STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: DAIRY SANITARIAN II
Class Code: 3003-22
Date Established: 05-04-83
Occupational Code: 3-1-1
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To coordinate the promotion and
enforcement of the Milk Sanitation Code at dairy processing plants and farms.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Analyzes and develops
work methods for dairy inspection and records control to insure uniform
enforcement of the statutes and regulations related to the State Milk
Sanitation Code.
·
Supervises work
performed by subordinate dairy inspections, including reviewing inspection
reports for content and accuracy.
·
Coordinates the
collection of laboratory samples and corresponding interpretation of test
results.
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Conducts
pasteurization tests required on pasteurizer units.
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Prepares reports,
writes correspondence and replies to inquiries concerning investigations of
dairy sanitation complaints.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing related or similar work, including scheduling work,
recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance appraisal, or
interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession of a Bachelor's degree from
a recognized college or university with major study in agricultural
engineering, dairy science, environmental health science, or biological
science. Each additional year of
approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work
experience.
Experience: Three years' experience as a Sanitarian
or in a related public health field, two years of which shall have been in a
position comparable to the Dairy Sanitarian I level. Each additional year of approved work experience may be
substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: None required.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
For appointment
consideration, Dairy Sanitarian II requires that applicants successfully
participate in a structured interview measuring possession of knowledges,
skills and abilities identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance
by this class specification. The
structured interview is developed and administered, according to Division of
Personnel guidelines, by representatives of the state agency in which the
vacancy exists.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of engineering and sanitary
principles involved with dairy farms and milk processing plants. Knowledge of basic sanitation
principles. Knowledge of state and
federal laws and regulations governing milk production and distribution.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with local
health officials, town officials and the general public as well as other state
employees. Ability to plan, develop and direct programs and surveys. Ability to plan, organize, direct and
coordinate the work of others.
Ability to make decisions.
Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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