OPS AG & CONSUMER PROTECTION INSPECTOR - 42901231

Requisition No: 793643 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: OPS AG & CONSUMER PROTECTION INSPECTOR - 42901231

Position Number: 42901231 

Salary:  $15.50 Hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 05/31/2023 

OPS AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION INSPECTOR

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY

***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY --
THIS IS A TEMPORARY FULL-TIME POSITION***

CONTACT:

Emelia Nuñez, (772) 410-2863

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

A high school diploma or its equivalent.

Possession of a valid Class E Driver License.

***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values
and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

NOTES:

This advertisement may be used to fill multiple positions.

Benefits include optional insurance coverage and a LinkedIn Learning training account.

JOB DUTIES:
 

This position reports directly to the Regulatory Supervisor and will work closely with the Office Supervisor and the Commercial Grove Survey Supervisor. This is a technical position responsible for monitoring regulated activities in commercial and residential areas for compliance with Citrus Health Response Program (CHRP).

• Administers and supports the administrative policies and procedures of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, and the Vero Beach CHRP Office.
• Monitors the exit of personnel and equipment from groves.
• Monitors grower/processor/packinghouse decontamination equipment according to current CHRP protocol.
• Performs inspections to monitor fruit movement in commercial groves, processing plants and packinghouses for compliance with the current CHRP regulations.
• Performs inspections on equipment and fruit trailers in commercial groves, processing, and packinghouses to ensure compliance with current CHRP regulations.
• Prepares and maintains records of regulatory inspectors and events.
• Reports daily activities to the CHRP Regulatory Supervisor.
• Attends regulatory meetings and program training sessions as required.
• Communicates with growers and grower groups to assist with understanding CHRP regulations.
• Maps new Multi-Blocks and collects information on variety, spacing, rootstock, number of trees and rows, calculation of net tree acres and other grower information.
• Performs Multi-block edits and shape changes.
• Performs dumpsite inspections.
• Validates status of Grove Blocks / Multi-Blocks (MB) as part of ongoing ESRI site verification.
• Collects GPS reading for suspect plants and assist in sample collections.
• Assist survey crews by inspecting smaller selected MBs or residential properties as needed.
• Helps train new regulatory personnel in current protocols, policy, and procedures.
• Travel to district groves and or processors may require long distant trips for inspections.
• Inspections and or meetings may require trips outside of or district.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of administrative policies and procedures of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry and the Immokalee CHRP Office.
• Knowledge of report writing, maps, portable GPS receivers, iPad tablets etc.
• Knowledge of ArcGIS/ESRI.
• Knowledge of field symptoms of citrus black spot, citrus canker, HLB, and other citrus diseases would be helpful but not limiting.
• Skill in completing forms and maintaining accurate records.
• Skill in performing basic math, report writing, and completion of forms.
• Skill in basic computing.
• Ability to organize many tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work with other employees and interact the public in a professional and courteous manner.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs. and bend repetitiously.
• Ability to work in outdoors in hot, cold, and humid environments.
• Ability to walk on uneven ground and in inclement weather.

SPECIAL NOTES:

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.