Environmental Health Specialist Job Description Template

Job title

Environmental Health Specialist

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable environmental health specialist to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will inspect restaurants, food stores and processors, review plans for new food and pool facilities and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

• Inspect restaurants, food stores and processors
• Review plans for new food and pool facilities
• Test pools, private wells and water supplies
• Evaluate and permit septic systems
• Investigate complaints and foodborne illness outbreaks
• Enforce health codes and write reports
• Educate businesses and the public
• Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Current license or certification as required by [state]
• Working knowledge of food code knowledge and inspection techniques
• Communication and diplomacy
• [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

• Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS/RS)
• State sanitarian registration
• Certified Professional–Food Safety (CP-FS)
• Experience with food thermometers

Skills

• Water and pool testing
• Septic system evaluation
• Outbreak investigation
• Report writing
• Objectivity
• Problem solving

Work environment and schedule

Specialists work in health department offices and in the field at restaurants, pools, homes and businesses. They drive between sites and sometimes work in unpleasant conditions such as sewage or pest infestations. Most work full-time weekdays, with occasional evening or weekend inspections and on-call emergency response.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.