Agricultural Inspector II
Agricultural Inspector II
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Job Description
Introduction
GRADE
LOCATION OF POSITION
Main Purpose of Job
POSITION DUTIES
- Inspects tests and collects samples from animals and animal facilities including auction markets licensed livestock and poultry dealers shows exhibitions sales and other constituents for compliance with agency protocols and regulations.
- Consults with other Animal Health employees to determine appropriate response to inspection findings including those of a controversial nature. Submits samples and documentation as required including internal inspection reports. Examines animals animal identification and official documents (CVIs Coggins breed registration papers etc. at exhibitions fairs and shows for compliance with Agency regulations and responds to deficiencies as needed. Follows all Animal Health sanitation and biosecurity procedures when conducting field work.
- Conducts disease investigations for rabies reportable diseases and other poultry and livestock diseases and welfare events as assigned and initiates hold orders and hold order rescindments when warranted.
- Assists in support of the administration of multiple Animal Health programs as assigned such as the fair and show inspection program Animal Disease Traceability program the Secure Milk Supply Secure Egg Supply Contagious Equine Metritis National Poultry Improvement Program Swine Health Improvement Program and other Animal Health programs
- Responds and triages duty calls when assigned by duty veterinarian/after hours veterinarian or field veterinarian and follows agency protocols for recording and reporting all pertinent information.
- Reviews Animal Health program policies and regulations as assigned and makes recommendations for changes to Animal Health veterinarians. Reviews updates and develops standard operating procedures for field personnel as assigned.
- Serves as an agricultural responder for incident response.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Experience: Two years of experience in one of the following: production processing marketing grading or inspection of agricultural products or chemicals; assisting veterinarians in care and management of animals; animal disease control; care or management of livestock or inspecting veterinary hospitals riding stables or livestock dealers; installation inspection repair or testing of weighting volumetric measuring or counting devices; inspecting labeling and packaging; pesticide sales use regulation or application; production maintenance or inspection of a tree plantation or nursery stock; pest or control; wildlife population censuring; or the production sales inspection or testing of seed or turf products.
Notes:
1. Applicants may substitute fifteen credit hours in agriculture; animal biological environmental food or physical sciences; chemistry; mathematics; engineering or law enforcement at an accredited college or university for each year of experience for up to two years of experience.
2. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military serviceexperience noncommissioned officer in quality assuranceinspection and grading classification or quality assurance inspection and grading specialty codes in the agricultural commodity grading field of work on a yearforyear basis for the required experience.
DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience dealing with large animals; specifically livestock
- Experience working in the field of Animal AgricultureVeterinary technician/assistant or Animal Husbandry experience (blood draws injections fecal sampling etc.
- Experience with livestock regulatory testing programs (Brucellosis Tuberculosis EIA etc.
LICENSES REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Employees in this classification may be assigned to any county or region of the State and may berequired to establish residence within their assigned geographic area.
- Employees will be assigned 24 hour on call status periodically and can involve periodic emergency duty any time night or day. Some weekend and evening duty required (fair & show inspections urgent field investigations incident response). May involve occasional overnight travel in and out of state. This is a Continuity of Operations Emergency Essential employee.
- Duties involve working in all kinds of weather and temperatures unpleasant odors and other harsh environmental conditions. Field and animal emergency work may require working outdoors in inclement conditions outside normal work hours and working with unpleasant people.
- Duties involve working around and with farm animals which can cause injury by kicking biting lunging etc. Some farm equipment used in handling livestock also has potential for bodily injury. Duties may involve physical hazards of large animals and their environments. Duties may require operating vehicles and equipment in inclement weather. Work may involve equipment required to produce rapid animal death such as chemicals mechanical equipment and firearms.
- Duties may on occasion involve using heavy equipment such as gates chutes and decontamination gear passing a Pulmonary Function Test wearing a respirator restraining large animals and loading supplies. Safe Restraint of large animals; lifting and handling awkward and heavy equipment used in the field and laboratories; agility such as climbing fences gates etc.
SELECTION PROCESS
BENEFITS
Contractual employees who work for an agency covered under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program have a current employment contract and work 30 or more hours a week (or on average 130 hours per month) may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents. As a contractual employee you will be responsible for paying 25 of the premiums for your medical and prescription coverage including any eligible dependents you have enrolled. The State of Maryland will subsidize the remaining 75 of the cost for these benefits. You can also elect to enroll in dental coverage accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life insurance but will be responsible to pay the full premium for these benefits.
Leave may be granted to a contractual employee at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year.
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS
Employment Type
Full-Time
