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NOTICE: All correspondences, notices and invitations to test and/or interview will be via e-mail through Governmentjobs.com/NEOGOV. Please be sure to set-up your inbox to receive them or check your junk-mail to make sure you are receiving Sutter County's recruitment communications.The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other related duties may be required and assigned.
1. Interprets and enforces State Food & Agriculture Code, California Code of Regulations, Business and Professions Code, and Health and Safety Code; prepares and sends notices of violation, non-compliance and civil penalties as needed; and prepares related reports.
2. Investigates complaints and performs weights and measures, agricultural, pesticide use, phytosanitary, egg, apiary, pest exclusion, nursery stock, and other inspections; perform follow-up inspections and investigations of complaints and compliance.
3. Conducts surveys/audits and prepares a variety of forms, fee invoices, reports, certificates, records and related materials in the performance of enforcement duties.
4. As assigned, supervises application of pesticides applied in County; evaluates and processes pesticide permits; and certifies private applicators.
5. As assigned, registers pest control operators and farm labor contractors.
6. As assigned, performs various weights and measures inspections including all commercially used weighing and measuring devices and quantity control audits of packaged commodities.
7. As assigned, plans and carries out local biological control projects; serves as County contact for State Biological Control program; plans locations for release of beneficial insects.
8. May investigate pesticide illness, property loss and environmental effects; may direct and coordinate produce residue sampling.
10. Provides information to the public about department programs; responds to complaints.
11. As assigned, operates phytosanitary export program; reviews applications, conducts field inspections, considers requests, samples commodities and requests, and processes pertinent documentation.
12. As assigned, operates fruit, vegetable, and egg inspection programs; performs inspections, enforces regulations, and provides certification of minimum standards in compliance of State agricultural code.
13. As assigned, operates seed inspection/certification program; performs official sampling of seed lots, inspects for labeling compliance and enforcement of seed law and reviews/approves required paperwork.
14. As assigned, operates apiary inspection program; inspects beehives to certify as to relative strengths for pollination and freedom from disease and parasites in preparation of interstate transport.
15. As assigned, prepares and coordinates vertebrate control, noxious weed treatment, and state trapping programs. Advises public on issues pertaining to pest control.
EXAMPLES OF MARGINAL DUTIES
1. Assists in routine post office plant quarantine inspections.
2 May provide maintenance of office computer hardware/software; enters data into database pertaining to reports and inspection data.
3. Maintains office plant and insect collection.The following are the minimum qualifications for this position. Possession of these qualifications does not ensure that an applicant will be interviewed. Applications will be reviewed in comparison with all other applications received.
Knowledge of:
Local, State, and Federal laws and regulations pertaining to the activities of the County Agriculture and Sealer of Weights and Measures Department; the principles and techniques of agricultural inspection, including pest and disease detection and eradication; the principles and techniques of weights and measures, quantity control, and fraudulent packaging and labeling inspections; entomology, plant pathology and economic poisons; basic math as well as trigonometry and statistics.
Ability to:
Enforce corrections, non-compliance, seizure, or quarantine violations of agricultural and weights and measures laws with tact and firmness; interpret and apply laws and regulations related to agriculture and weights and measures; establish and maintain working relationships with staff members, other agencies and the general public; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and gather, analyze and compile information.
Education and Experience:
Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in one or more appropriate disciplines in agricultural, biological or physical science or chemistry as required by the Food and Agricultural Code for California Agricultural Inspector/Biologist licensing; or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Essential Duties require the following physical skills and work requirements:
Requires the ability to maintain mental capacity of exercising sound judgment and rational thinking under varied circumstances; the ability to exert a small amount of physical effort in sedentary to light work involving moving from one area of the office to another; the ability to see; ability to hear and communicate orally; requires the ability to perform on-site field inspections including exertion of a moderate amount of physical effort to stoop, crouch, climb and lift in performance of assigned duties; ability to work around toxic substances in a safe manner; may be subject to uncomfortable working conditions including exposure to dust, noise, heat or cold; requires the ability to operate a motor vehicle; May require work performed in an office environment and may require prolonged periods of computer and monitor use.
Disaster Service Workers:
All Sutter County employees are designated as Disaster Service Workers during a proclaimed emergency and may be required to perform certain emergency services at the direction of the department and/or County.
License or Certificate: Within the first year of employment must obtain certification in and maintain throughout employment at least two (full license) valid County Inspector certificates issued by the State Department of Food and Agriculture appropriate to the workload needs of the department. Must possess and maintain an appropriate valid California driver’s license necessary to operate class C vehicles, and possibly a class A for weights and measures heavy equipment vehicle.
Recruitment Process
The recruitment process for this position includes completing an application and participating in oral interview(s). Please notify the Human Resources Department prior to the final filing date for this position if you believe you have a disability, which would make it difficult to participate in any portion of the recruitment process and would require reasonable accommodation. Sutter County reserves the right to require medical documentation concerning the need for accommodation. Offers of employment are contingent upon investigation of employment history, references, drug testing, medical review/exam and fingerprinting in addition to other appropriate requirements of the position.
NOTE: Sutter County utilizes E-Verify to confirm the eligibility of employees to work in the United States.
The County of Sutter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Sutter County encourages both incumbents and individuals who have been offered employment to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
Job Description
Under general supervision, interprets and enforces State Food & Agricultural Code, California Code of Regulations, Business and Professions Code, and Health and Safety Code regulating agriculture, and/or weights and measures programs.
Employees in this position who are required to maintain Class A or Class B commercial license, receive an additional $100/month.Follow Sutter County!
Stay updated with our social media accounts:
NOTICE: All correspondences, notices and invitations to test and/or interview will be via e-mail through Governmentjobs.com/NEOGOV. Please be sure to set-up your inbox to receive them or check your junk-mail to make sure you are receiving Sutter County's recruitment communications.The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other related duties may be required and assigned.
1. Interprets and enforces State Food & Agriculture Code, California Code of Regulations, Business and Professions Code, and Health and Safety Code; prepares and sends notices of violation, non-compliance and civil penalties as needed; and prepares related reports.
2. Investigates complaints and performs weights and measures, agricultural, pesticide use, phytosanitary, egg, apiary, pest exclusion, nursery stock, and other inspections; perform follow-up inspections and investigations of complaints and compliance.
3. Conducts surveys/audits and prepares a variety of forms, fee invoices, reports, certificates, records and related materials in the performance of enforcement duties.
4. As assigned, supervises application of pesticides applied in County; evaluates and processes pesticide permits; and certifies private applicators.
5. As assigned, registers pest control operators and farm labor contractors.
6. As assigned, performs various weights and measures inspections including all commercially used weighing and measuring devices and quantity control audits of packaged commodities.
7. As assigned, plans and carries out local biological control projects; serves as County contact for State Biological Control program; plans locations for release of beneficial insects.
8. May investigate pesticide illness, property loss and environmental effects; may direct and coordinate produce residue sampling.
10. Provides information to the public about department programs; responds to complaints.
11. As assigned, operates phytosanitary export program; reviews applications, conducts field inspections, considers requests, samples commodities and requests, and processes pertinent documentation.
12. As assigned, operates fruit, vegetable, and egg inspection programs; performs inspections, enforces regulations, and provides certification of minimum standards in compliance of State agricultural code.
13. As assigned, operates seed inspection/certification program; performs official sampling of seed lots, inspects for labeling compliance and enforcement of seed law and reviews/approves required paperwork.
14. As assigned, operates apiary inspection program; inspects beehives to certify as to relative strengths for pollination and freedom from disease and parasites in preparation of interstate transport.
15. As assigned, prepares and coordinates vertebrate control, noxious weed treatment, and state trapping programs. Advises public on issues pertaining to pest control.
EXAMPLES OF MARGINAL DUTIES
1. Assists in routine post office plant quarantine inspections.
2 May provide maintenance of office computer hardware/software; enters data into database pertaining to reports and inspection data.
3. Maintains office plant and insect collection.The following are the minimum qualifications for this position. Possession of these qualifications does not ensure that an applicant will be interviewed. Applications will be reviewed in comparison with all other applications received.
Knowledge of:
Local, State, and Federal laws and regulations pertaining to the activities of the County Agriculture and Sealer of Weights and Measures Department; the principles and techniques of agricultural inspection, including pest and disease detection and eradication; the principles and techniques of weights and measures, quantity control, and fraudulent packaging and labeling inspections; entomology, plant pathology and economic poisons; basic math as well as trigonometry and statistics.
Ability to:
Enforce corrections, non-compliance, seizure, or quarantine violations of agricultural and weights and measures laws with tact and firmness; interpret and apply laws and regulations related to agriculture and weights and measures; establish and maintain working relationships with staff members, other agencies and the general public; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and gather, analyze and compile information.
Education and Experience:
Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in one or more appropriate disciplines in agricultural, biological or physical science or chemistry as required by the Food and Agricultural Code for California Agricultural Inspector/Biologist licensing; or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Essential Duties require the following physical skills and work requirements:
Requires the ability to maintain mental capacity of exercising sound judgment and rational thinking under varied circumstances; the ability to exert a small amount of physical effort in sedentary to light work involving moving from one area of the office to another; the ability to see; ability to hear and communicate orally; requires the ability to perform on-site field inspections including exertion of a moderate amount of physical effort to stoop, crouch, climb and lift in performance of assigned duties; ability to work around toxic substances in a safe manner; may be subject to uncomfortable working conditions including exposure to dust, noise, heat or cold; requires the ability to operate a motor vehicle; May require work performed in an office environment and may require prolonged periods of computer and monitor use.
Disaster Service Workers:
All Sutter County employees are designated as Disaster Service Workers during a proclaimed emergency and may be required to perform certain emergency services at the direction of the department and/or County.
License or Certificate: Within the first year of employment must obtain certification in and maintain throughout employment at least two (full license) valid County Inspector certificates issued by the State Department of Food and Agriculture appropriate to the workload needs of the department. Must possess and maintain an appropriate valid California driver’s license necessary to operate class C vehicles, and possibly a class A for weights and measures heavy equipment vehicle.
Recruitment Process
The recruitment process for this position includes completing an application and participating in oral interview(s). Please notify the Human Resources Department prior to the final filing date for this position if you believe you have a disability, which would make it difficult to participate in any portion of the recruitment process and would require reasonable accommodation. Sutter County reserves the right to require medical documentation concerning the need for accommodation. Offers of employment are contingent upon investigation of employment history, references, drug testing, medical review/exam and fingerprinting in addition to other appropriate requirements of the position.
NOTE: Sutter County utilizes E-Verify to confirm the eligibility of employees to work in the United States.
The County of Sutter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Sutter County encourages both incumbents and individuals who have been offered employment to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.