Meat Inspector V

TX-HHSC-DSHS-DFPS-posted 14 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Amarillo, TX
1,001-5,000 employees
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DSHS is committed to hiring skilled and dedicated individuals who share a passion for public health to pursue our vision of A Healthy Texas. If you are looking to make an impact and tackle new challenges, we encourage you to consider a career with us.   Employee Benefits: DSHS offers insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS). To learn more about all the benefits available to you as a DSHS employee and other DSHS opportunities for early career pathways, visit the DSHS Careers Page. Review our Top 10 Tips for Success when Applying to State of Texas Jobs.   Functional Title: Meat Inspector V Job Title: Inspector V Agency: Dept of State Health Services Department: Meat Safety Assurance Section Posting Number: 11897 Closing Date: 12/23/2025 Posting Audience: Internal and External Occupational Category: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Salary Group: TEXAS-B-20 Salary Range: $4,263.16 - $6,779.25 Pay Frequency: MonthlyShift: Day Additional Shift:  Telework: Not Eligible for Telework Travel: Up to 60% Regular/Temporary: Regular Full Time/Part Time: Full time FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt Facility Location:  Job Location City: AMARILLO Job Location Address: 3407 PONY EXPRESS WAY Other Locations:  MOS Codes: 6016,6017,8012,8056,1S0X1,2A7X2,2F0X1,43HX,4E0X1,640A,68R,86M0,87G0,87I0,87Q0,8I000,8I100,8S000,AD LS,ME,MSSD,MSSE,MSSR,MST,OAP11,OAP14     This position is posted for Amarillo , Texas, and all surrounding counties; the headquarters assignment can be changed at any time to accommodate the mission and goals of the Meat Safety Assurance Unit. Under the direct supervision of the Meat Safety Assurance (MSA) Circuit Manager and the general management of the MSA Unit Manager, performs complex inspections, investigations, and quality assurance reviews at establishments with a state grant (permit/license) to perform livestock slaughter and/or meat/poultry processing operations to ensure compliance with State and Federal laws, rules/regulations, and agency policies. Evaluates and reviews establishment procedures and implementation and prepares and distributes reports and correspondence dealing with the results. Through the Federal/State cooperative inspection program, carries out the functions as herein described in establishments with a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) grant (permit/license) but with MSA staffing. Safe operation of either a state-owned vehicle or personal vehicle is required to conduct state business and an acceptable driving record must be maintained in accordance with DSHS Policy OS-3901, Fleet Operations and Management & Procedures and standards developed by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation; such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location.

  • Evaluates livestock slaughter and/or meat/poultry processing establishments to determine continuous compliance with all applicable State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations.
  • Receives inspection schedules and reports the results using a computer and electronic mail.
  • Monitors establishment microbiological sampling systems and collects tissue samples for mandated State microbiological and economic sampling programs.
  • Evaluates formulae and methods used in preparing meat/poultry products pertaining to their potential as a vehicle for transmission of disease or disease producing organisms or their toxins.
  • Research policy, rules, regulations, directives, notices and other regulatory documents regarding proper identification and disposition of non-compliances noted during inspections and providing responses to establishment management’s inspection related questions.
  • Recognizes zoonotic diseases, reports them to the appropriate authority, and may participate in their investigation.
  • Serves as a relief inspector in livestock slaughter and/or meat/poultry processing establishment as directed by supervisor.
  • Promotes public education on sanitary practices through individual contacts and/or civic or other public meetings.
  • Actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation; such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location.
  • Employee must have a valid Class C (or higher) Texas driver’s license or equivalent license from another state and maintain an acceptable driving record
  • Thorough knowledge of all phases of livestock slaughter operations and meat/poultry processing and fabrication procedures
  • Knowledge of Sanitation Performance Standards (SPS), principles and application of Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure (SSOP), principles and application of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), humane slaughter, pathogen reduction, and other mandated quality control programs within the meat/poultry industry
  • Knowledge of inspection protocols specific to a HACCP establishment environmentKnowledge of State and Federal laws, rules, regulations, directives, notices, and other regulatory documents
  • Knowledge of the principles, practices, and procedures of veterinary medicine; animal and human disease prevention and control methods and procedures; zoonosis diseases and controls; food animal anatomy; epidemiology; techniques used in the collection of specimens and their testing; state and federal livestock disease control rules and regulations, methods, and practicesWorking knowledge of regulations governing safe and effective insect and rodent control
  • Working knowledge of the basic rules of evidence
  • Skill in conducting inspections, in determining proper courses of action, and in using instruments or tools necessary to perform inspections and collect samples
  • Skill in applying basic mathematics using addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, fractions, decimals, percentages, parts per million, and weights/measures
  • Ability to prepare reports, to gather and analyze data, to interpret laws and regulations, and to train others
  • Ability to rationalize clearly, to exercise sound judgment, and evaluate words and phrases commonly used on meat product labels, in technical reports and similar documents
  • Ability to deal with people in a tactful manner and help them understand the full implications of the regulatory requirements found in State and Federal law, rules/regulations, and other regulatory documents
  • Ability to explain proper interpretation of technical requirements pertaining to SPS, SSOP, HACCP, humane slaughter, trade labeling
  • Ability to follow oral and written directions implicitly
  • Ability to establish and maintain working relationships and to express ideas clearly and concisely
  • Ability to detect the normal from the abnormal in the inspection process
  • Ability to pass a standardized color vision test
  • Ability to identify sanitary deficiencies and potential disease conditions of livestock
  • Ability to use the computer for word processing, spreadsheets, and email
  • Must possess a valid Class C (or higher) Texas driver’s license or equivalent license from another state.
  • Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent.
  • Course credit from an accredited two- or four-year college or university; and/or, course credit from an accredited two- or four-year college or university with major course work relevant to animal/food science, and/or livestock slaughter, and/or meat/poultry processing
  • Graduation from an accredited two- or four-year college or university; and/or, graduation from an accredited two- or four-year college or university with major course work relevant to animal/food science, and/or livestock slaughter, and/or meat/poultry processing
  • Training from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) in, or equivalent education and/or experience of, Sanitation Performance Standards (SPS), Sanitary Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), Humane Slaughter, and/or food microbiological sampling
  • Experience in a public health and/or an animal health related field
  • Experience with all phases of livestock slaughter and/or meat/poultry processing operations and procedures
  • Experience with state and/or federal laws, regulations/rules, and directives relevant to livestock slaughter and meat/poultry processing
  • Experience in a regulatory field requiring direct contact with the public
  • Experience in a regulatory/quality control position in a regulated food industry; and/or, experience as an inspector in a state and/or federal food inspection program
  • Experience in a regulatory/quality control position in a commercial livestock slaughter and/or meat/poultry processing establishment; and/or, experience as an inspector in a state and/or federal regulatory meat/poultry inspection program
  • Experience writing reports and/or organizing, preparing, and presenting information in written and/or verbal format
  • Experience using computers for such functions as word processing, spreadsheets, and e-mail programs
  • Experience in a position requiring direct contact with the public.
  • DSHS offers insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS).
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