Per CCR 249.3, this job control may be used to fill subsequent vacancies.
This position is being re-advertised to extend the final filing date from March 17, 2026 to April 21, 2026. Applications submitted previously are still being considered.
Under administrative direction of the Director of Animal Health and Food Safety Services, the Environmental Program Manager II (EPM II) performs a wide range of high-level managerial work concerning the regulatory activities of the Milk and Dairy Food Safety Branch. This includes statewide enforcement of sensitive and complex environmental health laws, formulating and administering policies pertaining to milk, dairy products and products resembling milk products, and coordinating strategic planning efforts to improve environmental health and the sustainability of California agriculture.
As a leader in State government, the incumbent is responsible to develop and inspire their workforce to deliver beneficial results for Californians and CDFA. The incumbent must set a clear vision to achieve productive results by developing plans to meet goals, leverage staff skills, and solve problems; build collaborative relationships and foster an inclusive environment for consensus-building and decision-making; coach, guide, train, instruct, and develop team members; empower staff through a sense of shared ownership and decision-making; create an open and transparent environment for the exchange of information; foster a team environment through the support and recognition of team members; promote customer service and accountability; and demonstrate loyalty to the Department’s mission and a commitment to drive continuous program improvement. The incumbent must inspire personal credibility through authenticity, confidence, consistency, courage, decisiveness, generosity, honesty, integrity, and judgment.
This position is designated under the Conflict of Interest Code. The position is responsible for making or participating in the making of governmental decisions that may potentially have a material effect on personal financial interests. The appointee is required to complete Form 700 within thirty (30) days of appointment, on an annual basis, and upon vacating the position. The incumbent must complete an Ethics orientation training course within six months of assuming a Form 700 covered position, and every two (2) years thereafter, by December 31 of each numbered year. Failure to comply with the Conflict of Interest Code requirements may void the appointment.
• Develop and propose new policies and procedures for the Milk and Dairy Food Safety Branch involving dairies, milk, milk products, products resembling milk products, and milk and dairy processing facilities as authorized under administrative regulations and the Food and Agricultural Code
• Develop and propose new policies and procedures to effectively and efficiently use agency resources to meet program goals and objectives that ensure milk, dairy products, and products resembling milk products are safe, unadulterated and properly labeled to safeguard public health
• Advise the Division Director, Deputy Secretary, Undersecretary, and Secretary of Agriculture on research, environmental health investigations, and current scientific best practices on the limits, risks, and detection of pathogens important to understanding and preventing contamination of milk and milk products or products resembling milk products to ensure that the public consumption of these products is safe
• Develop partnership agreements and memoranda of understanding as necessary, review current scientific reports and milk and dairy product research reports and data related to or impacting Division programs
• Plan, organize and direct activities of the Branch to administer the provisions of the Food and Agricultural Code and associated regulations, policies and procedures related to dairies, milk, milk products, products resembling milk products milk and dairy processing facilities
• Direct staff to prepare proposals requesting grant funding from federal agencies related to milk and dairy food safety management
Candidates may perform these essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
The duties of this position are primarily conducted indoors on the third floor of a four-story office building in Sacramento. The office is accessible through a street entrance, lobby, and wide hallway. An elevator and stairway off the lobby provides access to third story of the building. The office includes a cubicle type workstation, desk chair, file cabinets, computer with various software programs, including a printer and a telephone with voicemail.
Occasional travel (including nights and weekends) may be required for meetings and events, including out-of-state.
The incumbent must follow CDFA, Division, and Branch employee health and safety policies.
Regular or recurring telework may occur as part of the incumbent’s ongoing regular schedule in accordance with CDFA’s Telework Policy.
