Job description
Work for Indiana
Grow your career with the State of Indiana! With more than 50 executive branch agencies, the State of Indiana is a diverse workforce offering employees stimulating and challenging projects across a broad scope of career opportunities. As a State of Indiana employee, you impact the well-being of Indiana’s communities every day.
At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion - Our goal is to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace, with a workforce that is representative of the State of Indiana population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process, as well as perform the essential functions of a role.
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About the Board of Animal Health:
Creating a healthy, disease-free environment for Indiana's 31 million animals is no small feat. BOAH's team of veterinarians and animal health inspectors travel to all corners of the state to investigate possible outbreaks of disease and advise animal owners about disease prevention.BOAH’s team is responsible for food safety inspections for products produced from animals, including dairy and meat products.
Salary:
The salary for this position traditionally starts at $47,320.00 but may be commensurate with education or work experience.
Role Overview:
This Meat Supervisor covers an area in Northwest Indiana that includes the following counties: Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Jasper, Starke, Pulaski, Fulton, Benton, White, Cass, Miami, Carroll, and Tippecanoe.
About the Job:
As the Meat Inspector Supervisor, you will serve as a supervisor for inspection personnel and inspection activities for the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) in a geographic area. In this position, you will be responsible for assuring the performance of assigned in-plant and patrol inspectors in implementing the provisions of the Indiana Meat and Poultry Inspection, Human Slaughter Act, and associated rules. You will be responsible for assuring the wholesomeness of meat and poultry products produced in the area using sound principles of food public health and safety.
A Day in the Life:
The essential functions of this role are as follows:
- Schedule inspectors to ensure appropriate inspection coverage.
- Review inspections to assure proper application of antemortem and postmortem inspection techniques, sanitation standards, product process controls, product composition, labeling, and condemned product disposition.
- Conduct inspections when necessary and periodic comprehensive reviews of all facilities in the assigned area.
- Assist and supervise subordinates in the development, implementation, and inspection of required HACCP, SSOP, and pathogen reduction programs.
- Coordinate, supervise, and conduct sampling of products and ingredients for chemistry and microbiological testing.
- Provide proper interpretation of regulations, procedures, and information consistent with division and agency policy.
- Assist in the development of programs with plant management.
- Review Performance-Based Inspection System summary reports and correlate them to actual plant activities and conditions.
- Perform inspection system reviews as part of the State Performance Plan.
- Disseminate information, materials, and supplies to employees.
- Represent the division in contacts with local health departments, consumers, livestock raisers and marketers, and local government officials
- Assure the human handling and slaughter of livestock at official and exempt plants in the assigned area.
- Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood while providing opportunities to continue professional development.
- Set expectations, measure progress, provide ongoing feedback, and evaluate the performance of employees. Ensure work adheres to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures.
The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.
What You'll Need for Success:
You must have the following requirements to be considered for employment:
- Must have a High School Diploma or High School Equivalency (HSE).
- At least six (6) months of experience as a meat inspector in a state or federal food safety program; or more than one (1) year of experience in the meat processing industry or the animal agriculture industry.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Thorough knowledge of antemortem/postmortem inspection techniques.
- Advanced knowledge of foodborne disease epidemiology and controls.
- Advanced knowledge of requirements and procedures for humane livestock handling and slaughtering.
- Thorough knowledge of the requirements and procedures associated with the Performance Based Inspection System.
- Advanced knowledge of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure (SSOP), Public Health Information System (PHIS), and the regulatory oversight of these plans.
- Thorough knowledge of meat and poultry product standards and labeling requirements.
- Working knowledge of Good Production Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
- Advanced knowledge of normal and common variations of behavior, physiology, and anatomy of animals.
- Working knowledge of meat and poultry product names and production processes.
- Effectively communicate skills.
- Ability to delegate work, set clear direction, and manage workflow.
- Ability to effectively give feedback, provide guidance or corrective action, coach, and develop employee skillsets.
Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:
The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees which includes:
- Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
- Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
- Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
- Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities
- Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match
- Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
- A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid new parent leave
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
- Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
- 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Group life insurance
- Referral Bonus program
- Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Free Parking for most positions
- Free LinkedIn Learning access
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.
The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.
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