管工的主要職責包括–
(a) 履行與衞生署負責執行各項條例(註)的執法職務和規管工作；
(b) 協助舉辦健康教育及推廣活動，包括在各出入境管制站爲旅客而設的健康推廣活動，並根據本署負責執行各項條例的範圍進行循規審查；
(c) 協助處理公眾查詢，並就與本署負責執行各項條例有關的投訴進行調查；
(d) 督導和監察初級人員履行本署執法職務和規管工作的表現；以及
(e) 協助執行各項辦公室行政工作，包括備存執法及存貨記錄、編製統計資料並撰寫報告。

(備註：可能須
(1) 穿著制服；
(2) 輪班當值及不定時工作；
(3) 在偏遠地點（包括邊境管制站）執行戶外職務；以及
(4) 在颱風襲港及其他緊急事故時執行職務。）

(註：
現時與本署管工職責相關的法例包括《吸煙（公眾衞生）條例》、《定額罰款（吸煙罪行）條例》、《2018年應課稅品（修訂）條例》、《預防及控制疾病條例》、《公眾衞生及市政條例》、《危險藥物條例》、《抗生素條例》、《藥劑業及毒藥條例》、《中醫藥條例》和《牙醫註冊條例》。以上所列條例僅供參考，並會不時更新。）

A Foreman is mainly deployed on –
(a) carrying out law enforcement duties and regulatory work pertaining to the various Ordinances (Note) administered by the Department of Health;
(b) assisting in health education and promotion activities, including those for travellers at various Immigration Control Points, as well as conducting compliance checks under the scope of the various Ordinances administered by the Department;
(c) assisting in handling public enquiries and investigating complaints on matters relating to the various Ordinances administered by the Department;
(d) supervising and monitoring the performance of minor staff in their carrying out the law enforcement duties and regulatory work of the Department; and
(e) assisting in various office administration work, including maintaining enforcement and inventory records, compiling statistics and writing reports.

(Remarks: May be required to
(1) wear uniform;
(2) work shifts and irregular hours;
(3) perform outdoor duties at remote areas including boundary control points; and
(4) attend duties during typhoons and emergencies.)

(Note:
Current Ordinances relevant to Foreman duties include Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance, Fixed Penalty (Smoking Offences) Ordinance, Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance 2018, Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance, Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Antibiotics Ordinance, Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, Chinese Medicine Ordinance, Dentist Registration Ordinance. The above list of Ordinances is for reference only and is subject to change.)