OPERATIONS CONSULTANT - 42000690

Requisition No: 867643 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: OPERATIONS CONSULTANT - 42000690

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42000690 

Salary:  $50,000.08 

Posting Closing Date: 01/14/2026 

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OPERATIONS CONSULTANT

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

***STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM OPPORTUNITY --

ONLY CURRENT STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM

EMPLOYEES WILL BE CONSIDERED.***

The headquarters for this position is located in Tallahassee, Florida.

Operations Consultant Duties:

This position serves as administrative staff member in the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE).

TRAINING ADMINISTRATIVE LIAISON: Responsible for tracking, processing, and maintaining all agency training records, training reports and correspondence for Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE) employees. Provides highly professional training support to the OALE law enforcement training section consisting of a law enforcement captain and five law enforcement lieutenants. Advises on, and implements, quality assurance measures to ensure training records are accurate, timely, and meet or exceed applicable CFA accreditation standards. Confers with trainers and the Accreditation Manager to ensure prepared materials meet administrative, CJSTC and CFA requirements. Assists trainers with scheduling and other administrative needs including analytical problem solving of training related issues. May travel to training locations with trainers, as needed, to ensure complete and accurate documentation of remote training functions.

Provides mastery-level support for the division’s Blue Peak/Skills Manager Software suite. Analyses needs and implements strategies to utilize the system’s full capacities including creation of lesson plans, training rosters and record storage. Ensures the system contains a complete and accurate accounting of all agency law enforcement training and all associated training records. Liaises with the agency’s accreditation section to ensure complete, accurate, and acceptable proofs are provided to meet reaccreditation requirements. Assists the agency Accreditation Manager during mock and reaccreditation assessments by providing additional information as needed to satisfy assessor inquiries.

Assists with administration of the Field Training Officer (FTO) program. Assists with providing user training to FTOs and supervisors on the proper use of the program. Coordinates with technical personnel from Blue Peak to ensure the system is operating at peak performance. Works with technology personnel to analyze problems and formulate best use practices of the agency software.

Communicates internal and external training opportunities to OALE staff. Coordinates the agency training request process by ensuring training requests for law enforcement and civilian personnel are properly routed and all signatures are captured in the approval process. Provides final notice to all necessary personnel when a request is approved or denied. 

Responsible for procurement of training supplies and/or purchasing of training equipment.

Assists with periodic audits of training record keeping systems, training records, and related documentation. Provides insight and analysis to ensure best practices are achieved and problems are resolved timely and efficiently.

ATMS: Assists with the preparation and maintenance of law enforcement training and certification records in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s (FDLE) Automated Training Management System (ATMS) database. Ensures all required information is provided to the ATMS database to ensure sworn officer training is properly captured to document mandatory retraining requirements. Responsible for submission of law enforcement officer CJSTC recertification documentation.

Assists agency Human Resource Specialists with adding or separating sworn personnel as needed. Responsible for compiling documentation from the ATMS database for submission to the Personnel Liaison for processing Criminal Justice Incentive Pay (CJIP) for sworn officers.

DOMESTIC MARIJUANA ERADICATION PROGRAM (DME): Assists with related coordination of training schools for law enforcement personnel.  Coordinates with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in the administration of the DME Program.  Assists with collection, analysis and reporting of DME data provided by external law enforcement agencies. Prepares the agency’s annual DME Program report.

Maintains current knowledge of department and OALE applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to assigned activities.  Maintains current knowledge of Florida State Statutes and Florida Administrative Code on matters relating to law enforcement officer certification and career development. Assists training staff in ensuring compliance with applicable statutes and codes.

Assists with collation and processing of training related Public Records Requests submitted to OALE. Queries training records systems to assist subject matter experts in retrieval of requested documents. 

Performs other duties as requested by command staff or training section leadership

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of professional experience in systems analysis, management analysis, program planning, program research, program evaluation, engineering, or administrative work. 
• A master’s degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for one (1) year of the required experience
• Professional or nonprofessional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.
• Requires possession of a valid driver license.

Selection Process - The OALE selection process takes approximately three to four months to complete.  Steps to complete the selection process include, but are not limited to:

• A completed State of Florida Employment Application.
• A completed Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement Civilian Supplemental Application.
• Oral Review Board.
• Background Investigation.
• Fingerprinting.
• Drug Screening.

Salary - $50,000.08

Contact – Carrie Jenkins at (850) 879-3335 or Carrie.Jenkins2@FDACS.gov with any questions or concerns.

Notes - If possible, please submit your application from a desktop or laptop computer.   Devices such as cellular phones and tablets have been known to cause errors when submitting an application.  Please be sure to review each answer as they cannot be changed once your application is submitted.

Information regarding the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE) may be found on the following website: https://www.fdacs.gov/Divisions-Offices/Agricultural-Law-Enforcement

To maintain fairness and integrity in our hiring process, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews is strictly prohibited. Applicants must provide their own, authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and recruitment process. Any candidate found using AI to assist in their answers will be disqualified from consideration.

Successful applicant must pass a background screening, fingerprint processing, and drug screening, as conditions of employment.

Persons selected are generally hired at the minimum starting salary identified in the advertisement and salary increases are granted based upon appropriations as determined by the Florida Legislature.

***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.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck.  The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please visit www.myfrs.com;)
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

For an estimate of the total compensation package for this position, please visit the “Total Compensation Estimator Tool” located above under the “Posting Closing Date.”

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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.