Agricultural & Standards Inspector TR​/I​/II​/III

Salary Ranges

• Trainee: $3,825 - $4,662 Monthly
• Level I: $4,306 - $5,248 Monthly
• Level II: $4,755 - $5,795 Monthly
• Level III: $5,408 - $6,592 Monthly

The recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies within the Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer’s Office. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies, please submit an online application for consideration.

Current vacancies are with the Tulare County Ag Commissioner/Sealer department located in Tulare. The anticipated life of the list is six months.

• Conduct field surveys and inspections in areas applicable to the Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer's Department including fruit, vegetable and egg quality control, nursery compliance, pest and disease control, pesticide safety, weighing and measuring devices, quantity control of packaged commodities, weigh-master and petroleum products, electric meters and liquified petroleum gas.
• Investigate and determine commodity fitness and weight/measure and labeling accuracy, and recommend remedial measures used in the regulation of the agricultural industry and other industry affecting consumers such as issuing certificates of compliance or notice of noncompliance, ordering reconditioning or destruction of commodities, or issuing citations.
• Disseminate agricultural and weights and measures policies and information.
• Advise and serve the general public and government agencies.
• Conduct studies and such things as annual crop statistics and statistical sampling surveys.

For a full list of duties for Level Trainee, please .

For a full list of duties for Level I, please .

For a full list of duties for Level II, please .

For a full list of duties for Level III, please .

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education:

Level Trainee, I, II, III:

• Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university with specialization in one or more appropriate disciplines in the agricultural, biological, chemical, or physical sciences, or other appropriate disciplines, as determined by the Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

Experience:

Level Trainee:

• None

Level I:

• One (1) year experience in the inspection and enforcement of weights and measures and agricultural laws and codes for enforcement purposes, or one (1) year as an Agricultural and Standards Inspector Trainee.

Level II:

• Two (2) years of experience in agricultural/weights and measures inspecting, weights and measures and agricultural laws and codes, one (1) year of which is above the Trainee level.

Level III:

• Three (3) years of experience in agricultural and/or weights and measures inspection and enforcement of weights and measures laws and agricultural codes, with at least two (2) years above the trainee level.

Knowledge Of:

Level Trainee:

• Math sufficient to record monies received, calculate packaging errors, use sampling techniques, read and calibrate measurement instruments and convert mass volume and length measurements.
• General principles regarding plant growth and development.
• Insect, animal and disease vectors and their control.
• Types of crops grown and farming methods practiced in Tulare County.

In Addition To The Above, Level I:

• The specialized field or fields of agricultural or weights and measures inspection as specified by the Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer.
• The provisions of the California Agricultural Code, Administrative Code-Title IV and the Business and Professions Codes and related federal laws and regulations in the functional areas of agricultural or weights and measures inspection and enforcement.

In Addition To The Above, Level II:

• Departmental safety practices for the use and maintenance of equipment and use of various agricultural related materials.
• Outside resources available to the department.

In Addition To The Above, Level III:

• Rules of evidence and courtroom procedures.
• Math sufficient convert mass, volume and length measurements to…