SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Requisition No: 876750

Agency: Business and Professional Regulation

Working Title: SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST - 79011324

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 79011324

Salary: $1,535.26 Bi-weekly

Posting Closing Date: 06/04/2026

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DIVISION OF HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS
Sanitation and Safety Specialist (Health Inspector)

Position Number: 79011324Hiring Salary: $1,535.26 Bi-weekly

**Open Competitive Announcement**

This position will be filled to work in Sarasota County, with occasional day-travel to the district office in Ft. Myers.

***Applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile. Work history, hours worked, and formal education are required to qualify for this position. Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile. Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information. ***

Our Organization and Mission

The Division of Hotels and Restaurants (H&R) licenses, inspects, and regulates public lodging and food service establishments in Florida under Chapter 509, Florida Statutes (FS). The division also licenses and regulates elevators, escalators and other vertical conveyance devices under Chapter 399, FS. The division's three bureaus - Sanitation and Safety Inspections, Licensing and Elevator Safety - comprise a team of approximately 358 personnel fulfilling the regulatory obligations of the division throughout the state.

Our Mission is to protect the health and safety of the public by providing the industry with quality inspections and fair regulation.

The Work You Will Do

This position is located with the Division of Hotels and Restaurants and conducts sanitation and safety inspections of hotels and restaurants and investigations of food-borne illness complaints.

• Conducts inspection and inspection related activities.
• Conducts regulatory, standardized inspections of public food service establishments and lodging facilities for compliance with environmental health and sanitation regulations, and other safety or sanitation-related areas as deemed necessary.
• Investigates food borne illness and environmental sanitary nuisance complaints and investigates and takes administrative action against unlicensed activity. Works with other city, county and state agency officials to secure compliance with state regulations.
• Participates in the inspection and licensing of temporary events.
• Conducts routine inspections on iPad and prepares accurate facility inspection reports relating to safety, sanitation and misrepresentation violations, daily activity reports, time sheets and travel reimbursement reports.
• Prioritizes all assigned work according to department guidelines to ensure compliance with state laws and rules.
• Prepares and submits legal documents to secure compliance through administrative actions by following department guidelines and attends and testifies as needed in formal and informal hearings. Also delivers legal documents in person to facility operators to secure "Good Service" as required.
• Communicates with the district office and supervisor as necessary or required.
• Maintains Continuing Education Units, Certified Food Manager Certification, FDA standardization and Florida driver's license.
• Maintains state issued equipment in proper working conditions.
• Participates in meetings and training sessions as required.
• Provides a high standard of customer service.
• Performs other work as required.

• Knowledge of laws and rules pertaining to sanitation and safety inspections.
• Ability to work on a team and participate in team activities.
• Ability to stand for long periods, bend, lift, climb, stoop, and carry work equipment.

• Valid driver license; and
• Must be able to stand for long periods; bend, lift, climb, stoop, and carry work equipment.

• State of Florida retirement package: 3% employee contribution required.
• Nine annual paid holidays and one personal holiday
• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid annual leave annually as a new employee with the State of Florida
• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid sick leave annually.
• The State of Florida offers health insurance coverage (i.e. individual and family coverage) to eligible employees.
• The State of Florida provides a $25,000 life insurance policy to eligible employees.
• Additional supplemental insurance policies are available for dental, vision, hospital supplement, cancer, etc.
• Tax deferred medical and childcare reimbursement accounts are available.
• Tuition waiver program to attend an approved State of Florida College or University