Sanitarian III

Date:
Feb 18, 2026

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Title:

Sanitarian III
Job Title: Sanitarian III
Agency: Dept of State Health Services
Department: Food & Drug
Posting Number: 12985
Closing Date: 03/02/2026
Posting Audience: Internal
Occupational Category: Life, Physical, and Social Science
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-22
Salary Range: $4,801.16 - $7,761.50
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Shift: Day
Additional Shift: Days (First)
Telework: Eligible for Telework
Travel: Up to 20%
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt
Job Location City: AUSTIN
Job Location Address: 1100 W 49TH ST (RDM)
MOS Codes: 8056,43HX,4E0X1,68S,740A,74A,74D,92W,MSSR,MST

As a Manufactured Foods Operations Branch compliance officer, exercises extensive latitude for independent judgment in comprehensive reviews of inspection and investigation reports submitted by Manufactured Food and Drug Unit staff. Composes warning letters. Evaluates evidence and recommends, prepares, and presents cases for escalated enforcement. May testify in court cases as an expert witness. Reviews salvage inspection reports and determines license approval.

Provides technical supervision and consultative guidance to Inspection Branch investigators in the field conducting inspections/investigations of 40+ types of facilities regulated by the manufactured foods program. Provides technical consultation and interpretations of state and federal regulations to internal and external stakeholders. Acts as a point-of-contact for complaints, open records requests, detentions, and destructions. May conduct independent and joint field inspections and investigations.

Works under limited direction of the Manufactured Foods Operations Branch Manager with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

EJF 1 - As an independent compliance officer, exercises extensive latitude for independent judgment in comprehensive reviews of inspection reports submitted by Inspection Branch staff to ensure the application of food and drug health standards set forth by the Texas Health and Safety Code (HSC), Chapter 431 and Texas HSC, Chapter 432; and 25 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 229, 21 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 1-199 and 40 CFR, Nutritional Labeling and Education Act, and the Dietary Supplement Health Education Act.

Comprehensive reviews include an evaluation of the report content, evidence development, and documentation. In addition, the reviewer interprets inspectional findings, lab results, and product or process risk assessment. Based on review findings, the reviewer composes warning and detention letters and oversees the follow-up required including re‑inspection; tracks firm response to correspondence and escalated enforcement action based on firm compliance. Evaluates and writes FDA endorsement summaries for inclusion in the FDA FACTS system.

Evaluates written responses from industry to determine if the commitments of corrective action and preventative actions are appropriate and sufficient (warning letters & detention letter responses). Consults with other Operations staff, Operations Branch managers, Inspection Branch managers, and Manufactured Food and Drug Unit director to assure equitable and consistent regulatory compliance program statewide. Evaluates unresolved compliance actions for referral to the Compliance Review Committee (CRC).

Recommends and/or initiates escalated enforcement to the CRC for either administrative or civil/criminal actions; prepares and presents compliance history and enforcement summaries to the CRC. Oversees the resolution of enforcement cases by providing interpretations of laws and regulations to the…