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Meat & Poultry Inspector Trainee - Mclean Co
| Company | State of Illinois |
| Address | , Springfield, 62702, Il |
| Employment type | FULL_TIME |
| Salary | $3,552 - $4,782 a month |
| Expires | 2023-07-19 |
| Posted at | 11 months ago |
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Closing Date/Time: 06/06/2023
Salary: $3,552 - $4,782/anticipated monthly starting salary
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: McLean; DeWitt; Logan; Piatt; Tazewell; Woodford
Number of Vacancies: 2
Plan/BU: RC029
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through SuccessFactors. Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number #26782
This position serves in a regional capacity. Persons serving in this role are required to assume residency in one of the Counties identified under the Conditions of Employment section which includes McLean, Woodford, Tazewell, Dewitt, Piatt, or Logan and will be required to work from their home location as a base of daily operational headquarters to service their designated worksites.
Position Overview
The Department of Agriculture is seeking to hire a Meat and Poultry Inspector Trainee in the McLean County area. Meat and Poultry Inspectors are essential employees on the front lines of protecting our food production system. The successful candidate will start out as a trainee with the potential of being promoted to an inspector. This position will monitor and inspect animals and animal products from slaughter through processing to packaging and labeling. We invite qualified applicants to apply for this position to help the Department of Agriculture ensure the production of safe and wholesome meat and poultry products.
Job Responsibilities
- Successfully completes the Employee Development Guide for basic meat inspection and State of Illinois Department of Agriculture's slaughter and processing training courses to become familiar with provisions of food inspection laws, regulations, manuals and inspection procedures.
- Under close supervision, performs antemortem inspection of live animals and/or poultry prior to slaughter for the presence of conditions indicative of abnormalities or diseases.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
- Receives formal training for a period of 6 - 12 months in the objectives, methods and techniques of meat and poultry inspection.
- Attends and participates in workshops, meetings, institutes, and other activities which will provide meaningful learning experiences for use in meat and poultry inspection.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to high school (preferably with courses in algebra, biology or chemistry).
Preferred Qualifications
- Prefers elementary knowledge of disease or abnormal conditions of animals, poultry or carcasses and meat and poultry products.
- Prefers experience maintaining harmonious working relationships.
- Prefers experience operating a computer and the software and database applications utilized by the agency.
- Prefers elementary knowledge of methods and techniques of antemortem and postmortem inspections of meat producing animals and poultry.
- Prefers basic knowledge of computer hardware and software.
- Prefers elementary knowledge of applicable laws, rules and regulations governing the inspection and processing of meat and poultry products.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires ability to successfully pass a pre-employment physical.
- Requires a valid Illinois Driver’s License and ability to travel in performance of duties
- Requires residency in McLean, Woodford, Tazewell, Dewitt, Piatt, or Logan County.
- Requires ability to successfully pass background check.
- Prefers ability to use safety practices around dangerous meat cutting and processing machinery and slippery conditons.
Work Hours: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm/Monday-Friday/daily work hours may vary
Work Location: 801 E Sangamon Ave Springfield, IL 62702-1813
Agency Contact:
Bureau of Human Resources
Email: [email protected]
Phone #:217-785-5099
Job Function: Legal, Audit & Compliance
This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
AGR values employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents.
AGR offers a robust benefit package including:
- Health, life, vision, and dental insurance
- Employees earn three (3) paid personal days (pro-rated based on start date)
- Ten (10) weeks paid maternity/paternity leave
- Pension plan
- Monday - Friday work schedule
- Thirteen - fourteen (13-14) paid state holidays annually
- Deferred compensation, and other pre-tax benefit programs
- Employees earn twelve (12) paid sick days annually
- Ten to twenty-five (10-25) paid vacation days (based on years of service)
- Flexible work schedules in many program areas
If this opportunity appeals to you, please apply today!
Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this
position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during
State employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall,
prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive
Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (“OEIG”) or may be subject to a fine.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.
State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the work.Illinois.gov homepage in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the work.Illinois.gov homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.
If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees [KS(1] and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid HERE [KS(2]
Non-State employees: on work.Illinois.gov – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
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