Inspector V

Date: Jan 9, 2026

Location: VICTORIA, TX

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Title:

Inspector V

Job Title: Inspector V

Agency: Dept of State Health Services

Department: Meat Safety Assurance Section

Posting Number: 12690

Closing Date: 02/08/2026

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: Monthly

Shift: Day

Additional Shift: Days (First)

Telework:

Travel: Up to 75%

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full Time/Part Time: Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt

Job Location City: VICTORIA

Job Location Address: 2306 LEARY LANE

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This position is posted for Edna, 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.

• (50%) Evaluates livestock slaughter and/or meat/poultry processing establishments to determine continuous compliance with all applicable State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations. In accordance with inspection programs and procedures including MSA and USDA/FSIS rules, regulations, directives, notices, and/or other regulatory documents: performs ante-mortem and post-mortem procedures in livestock slaughter establishments and/or monitors/verifies processing activities in meat/poultry processing establishments; ensures compliance with humane slaughter requirements;
  
  performs daily sanitation inspections (pre-operation & during operation), scheduled inspection tasks generated by a risk based computer inspection system, and/or unscheduled inspection tasks; verifies establishment’s food safety systems (e.g., Sanitation Performance Standards (SPS);
  Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP);
  Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems; other prerequisite plans) as implemented in inspected facilities. Identifies all establishment regulatory noncompliance(s) and properly documents them on Noncompliance Record (). Evaluates the establishment’s corrective actions and preventive measures and supporting documentation.
• (15%) Receives inspection schedules and reports the results using a computer and electronic mail. Records findings of reviews and inspections. Using word processing, spreadsheets, the internet, and email, prepares and submits technical reports outlining violations of regulations, SPS, SSOP and HACCP plans, humane slaughter. Assures that all DSHS and MSA required documentation is accurate, concise, and timely. Coordinates work schedules to effectively provide inspection coverage between/among assigned establishments.
  
  Assures that all establishment violations are properly noted and recorded on Noncompliance Record ().…