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Agriculture Specialist 1, 2 or 3
Salary
$3,333.20 - $5,346.00 Monthly
Location
Other, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
ACS-50547774-8.17.23-CH
Department
DAF-Agriculture and Forestry
Opening Date
08/17/2023
Closing Date
8/22/2023 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental Information
Job # ACS-50547774-8.17.23-CH
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employer (SAME) to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
This position has a Special Entrance Rate at (SER) each level of the Career Progression Group
Agriculture Specialist 1 has an SER of $19.23 per hour.
Agriculture Specialist 2 has an SER of $20.58 per hour.
Agriculture Specialist 3 has an SER of $22.02 per hour.
This position (#50547774) is located in the Office of Agro Consumer Services/Weights and Measures Division.
This position is most likely to be domiciled in one of the following parishes: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Webster, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Tensas, Union, West Carroll, and Winn.
This position may be filled by probation or by promotion of a classified employee of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry serving with permanent status. Applicants who are not permanent employees of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry will be required to serve a probationary period of up to 24 months.
The incumbent of this position will be eligible for a 10% increase upon attainment of permanent status.
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Agriculture Specialist 1, 2, or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). Please refer to the 'Job Specifications' tab located at the top of the LA Careers 'Current Job Opportunities' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
No Civil Service test score is required to apply for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job opportunities page.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Preference may be given to candidates that have: Certified professional experience and knowledge of inspecting, testing and calibrating a variety of mechanical, electronic, and digital weighing systems with class one, two and three scales in Louisiana (dormant platform, static, in motion vehicle scales, rail scales), experience with driving and maintaining a large capacity scale test truck daily, Class B CDL license.
This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.
All applicants selected for employment must submit to drug screening.
If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you have a need a special accommodation for a disability.
For Further Information About This Vacancy Contact
Cody Hulbert
HR Specialist
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 1001
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
[email protected]
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry strictly prohibits workplace harassment and discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, religion, national origin, military service, sickle cell trait, protected genetic information or other non-merit factor. LDAF also strictly prohibits employment decisions based upon or influenced by such factors.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree with at least twelve semester hours in agribusiness, agricultural science, agronomy, animal science, biology, botany, chemistry, dairy science, entomology, environmental science, food science, forestry, geology, horticulture, physical science, physics, plant pathology, poultry science, soil science, veterinary science, wildlife and fisheries science, zoology, or any combination AND an additional twelve semester hours in accounting, agribusiness, agricultural science, agronomy, animal science, biology, botany, chemistry, dairy science, economics, education, entomology, environmental science, food science, forestry, geology, health sciences, horticulture, management, marketing, physical science, physics, plant pathology, poultry science, soil science, veterinary science, wildlife and fisheries science, zoology or any combination.
Substitution
Experience in inspecting or enforcing for compliance with agricultural laws, rules or regulations, or inspection and testing of weighing and measuring devices will substitute for the baccalaureate degree and specialized coursework on the basis of 30 semester hours with 6 semester hours of specialized coursework for one year of experience.
NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
Function Of Work
To examine, inspect and investigate products, facilities, services, commodities, and/or livestock to ensure compliance with and enforcement of laws and regulations concerning Meat Inspection, Poultry & Eggs, Fruits & Vegetables, Agricultural Commodities, Weights & Measures, animal feed manufacturing, and/or Livestock.
Level Of Work
Entry.
Supervision Received
Close from an Agriculture Specialist District Supervisor, Agriculture Specialist Program Manager, Agriculture Assistant Division Director, Ag Specialist Regional Enforcement Supervisor or higher level supervisor. May receive project supervision from Agriculture Specialists 2 and 3 during training periods.
Supervision Exercised
None.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
Job Distinctions
Differs from Agriculture Specialist 2 by performance of entry level rather than journeyman level tasks.
Examples of Work
Incumbent will perform inspection services for the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agro Consumer Services, Weights & Measures Division. The Weights and Measures Division regulates many aspects of commerce and trade in the state. The division ensures equity prevails in the marketplace for both buyers and sellers by inspecting over 100,000 commercial weighing, measuring, metering and barcode scanning devices. Heavy-duty inspectors ensure the accuracy of large scales that are used in transportation (trucks, railroad cars), industrial plants, and the sale of cattle and bulk items (fertilizer, feed). Supervision for this position is received from Agriculture Specialist District Supervisor.
80%
Inspection of large capacity scales utilizing specialized trucks that carry several thousand pounds of weight. Involves traveling to various locations in a specified area and may involve operating trucks in confined areas. Requires removing weights from truck, placing on scale platforms, then placing weights back on trucks via hydraulic lift. Requires operating the Livestock Truck and knuckle boom to move weights on and off the truck and scales in confined areas. Requires operating a motorized weight cart to move weights on and off of livestock scales Requires investigating scale complaints. Requires utilizing specialized inspection and billing software to record inspection data, collect fees and transmit data to main office hub. Incumbent may also coordinate training of other Weights and Measures inspectors in their respective regions in the area of heavy, medium, and light duty scales.
15%
Incumbent will be required to prepare timesheets, plan work schedules, coordinate inspection appointments, participate and attain credentials in both the LDAF and NCWM Training Programs, and prepare other miscellaneous paperwork.
5%
Agricultural Inspector 3, Heavy Duty positions, will have supervisory duties for lower-level Agricultural Specialists as needed and directed by the District Supervisor. May be required to inspect small and medium capacity scales as needed.
Other duties as may be assigned.
Functional Requirements
- Drive a vehicle to perform inspections
- Reaching above shoulder height and carrying specialized equipment needed to perform duties
- Operate a motorized weight cart buggy
- Occasional demands maybe required for moderately strenuous activities in emergencies over long periods of time
- Lifting items such as briefcase, computer, scanner, luggage or other items used to travel and perform inspections
- Operate a forklift and boom on a cattle scale truck
- Walking and standing (8 hours)
- Moderate light lifting, 30 pounds with occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds
- Climbing on and off transports and vehicles
- Must maintain a commercial driver license (CDL)
- Occasional bending or kneeling
- Climbing stairs and occasionally ladders
- Sit over a long period of time at work station or in a vehicle for travel
Environmental Factors:
- Slippery and uneven walking surfaces
- May be required to wear appropriate safety/protection clothing
- Working indoors and outdoors
- Exposed to grain dust, bad odors from farm animals, chemicals, fertilizers and other agricultural materials
- Occasionally working in moderately cold temperatures for short periods of time
- Working around routine neighborhood residential hazards and in industrial or agricultural setting
- Working in heat, humidity, cold, wet and dry conditions
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
Benefits
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
- New Year's Day
- Mardi Gras,
- Labor Day,
- Memorial Day,
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Good Friday,
- Veteran's Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
- Independence Day,
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To)
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries.
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
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To ensure compliance with the LDAF Nepotism Policy, do you have any immediate family members or relatives who are currently employed with the LDAF? Immediate family member is defined as children (blood, step, adopted), spouse, brother, sister, father, mother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, mother-in-law and father-in-law. Relative includes immediate family members previously defined and also includes grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, uncle, aunt, niece and nephew.
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If you answered "yes" to the above question, please list the name of your immediate family member and/or relatives currently employed by the LDAF. If you answered "no" to the above question, enter N/A.
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Are you currently a classified employee of Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry serving with permanent status?
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Do you have a valid Louisiana driver's license?
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The incumbent of this position may drive a state-owned vehicle during working hours. Office of Risk Management prohibits drivers with three or more moving violations in a one year period from operating a state-owned vehicle. Based on this information, will you be able to operate a state-owned vehicle?
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State of Louisiana
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the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
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