analysis and testing
- Testify at hearings and in court gathering information and writing reports
- Perform related duties as required
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- Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening unless otherwise specified.
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In the Department of Consumer Protection this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in conducting inspections to assess compliance with relevant state and federal laws and regulations.
- Inspects premises vehicles equipment products processors and distributors of food and food products to ensure compliance with state and federal laws regulations and standards to include Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HAACP) evaluations;
- Inspects products for adulteration correctness of weight and accurate honest labeling and advertising;
- Investigates complaints including those regarding fraud and misrepresentation in sale of foods purporting to be produced or sold under a recognized certifying organization such as but not limited to kosher hallal or organic;
- Secures samples for analysis and testing;
- Testifies at hearings and in court; gathers information and writes reports;
- May inspect and test commercial scales;
- May assist in training of new inspectors;
- May speak before the public as assigned;
- May assist in performing inspections in other regulated areas in emergency situations;
- Performs related duties as required.
- Knowledge of
- food processing production marketing and distribution;
- food sanitation and bacteriology;
- personal hygiene as related to food production;
- relevant state and federal laws statutes and regulations;
- inspection and investigation methods and techniques;
- Skills
- interpersonal skills;
- oral and written communication skills;
- Ability to utilize computer software.
Five (5) years of experience in the inspection and enforcement of food laws and regulations OR production and distribution of food OR food bacteriology research OR quality control of food.
- College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelors degree.
- A Masters degree in a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
- Successful completion of a Connecticut Careers Trainee program approved by the Department of Administrative Services may be substituted for the General Experience.
- Experience in food safety or the food industry as an inspector quality control operator or food service employee with food safety responsibilities
- Experience with interpreting statutes and regulations pertaining to food protection or food safety
- Experience documenting inspection results and outlining corrective measures necessary for compliance with food safety regulations
- Experience with food safety programs in food related regulatory agencies or the food industry
- Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operators license.
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women minorities and persons with disabilities.
As defined by Sec. 5-196of the Connecticut General Statutes a job class is a position or group ofpositions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a singletitle for administrative purposes. Assuch a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/orresponsibility.
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