ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST

Per CCR 249.3, this job control may be used to fill subsequent vacancies. Under the supervision of the Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory), the Environmental Scientist will conduct environmental health inspections on dairy farms and at milk processing and PRMP plants, gather scientific data, research and investigate food safety hazards, collect samples for regulatory surveillance, test pasteurization equipment for proper operation and food safety controls, and provide analytical expertise and reports on specific food safety parameters on dairy farms, milk processing plants, bulk milk haulers and other dairy food and PRMP facilities, including those associated with possible illegal sales of substandard dairy products to California consumers. As an employee of the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA), you are required to perform the “essential functions” of the job,