Recruitment #2014-14501-01
Salary | $21.09 - $25.63/hour; $3,654.73 - $4,442.33/month |
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Department | Agriculture, Parks, and Natural Resources |
Job Type | Open |
Date Opened | 2/19/2014 08:00:00 AM |
Filing Deadline | 3/14/2014 5:00:00 PM |
Employment Type |
Permanent/Full Time (40 hrs/week)
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Work Location |
Auburn, California (Applegate, Auburn, Colfax, Foresthill, Meadow Vista, Penryn)
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Additional Forms Required |
Veterans DD214 (if applicable) |
HR Analyst | Janeen DuPree |
Recruitments for Agricultural and Standards Inspector I and Agricultural and Standards Inspector II are being conducted concurrently. There are two separate recruitments; one for each level. If you would like to be considered for both recruitments, separate applications and accompanying supplemental questionnaires must be submitted for each recruitment. If applying for both recruitments, you may wish to complete an Application on File and use it to copy into each recruitment.
Candidates must possess a Bachelors degree, no equivalent or substitution experience will be used to meet the Bachelors degree requirement.
The current position is permanent, full-time. Applicants must be willing to spend approximately 75% of their time working outdoors in all types of weather conditions and occasionally work nights, weekends, and holidays. Incumbents will perform agriculture, pesticide and weights and measures regulatory compliance and enforcement work including invasive pest, quarantine, pesticide use, and commercial weighing and measuring device inspections.
To interpret and enforce laws and regulations of the State of California and the County pertaining to agriculture, pesticides, and weights and measures.
This is the entry level class in the Agricultural and Standards Inspector series. This class is distinguished from the journey level by the performance of the more routine tasks and duties assigned to positions within this series. Employees at this level are not expected to perform with the same independence of direction and judgment on matters allocated to the journey level. Since this class is typically used as a training class, employees may have only limited or no directly related work experience. Employees work under immediate supervision while learning job tasks.
Receives immediate supervision from assigned supervisory or management staff and may receive technical and functional supervision from other technical personnel.
It is the applicant's responsibility to identify in their application materials how they meet the Minimum Qualifications listed below.
Experience: One year of weights and measures enforcement or agricultural pest control experience is desirable.
Training: Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in agricultural, biological, chemical or physical sciences; OR
Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in any discipline with a minimum of 30 semester units, in one or any combination of the following disciplines: agricultural, biological, chemical, or physical sciences.
License or Certificate:
Knowledge of:
Ability to:
Training & Experience Rating (100%)
Based upon responses to the supplemental questionnaire, the applicant’s education, training and experience will be evaluated using a pre-determined formula. Scores from this evaluation will determine applicant ranking and placement on the eligible list.
Prior to the date of hire, applicants for regular full and part-time positions must pass a medical examination which may include a drug screening and possibly a psychological evaluation. Applicants for extra help positions may be subject to a drug screening. All applicants must sign a constitutional oath, submit proof of U.S. citizenship or legal right to remain and work in the U.S. and be fingerprinted. For some positions, applicants may also be required to submit proof of age, be bonded or undergo a background check.
All new permanent employees, with the exception of sworn law enforcement and management, shall be required to join the employee organization or pay an 'Agency Fee' as a condition of employment.
Placer County offers an expedited process for qualifying certain applicants for interviews. Candidates currently employed, or employed within the last year, by a public agency operating under a personnel civil service or merit system may be eligible to be placed on a Public Agency Eligible List and certified as eligible for appointment to a similar job assignment without going through the examination process. For more information on the Public Agency Eligible List, to download forms, or to apply, please visit our website at: http://www.jobaps.com/placer/sup/abfreenames.asp.
Thank you for your interest in employment with Placer County. Placer County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an active nondiscrimination program. It is the stated policy of Placer County that harassment and retaliation is prohibited and that all employees and applicants shall receive equal consideration and treatment. All recruitment, hiring, transfer and promotion will be based on the qualifications of the individual for the positions being filled regardless of sex, sexual orientation, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, physical disability (Including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics/information), age (40 or over), marital status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local laws or ordinance. Please contact the Personnel Department at least 5 working days before a scheduled examination if you require accommodation in the examination process. Medical disability verification may be required prior to accommodation.
The following information represents benefits currently available to permanent Placer County employees and may be subject to change. It is advisable that applicants inquire as to the most current benefit package during hiring interviews or by contacting the Personnel Department.