Registered Sanitarian

Salary

$ $27.35 Hourly

Location

Silver-Bow County, MT

Job Type

Regular, Full-time

Job Number

Department

Health Department

Opening Date

10/17/2025

Closing Date

11/2/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit

N/A

General Statement of Duties / Distinguishing Features of the Class

Performs health and environmental inspections and investigations, research, and analysis; does related work as necessary.

Compensation for this position is competitive and based on certification level. A Sanitarian-in-Training starts at $22.65 per hour, while a licensed Sanitarian earns between $24.22 and $27.35 per hour, depending on qualifications and experience.

This is responsible, skilled, technical work involving inspections, investigations, and enforcement of environmental health laws and regulations along with implementing special programs within the Environmental Health Division. The work is performed under the general direction and supervision of the Environmental Health Division Manager. The nature of the work performed requires an employee in this class establish and maintain close, cooperative working relationships with other health department and city- county employees and supervisors, public officials, business owners and operators, building trade professionals, compliance agencies, and the general public.

Examples of Essential Work (Illustrative Only)

• Performs inspections, investigations, and takes required follow-up actions to enforce food service rules and regulations, plan reviews, including Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) with food purveyor owners and/or operators.
• Performs inspections, investigations, and plan reviews for trailer courts and campgrounds, public accommodations, daycares, work camps, public swimming pools and spas, body art establishments, and schools to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local rules and regulations.
• Investigates communicable disease outbreaks and issues appropriate public information.
• Issues notices and orders, and conducts consultations.
• Enforces environmental rules and regulations concerning dangerous buildings, abandoned buildings, and other complaints of public health importance,
• Enforces federal, state, and local ambient air quality rules and regulations; monitors air quality equipment; conducts sampling; reviews data, and prepares necessary reports.
• Performs research, inspections, and investigations for water quality issues including enforcement of rules and regulations; i.e. on-site wastewater systems, swimming pools and spas, and non-community water supply systems.
• Performs subdivision reviews for compliance with state subdivision rules and regulations.
• Performs research, compiles data, and prepares reports and presentations for the health department, public officials, and the general public on environmental health issues.
• Performs related work as required.

Required Experience, Training, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of all food service and food establishment rules and regulations including standards for construction and operation of food service facilities.
• Thorough knowledge of all other public health, safety, and nuisance laws, rules and regulations, as issued by federal, state, and local agencies.
• Thorough knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental laws, rules, and regulations.
• Thorough knowledge of biology, chemistry, and bacteriology.
• Skill in public speaking.
• Ability to communicate well with property owners, business owners, architects, contractors, sub contractors, public officials, and the general public to secure compliance with appropriate public health and safety codes, laws, ordinances, and rules and regulations.
• Ability to read and interpret building plans and blueprints.
• Ability to interpret federal, state, and local legislation and regulations.
• Ability to prepare accurate and reliable reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Ability to operate a personal computer using standard word processing, database and spreadsheet applications appropriate to assigned duties.
• Ability to communicate well with health department employees and supervisors, public officials, business owners, contractors, and the general public both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language.
• Ability to use logical thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and oral instructions.
• Ability to perf01m a wide variety of difficult technical tasks with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines.
• Ability to quickly learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information.
  Ingenuity and inventiveness in the performance of tasks assigned.

Acceptable Experience and Training:

• Graduation from a college or university of recognized standing with a bachelor's degree in environmental health or a closely related field; and
• A minimum of 45 quarter hours, or 30 semester hours in the physical and biological sciences with specific courses in biology, chemistry, and microbiology.

Required Special Qualifications:

• Possession of a valid license as a Registered Sanitarian issued by the State of Montana, or ability to obtain within 1 year.
• Possession of a valid driver's license issued by the State of Montana.

Essential Physical Abilities:

• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to communicate with employees, public officials, business owners, and the general public concerning public health and safety concerns in both informative and crisis settings.
• Sufficient vision, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to make comprehensive visual inspections of public health and safety conditions and to record and review a wide variety of written and visual materials and supplies.
• Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to operate required sampling and testing machines and equipment including a computer keyboard.
• Sufficient personal mobility, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to visit and inspect a wide variety of sites, inspect multi story structures, and transport materials weighing up to 30 pounds.

Additional City-County information:

• Residence during employment.

From and after October 1, 1979, all employees of the local government of Butte-Silver Bow shall be bona fide residents within the boundaries of Butte-Silver Bow during the period of their employment by the government of Butte-Silver Bow.

(Ord. 85 § 1,

The job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities. Tasks and duties of the employee may differ from those outlined above.

The City-County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical disability, or veteran status.

Employer

City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, MT

Address

155 W Granite

Suite 209

Butte, Montana, 59701

Phone

Website

The City-County of Butte-Silver Bow offers a comprehensive employee benefits package to include:

• Low-cost health insurance plan with dental and vision coverage for employees and dependants
• No-cost life insurance
• No-cost, confidential employee assistance program
• Retirement savings accounts
• Permanent employees accrue vacation leave, sick leave, and paid holidays
• Voluntary supplemental coverages
• Dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Medical flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts

Benefit eligibility may be determined by length of service and/or employment status.

Salary : $27,500 - $34,300