Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer / Public Health Veterinarian

$20,000 Sign on Bonus, Assisted Relocation, Creditable Service for Annual Leave Accrual, Student Loan Repayment, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Accelerated Promotion and Referral Bonus Awards may be available. Location negotiable based on current vacancies. For most recent vacancy location(s) click: Here This Public Notice is to collect applications and fill vacancies as they occur. Applications will be retained for 90 days and reviewed weekly.

Plan, organize, coordinate and adapt the full range of meat and poultry inspection operations in slaughter and/or processing establishments;

Ensure establishments meet requirements of the Pathogen Reduction and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations;

Oversee consumer protection, non-food safety concerns such as proper labeling and packaging;

Serve as team leader who works with and supervises other public health professionals to ensure establishments under our jurisdiction comply with sanitation standards and properly implement systems that control hazards from entering the food supply;

Enforce Federal meat and poultry inspection procedures prior to slaughter and throughout the entire process, including humane handling;

Conduct ante-mortem inspection, post-mortem inspection, processing, dispositions, transportation and distribution of meat, poultry, and egg products to markets and retail stores;

Consult with plant management, and discuss with subordinates new or revised regulations, policies and procedures;

Maintain meaningful labor-management relationships with subordinates by representing and expressing management's viewpoints in daily communications;

Follow EEO and Safety principles/programs, train subordinates, assign and review work, evaluate and rate performance, counsel employees on performance, resolve complaints and grievances, and recommend disciplinary action as necessary.