Due to retirement, Buncombe County Environmental Health is hiring for an Environmental Health Specialist III in our Food and Lodging division. The purpose of this position is to perform routine inspections and visits for food and lodging facilities, swimming pools, institutions, childcare centers, schools, and tattoo artists. In addition, this position conducts plan review for new construction and remodeling projects focusing primarily on food service and lodging establishments as well as transitional permitting. This position may aid with conducting plan review for public swimming pools, tattoos and childcare centers and may conduct lead investigations.
In addition to the requirements of being a REHS, the candidate must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience under the Food, Lodging, and Institutions program in North Carolina. A more detailed job description can be found on the job posting at https://buncombecounty.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Buncombe_County_Careers/details/Environmental-Health-Specialist-III—Food—Lodging_R05764 . Applications are due no later than 9/25/26 at 11:59 pm.
The hiring range for external applicants is $29.51-35.50 per hour.
This position is hybrid flex which means you are not required to report to an office daily, but you have shared office space if you need it. We boast a flexible work schedule, a free 8% 401k contribution for which you do not have to match, as well as a pension, to which Buncombe County contributes about 11%, and has a 5-year vesting period. In addition to that we have excellent health insurance which includes preventative screenings for employees and family members enrolled in the plan. We offer a generous paid time off plan including 13 paid holidays, 2 annual PTO days, 16 hours of paid community service leave, up to 8 weeks of paid parental and family care leave, 12 days of sick leave that roll over each year, and vacation accruals starting at 10 days per year and increasing with service. Any individuals transferring from another government agency will receive a higher vacation accrual rate that corresponds to their creditable years of service. We offer an Employee & Family Health clinic for employees & dependents, with low- or no-cost prescriptions. We also have free physical therapy for our employees! Come work with an amazing group of people and call Asheville your home! The mountains are calling!
Thank you,
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